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This Month at the Museum
3200 BCE Canaanite Period
3200 BCE
Canaanite Period
The dawn of Jerusalem: from the earliest evidence of the existence of a city in Jerusalem dating as far back as the second millennium BCE, when the Pharaohs ruled the region and the Kings of More Details >
1006 BCE First Temple Period
1006 BCE
First Temple Period
The exhibition follows the significant events which took place in Jerusalem during the First Temple period: the city’s designation as capital by King David; its prosperity under the rule of King Solomon and its establishment More Details >
515 BCE Second Temple Period
515 BCE
Second Temple Period
The exhibit brings under one roof the events, changes and upheavals Jerusalem underwent during the Second Temple period: beginning with the return of the Babylonian exiles to Jerusalem following King Cyrus’ proclamation (6th century BCE), More Details >
63 CE Roman Period
63 CE
Roman Period
Jerusalem, ‘Aelia Capitolina’’, a typical Roman city with pagan temples and imperial statues. The exhibit presents, among other things, the story of the revolt led by Bar Kochba (132 CE) and the strict prohibition against More Details >
324 CE Byzantine Period
324 CE
Byzantine Period
The transformation of Jerusalem’s status after Christianity was adopted as the Roman Empire’s official religion (4th century CE) and the city’s religious-Christian reputation attracted pilgrims from near and far. The exhibit includes a one-of-a-kind model More Details >
638 CE Muslim Period
638 CE
Muslim Period
The exhibit recounts over 400 years of Muslim domination in Jerusalem, beginning in 638 CE, when the city surrendered without battle to the Muslim conquerors and became the third most important religious center for Islam. More Details >
1099 CE Crusader Period
1099 CE
Crusader Period
The exhibit explores the Christian character of Jerusalem after the Crusader conquest (July 15, 1099). The city was declared the capital of the “The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem”, mosques were turned into churches, many monasteries More Details >
1187 CE Ayyubid Period
1187 CE
Ayyubid Period
The exhibit focuses on the rule of the Ayyubids in Jerusalem beginning with the city’s conquest by Saladin (1187 CE), founder of the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt. The exhibit follows the long struggle between the More Details >
1260 CE Mamluk Period
1260 CE
Mamluk Period
The exhibition describes Mamluk rule in Jerusalem from 1260 until the city’s conquest by the Ottomans in 1517. The Mamluks, originally slaves who came from the Asian plains, emphasized Jerusalem’s religious status and made the More Details >
1517 CE Ottoman Period
1517 CE
Ottoman Period
On the 400 years of Ottoman rule in Jerusalem (1517 – 1917), in which the city saw days of glory and decline. With the exception the rule of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, when the city’s More Details >
1917 CE British rule – State of Israel
1917 CE
British rule – State of Israel
The exhibition covering key events which took place during the 30 years of British Mandate in Palestine, leading up to the establishment of the State of Israel and Jerusalem as its capital in 1948. More Details >
