Terra Sancta Museum

The registers of conduits: “A gold mine for tracing the history of the museum’s collections!”

Preserved in the archives of the Custody of the Holy Land since the 17th century, the registers of conduits are now being transcribed. True historical treasures, they allow curators to immerse themselves in the history of the Franciscans and of the museum’s collections.

A preview from the historical section of the Terra Sancta Museum: the Byzantine vestment of the Transfiguration

The Byzantine Vestment of the Transfiguration: an embroidered masterpiece from 1935. The expert Maria Pia Pettinau Vescina reveals its secrets in this article.

Cataloging at the Terra Sancta Museum in Nazareth

Michele, an intern at the Cultural Heritage Office of the Custody of the Holy Land, tells us about his experience at the Terra Sancta Museum branch in Nazareth.

Sandals, Beauty and Liturgy

The search for beauty in the sacristy of the Saint Saviour Monastery

A museum at the service of education and peace

A museum that is not "just a research laboratory in archaeology" but a place that can "reveal common roots and identities, a knowledge that contributes to peace".

Opportunities and challenges for a volunteer from the Terra Sancta Museum

Michele Colaianni tells us about the cataloging at Gethsemane

The Terra Sancta Museum

Located in the heart of the old city of Jerusalem, the Terra Sancta Museum exhibits Christianity’s spiritual, artistic, and archaeological heritage, which has been carefully preserved for 800 years by the Franciscans.

The multimedia and archeological sections will gradually be opened to visitors eager to discover the roots of Christianity in their homeland. The opening of the historical section is scheduled for 2021, which will reveal the many donations made by the Royal Courts of Europe over the centuries.

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