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"Slow, but full of life" : the Library of the Custody told to us by Fr. Lionel
The library of the Custody holds tens of thousands of volumes, It is the oldest library in the Holy Land and it is a museum in itself. We introduce it to you today through the story of its director, ...
The Ottoman objects of the Terra Sancta Museum : “Everything has still to be discovered”
Charlotte Maury is in charge of the Ottoman collections and the Art of the Book in the Department of the Arts of Islam of the Louvre. Her background includes command of Persian and Turkish and some ...
A new turning-point for the Terra Sancta Museum
The fundamental points of the 9th session of the Scientific Committee of the Terra Sancta Museum in a few lines: this is the challenge we set ourselves! Enjoy reading it! WHEN THE SITE OF ...
A beautiful welcome : a new work at the entrance to the Custody
This summer, the entrance to the Custody of the Holy Land takes on a new decoration. Designed by a Spanish artist, the work has taken shape in the famous studio of the Armenian ceramicists George and ...
The Gelmini volunteers : for the peoples of the Holy Land
Every year, between May and July and between September and November, the volunteers of the Romano Gelmini Association arrive in the Holy Land. They are men and women, almost all of whom are retired, ...
Plane, lintel, chisel: a carpenter at the Custody
The Terra Sancta Museum has some objects which, over the centuries, have been offered to the friars of the Custody both by simple pilgrims who have come to the Holy Land and by sovereigns from around ...
The new Saller wing at the Museum of the Flagellation
The opening of a new wing in the Museum of the Flagellation is scheduled for the end of the year. We met the archaeologist Daniela Massara, the Curator of the museum, who described to us the new ...
The work at the Terra Sancta Museum resumes thanks to support from France and Palestine
On Wednesday 22 June 2022, Fr. Stéphane Milovitch and Fr. Ibrahim Faltas together welcomed Mr René Trocaz, General Consul of France in Jerusalem, accompanied by a delegation of the Palestinian ...
Art at the service of the encounter with God
In service for the Custody of the Holy Land since 2013, Fra Rodrigo Machado Soares is the master of ceremonies and deputy director of the Department of Cultural Heritage. His two functions, which ...
When the Mamluk firmans break down the barriers of the churches in Jerusalem
In May 2022, Camille Rouxpetel and Alice Croq came to spend one month in Jerusalem, as part of a research project funded by the National Research Agency (ChrIs-cross) on the history of Jerusalem ...
To be loved and protected : the catalogues of gold and silver work of the Terra Sancta Museum
Amongst the most important announcements in this first part of the year is the official launch of new catalogues of gold and silver work. There are now three being compiled for the Terra Sancta ...
"As ancient as an olive tree, as young as its fruit" Contest
Are you innovative? Do you have the ability to create a unique, modern, and producible design that is made up of ancient collections from the Terra Sancta Museum? Pro Terra Sancta Association and ...
