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Haute couture and nostalgia: the toy museum bringing childhood back to life

After four decades in fashion, Yaron Minkowski opens a toy museum in Jaffa where tin robots, Pez dispensers and Soviet-era dolls reflect his life; he says collecting is both his art and his stand against disposable culture, preserving memory across generations

Bar Gindy | 11.24.25

'I prefer the Jew with the gun, the one who makes me feel strong'

From a dinosaur at Auschwitz to an armed Golda Meir, a provocative Berlin exhibit in a former Nazi bunker explores Jewish identity in a post-October 7 world; 'Jewish artists who embrace the left's anti-Israel ideology are useful Jews'

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 11.19.25

More shrine than story: Ronaldo has a museum dedicated to his cult of personality

Trophies, paintings, sculptures and letters: A visit to the CR7 museum on the Portuguese island of Madeira, which contains very little added value and mainly represents boundless admiration for the native son soccer star

Shmuel Munitz, Madeira | 11.16.25

Thieves steal ancient Roman-era statues from Syria's national museum

Six Roman-era marble statues stolen as officials warn of renewed looting risks amid post-Assad turmoil

Associated Press | 11.11.25

ציור החמניות של ואן גוך נשיונל גלרי לונדון

Visiting art museums reduces stress, strengthens heart and immune system, new study finds

A King’s College London study shows that viewing original artworks reduces stress hormones, improves heart function, and lowers inflammation; Participants who saw replicas outside galleries didn’t experience the same physical and emotional health benefits

ynet Global | 10.29.25

Zayed National Museum, מוזיאון חדש באבו דאבי

How the UAE is shaping its Identity through Abu Dhabi’s $680M national museum

Set to open in December, the Norman Foster–designed museum will honor the UAE’s founding father Sheikh Zayed and national story with bold architecture, climate-smart design and rare artifacts — part of Abu Dhabi’s bid to become a global cultural hub by 2030

Amnon Direktor | 08.22.25

One of the largest museums of its kind. The Diplodocus skeleton at the London Natural History Museum

Bringing the museum into your living room

From Galileo’s contraptions to computers, many exceptional museums offer an online visit around the world; here are some of the greatest

Rami Shalhevethh/Davidson Institute of Science | 07.05.25

Polish woman returns 1000 items taken from Jews in Auschwitz

Woman approaches Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation on condition of anonymity and asks to donate the trove taken by her father, who cleaned the camp after World War II

Itamar Eichner | 01.26.25

Iranians visit Mao Zedong painting by Andy Warhol at the Eye to Eye exhibition

Iran’s much long hidden collection of Western art re-emerges despite high tensions with US

Eye to Eye exhibit draws women, their hair uncovered, to the underground galleries of the museum in Tehran’s Laleh Park with a collection likely worth billions of dollars

Associated Press | 11.23.24

A rare bronze-era jar, newly reassembled, returned to public exhibition at Haifa's Hecht Museum after it was accidentally broken by a 4-year-old visitor

Ancient clay jar smashed by 5-year-old visitor back on display in Haifa museum

Experts used 3D technology, hi-resolution videos, and special glue to painstakingly reconstruct the large jar; Museum turned the accident into a teaching moment, inviting the boy and his family back to watch the restoration

AP | 09.12.24

Child accidently breaks 3,500-year-old artifact in Israeli museum

Museum director Dr. Inbal Rivlin assures Bronze Age vessel will be restored and extends invitation to mother and child, who accidentally broke jug, to visit again

Alexandra Lukash | 08.27.24

לסר אורי – אדם וחוה עם בנם הבכור, 1896. מתוך התערוכה במוזיאון היהודי בברלין

The Jewish Museum Berlin presents: a journey to Jewish sex

Under the title "Sex: Jewish Positions", the Jewish Museum Berlin presents an exhibition that plays with the differing perceptions of sexuality in Judaism. What challenges did the curator have to face? How does the museum try to arouse curiosity without slipping into voyeurism or pornography? and how the German visitors we met were impressed by the exhibition?

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 06.28.24

Pro-Palestinian protesters meet Israeli president at opening of Holocaust museum in Amsterdam

President Isaac Herzog, who was invited by the Dutch king, was loudly jeered by protesters waving Palestinian flags and antisemitic at the new National Holocaust Museum; Inside the museum, exhibits showcased the horror up close, including the image of a boy looking at a cart full of Jewish bodies

Itamar Eichner | 03.10.24

Art allegedly stolen by Nazis seized from U.S. museums

New York prosecutors say there is reasonable cause to believe that these artworks were stolen and should be returned to the descendants of Fritz Grünbaum, a prominent Jewish art collector

Daniel Edelson, New York | 09.15.23

Noah's Ark collection to be displayed in special exhibit

Rabbi Nathan Slifkin says he spent two years searching the world for his 100 strong collection including in China and Peru and saw local interpretations of the story highlighting different animals

Yaniv Pohoryles | 07.18.23

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