{"id":54647,"date":"2025-09-11T18:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tod.org.il\/?post_type=events&#038;p=54647"},"modified":"2025-09-21T18:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T15:12:17","slug":"the-cheetahs-of-the-middle-ages","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.tod.org.il\/en\/event\/the-cheetahs-of-the-middle-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cheetahs of the Middle Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"alignfull  columns-block\">\n    <div class=container>\n\n        <h2 class=\"section-title\">\n            Some Important Details        <\/h2>\n\n        <ul class=\"columns\"  style=\"--items-count:4\">\n                            <li style=\"text-align: center\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-wrapper ratio\">\n                        <picture >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 128px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tod.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/calendar-baner.png\">\n<img 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height='116'  class=\" lazy thumb-img\" ><\/picture>                    <\/div>\n                    \n                                            <h3>\n                            Guide                        <\/h3>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"column-content\">\n                            <p>Genia Fromin<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/li>\n            \n\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\">A special tour of the Museum for Islamic Art\u2019s collections and rare items not on permanent display.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">During the tour, we\u2019ll explore the development of Islamic art in the region starting from the 7th century, and the influences it absorbed and exerted on the Jewish and Christian communities of the time.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ll descend into the museum\u2019s vault to view items not on public display and ask: Why do cheetahs appear on medieval metalwork, and how are they connected to the Lion\u2019s Gate? What can we learn about religious influences from a 13th-century gold belt buckle? And how is Chinese porcelain related to the Dome of the Rock?<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Meeting and End Point:<\/strong> Museum for Islamic Art, 2 Palmach Street<\/p><p class=\"has-small-font-size\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Photo Credit:<\/strong> Avshalom Avital, Museum for Islamic Art Collection<\/p><div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><section class=\"block-text \">\n\t\t<div class=\"container center-text\">Tickets purchased on the website can be canceled within 14 days of purchase, but not less than 7 business days from the date of the event. 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