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Abu Dhabi bets billions on culture — and the world’s biggest architects

From the Louvre and Guggenheim to museums, mosques and immersive art, Saadiyat Island is becoming a global culture hub — and a showcase of UAE soft power

Amnon Direktor | 08.15.26

A manuscript from the German series of 'Let Objects Speak'

Beit Avi Chai signs partnership with Berlin cultural foundation for Jewish history series

The deal with Berlin’s SPK will bring Jewish artifacts from major German collections to global audiences through a new season of the multimedia series 'Let Objects Speak';

ynet Global | 07.30.26

The drink that tastes like Japan: Touring the breweries behind sake’s revival

Deep in rural Japan, centuries-old breweries blend samurai-era tradition with modern technology, revealing the craftsmanship, history and passion behind sake’s global revival

Eyal Appelbaum | 07.25.26

Haim Yavin, Israel’s legendary ‘Mr. Television,’ dies at 93

Israel Prize laureate helped found Channel 1, anchored its first television newscast in 1968 and remained the face of Israeli news for four decades, also working in radio, documentaries, production and election coverage

Ran Boker | 07.22.26

Mel Brooks at 100: The Jewish comic who laughed Hitler into defeat

Born to immigrant parents in Brooklyn, shaped by Jewish humor and World War II, Brooks built a career on turning fear into laughter, Nazis into punchlines and survival into a comic creed

ynet | 06.28.26

Israeli artists and writers are not waiting for an invitation, but we are still telling our stories

Opinion: After October 7, something unexpected happened alongside the grief and the numbness: people started writing - not for international audiences, but for each other; this is what culture looks like when it stops being a luxury and starts being a necessity

William Kolbrener | 06.26.26

Yaacov Agam, pioneer of kinetic art and Israel Prize laureate, dies at 98

Painter and sculptor, known for works that changed with the viewer’s movement, helped shape kinetic art and created landmarks including Tel Aviv’s famous 'Fire and Water' fountain

ynet | 06.21.26

‘Top Gear’ star Jeremy Clarkson reveals ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer diagnosis

The former Top Gear host and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? presenter said the disease was caught early, but told viewers he faces surgery and further tests: ‘If all goes well, see you in season six. And if not, then not’

ynet | 06.17.26

הציור המדובר, Interior: The Lady in Black

Google’s Gemini AI solves 60-year art mystery, painting sells for $254K

Hanging for nearly 60 years, a $100 thrift-store painting was identified by AI as a Cadell and auctioned for $254,000

News Agencies | 06.11.26

Israeli minister makes secret Moscow visit to advance Soviet Jewry heritage center

Visit aimed to advance a Rishon LeZion center costing over $34 million, inspired partly by Moscow’s Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center

Itamar Eichner | 06.10.26

Inside Gen Z’s ’90s nostalgia boom: Walkmans, cassettes and cultural comeback

Young people are embracing analog objects and low-quality photos as an escape from constant connection, endless scrolling and digital burnout

Raanan Shaked | 05.09.26

כריסטי טרלינגטון, נעמי קמפבל, סינדי קרופורד ולינדה אוונג'ליסטה בתצוגת סתיו-חורף 1991-92 של ורסאצ'ה

The art of the runway: fashion shows that changed history

'Catwalk: The Art of Fashion Shows' at V&A Dundee traces runway history from 19th-century salons to global spectacles, featuring McQueen robot dress, Chanel rocket, holograms and supermodels, redefining fashion as cultural performance

Itai Yaakov | 05.09.26

The cultural sites in Tehran that Israelis will be able to visit when Iran reopens to the world

Bustling Tehran, home to about 10 million people, is the site of several special buildings, both ancient and modern, but all worth a visit when possible; When peace breaks out we will all be able to visit - from the abandoned mosque to the Book Garden

Amnon Direktor | 03.05.26

Daniel Roher’s ‘Tuner’ brings music, heist, heart and Israeli villains to the screen

After winning an Oscar for ‘Navalny,’ Daniel Roher makes his narrative feature debut with a stylish crime drama rooted in sound, identity and unlikely Israeli characters

Ayala Or-El | 02.06.26

דאקה בירת בנגלדש. לא יעד נוצץ, בלשון המעטה

Not an Instagram hotspot: Inside the Muslim country Israelis are barred from visiting

Traveling on a foreign passport and concealing his Israeli identity, David joined a sensitive UN mission in Bangladesh and discovered a country full of relentless noise, spicy food and stark contrasts between poverty and luxury, far from any standard tourist trail

Assaf Kamar | 01.06.26