Open House at the Museum

Open House at the Museum of Islamic Art

The Museum for Islamic Art - Full Tour

Guided tours of the iconic Jerusalem building which was built as a museum of Islamic art. It is a modernist stone structure with local elements (such as arches and narrow vertical windows) which was built as a museum in the heart of a residential district by Mrs. Vera Bryce Salomons. The idea was to present the world’s best collections of Islamic art, and with the aim of bringing the people of the region closer together. The tours will relate to the building and the museum’s collection with its rare exhibits.

Friday, 27.10.17 || 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, 28.10.17 || 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

6 tours limited to the first 40 participants. No need for prior registration.
** Guided tours in Arabic will take place on Friday and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. 

Behind the Scenes of The Museum for Islamic Art

For the first time in its history the museum will open its collections storage facility, for a tour, when visitors will be able to see important art treasures from around the Islamic world.
The tour will begin with a brief talk about the building.

Friday, 27.10.17 || 10:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
Saturday, 28.10.17 || 10:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
6 tours limited to the first 15 participants. No need for prior registration.

In the Footsteps of Time

A tour of the enormous dimly lit safe which holds the museum’s permanent display – Sir David Salomons’s clock collection, one of the world’s three most important clock collections. The tour will take in the rare clock collection, there will be a live demonstration of the operation of the museum clock, and the tale of the 1983 theft of half the collection, and their return to the display a quarter of a century later.
The tour will begin with a brief talk about the building.

Friday, 27.10.17 || 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, 28.10.17 || 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.

6 tours limited to the first 15 participants. No need for prior registration.
** Guided tours in Arabic will take place on Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m. **