Terra Sancta Museum

A ritual bath of 2000 years ago and the remains of a church from the Byzantine period; these are some of the most important archaeological finds from the excavations carried out in the Kidron Valley, at the foot of the church of the Gethsemane in Jerusalem.

The liturgy, the desire to live the Mystery

Jacques Charles-Gaffiot, a historian and member of the Scientific Committee of the Terra Sancta Museum, has been appointed to design a teaching room for the museum on the customs and importance of the liturgy for the Catholic Church.

The Museum is growing. An update from the Terra Sancta Museum.

The architect Vincenzo Zuppardo tells about the work carried out in 2020 in the Terra Sancta Museum building site.

The Terra Sancta Museum pays tribute to the Commissars of the Holy Land

The Terra Sancta Museum joins the celebrations for the commissars of the Holy Land and looks back at these figures who were so essential in sending liturgical objects to Jerusalem.

Welcome
to the Terra Sancta Museum

In the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, the Terra Sancta Museum preserves and promotes the archaeological and artistic heritage of Christianity, a treasure that has been safeguarded by the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land for 800 years

The Terra Sancta Museum project is to have three sections: the multimedia and archaeological sections are in the Monastery of the Flagellation, on the Via Dolorosa, and are already partially open to visitors.

The opening of the historical section, which will be opened in the Monastery of St Savior, is planned for 2022 and will display the many donations made over the centuries by the Royal Courts of Europe.

Plan your visit

Notice of re-opening

Presentation of the new archaeological finds at Gethsemane

The liturgy, the desire to live the Mystery

The Museum is growing. An update from the Terra Sancta Museum.

The Terra Sancta Museum pays tribute to the Commissars of the Holy Land

Welcome
to the Terra Sancta Museum

Terra Sancta Museum: one museum, two locations, three sections:

SBF Archaeological Collections
Archaeological Section

Historical section

Via Dolorosa
Multimedia Section

Welcome to the Terra Sancta Museum

Terra Sancta Museum: one museum, two locations, three sections:

Welcome
to the Terra Sancta Museum