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High above the Old City : the mystery of the bells of St Saviour
In the past few weeks, the researcher Alex Rodriguez Suarez, a specialist in the question of sound in the history of the Middle East, has started studying the bells of the convents of the Custody of ...
Some ruins of the Holy Sepulchre on display in the Terra Sancta Museum
A few weeks ago, a team of restorers led by Piero Coronas was in Jerusalem to prepare a curious operation: the moving of columns and capitals « from the Holy Sepulchre » to the Convent of the ...
Heritage and education: the project on behalf of young Palestinians continues at the Terra Sancta Museum.
In March 2016 the first section of the new museum of the Franciscans in Jerusalem, the Terra Sancta Museum (TSM), was inaugurated. Pro Terra Sancta, the NGO that supports the Custody of the Holy ...
Palestinian histories. The links between the Franciscans and the local communities through the collections of the Terra Sancta Museum
Since they arrived in the Holy Land in the 13th century, the Franciscans have been closely involved in the lives of their contemporaries in areas which went well beyond spiritual and liturgical ...
The Georgian capital of St Saviour : new evidence of the history of the siege of the Custody of the Holy Land
The month of July 2021 will without a doubt mark the history of the building of the Terra Sancta Museum for a long time. As the main structural work was being continued in what will soon be the ...
Rawan Ghneim : “It is good to have a connection with the places in your city so you recognize and know your past.”
In February 2020, a project entirely consecrated to the Palestinian youth of East Jerusalem was launched by Pro Terra Santa (Pro TS) in cooperation with the Terra Sancta Museum and thanks to the ...
The building site of the Terra Sancta Museum : Georgian and Crusader remains under the Franciscan church
As the work on the new historical section of the Terra Sancta Museum continues, the architects responsible for the site were very surprised to discover, under the present-day Franciscan church, a ...
The museums of the Franciscans in Jerusalem, 120 years at the service of Christian history in the Holy Land
This year the Terra Sancta Museum celebrates its ten years of existence. However, this project, started by the Custos Emeritus Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa in 2012, does not mark the start of ...
Lorraine Abu Azizeh : when architecture and restoration are combined in the Middle East
The Terra Sancta Museum is proud to include in its teams several international experts who have been working for more than five years on it. They include Lorraine Abu Azizeh, a French architect who ...
“We will be part of this museum”: a museum built hand in hand with the Palestinians
In the middle of the afternoon in the middle of the week, the studious atmosphere can be felt by anyone entering the Technical Department of the Custody of the Holy Land. Sitting at a desk, two ...
The history of the Catholic parish of Bethlehem at the heart of the Terra Sancta Museum
You all know Bethlehem, the Nativity, its grotto and its star, where you have perhaps been able pray while on a pilgrimage in the Holy Land. But did you know that in the shadow of this shrine there ...
Eyad Handal : « I felt really proud because they’re protecting objects and artefacts from our heritage, from this land. »
The Terra Sancta Museum aims to present the Christian heritage of the Holy Land and will exhibit rare collections of art produced locally. The portrait of a young Palestinian historian: a look at the ...
