May 11, 1965

The largest and most prominent museum in Israel is founded. It is considered to be one of the 10 greatest museums in the world. It contains more than 500,000 artifacts – from archaeology, ethnography, Judaica, as well as local and international artists. The museum has departments that include the Shrine of the Book, a model of Jerusalem during the Second Temple, Judaic treasures, the arts, and archaeology.