A Moment in Time

On February 29 – a date that happens only once every 4 years – we take a moment to examine the past year, and what is happening with us right now. Take a fresh look at Jerusalem and the light that spreads from it, even during these times. Try to understand how it is possible, specifically during war, to call for healing, motivate restorative processes and growth, and see realities outside of the confines of time.

The Moment in Time comes during the year of the reopening of the Museum after a process of preservation and wide-ranging improvements including the establishment of 10 new, elaborate galleries, combining the old and the new.

First, dive behind the scenes of the renewal process at the Museum, and meet the people who helped along the way. They will tell us their perspectives from fields such as preservation, archaeology, architecture, design, curatorship, productions, art, media and technology, and more. Meetings will move between 2 locations in the Museum.

In the second part, there will be small performances, workshops, and wandering between the artistic works in the Citadel courtyards and the galleries. Researchers, healing personnel and artists, musicians, writers and creators from a variety of backgrounds, invite you to experience and give yourselves a gift of inspiration, comfort, freedom, and renewed understanding of what is already known and possible.

We invite you to come and wander, develop, move, hear and feel.

It may be cold outside, we will try to make it warmer inside. In any case, bring something warm to wear.

Event Schedule:

Part A –

Behind the scenes of the renewal at the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum: Preservation ♦ Archaeology ♦ Design ♦ Curatorship ♦ Production ♦ Art ♦ Media and Technology

6:30pm Reception

7:00-7:50pm First session – 9 meetings with the creators and experts who accompanied the renewal process – meetings happening concurrently *

8:00-8:50pm Second Session – 9 meetings with the creators and experts who accompanied the renewal process – meetings happening concurrently *

Part B –

9:00pm Central gathering, tastes from the Night Experience, toasts

9:30pm-12:00am Small performances, workshops and wandering between artistic works in the Citadel courtyards and the galleries.

Among the workshops: Breathing workshop, healing sounds, drawing models, storytelling – stories about Jerusalem, Gaga/people workshop, humorous theater with masks, performance art, soulful musical performance, small healing musical performances, and more.

DJ

Food and drink stand

*Meeting options:

Meeting 1 > Creative and Digital Media at the Renewed Museum: Yoav Cohen, creative director for digital media + Amit Krasny, Shortcut Playground

Meeting 2 > Musical Concept: Yoav Cohen, creative director and digital media + Tal Kobo, curator of the permanent exhibit

Meeting 3 > Jerusalem in Animation: Ari Folman, director and producer + Ofer Winter, Goozma Animation Studio

Meeting 4 > Renewal and Design at the Museum: Chanan and Tal Roi DeLange, DeLange Studio + Eilat Lieber, Director and Chief Curator

Meeting 5 > Holy Geography in Jerusalem: David Polonsky, illustrator + Yisca Harani, expert on Christianity and Christians in the Holy Land

Meeting 6 > Tower of David in Modern Times: Naftaly Gliksberg, director and producer + Eli Ilan, international educational programing coordinator

Meeting 7 > Modern Times in Jerusalem: Ben Shani, director and producer + Naftaly Gliksberg, director and producer

Meeting 8 > Design and Concept in the Renewed Museum: Tal Kobo, curator of the permanent exhibit + Chanan and Tal Roi DeLange, DeLange Studio

Meeting 9 > Leading to Renewal: Inbal Shimon, director of guiding department + Eilat Lieber, Director and Chief Curator

Curator and Artistic Director: Nisan Almog

Free entrance for armed service personnel/reservists and their spouses, and for evacuees of the North/South conflict zones (upon presentation of ID at entrance)

*On this date, February 29, entrance to the Museum from 9:00am-6:30pm – for only 29 NIS!