https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:58:01 +0000 it hourly 1 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-treasures-of-the-holy-sepulcher-why-art-still-matters-in-times-of-war/ The “Treasures of the Holy Sepulcher” collection has traveled to Texas, carrying with it a powerful message: even amid the winds of war, the Terra Sancta Museum reaffirms why art still matters in times of violence. ]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:58:01 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-treasures-of-the-holy-sepulcher-why-art-still-matters-in-times-of-war/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/dreaming-musical-pilgrimages-genealogy-of-the-oldest-organ-in-the-christian-world/ Researcher and musicologist David Catalunya retraces his own scholarly journey around the oldest organ in the Christian world, directly from Bethlehem. Through historical research and musical passion, he narrates its symbolic value and its role within the Terra Sancta Museum. ]]> Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:23:39 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/dreaming-musical-pilgrimages-genealogy-of-the-oldest-organ-in-the-christian-world/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-cultural-path-as-one-of-the-privileged-instruments-that-enable-dialogue/ Numerous documents preserved in the centuries-old archive of the Custody of the Holy Land attest to the Franciscan presence in the Holy Land. Selected facsimiles of Mamluk and Ottoman firmans will be displayed at the Terra Sancta Museum – Art & History, explored through the voices of two key figures. ]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:33:38 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-cultural-path-as-one-of-the-privileged-instruments-that-enable-dialogue/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/one-body-many-images-art-as-a-language-of-christian-unity/ In Jerusalem, where Christian plurality is lived daily, art becomes a concrete space of encounter among different Churches during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. In this context the Terra Sancta Museum paves its way. ]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:03:02 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/one-body-many-images-art-as-a-language-of-christian-unity/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-unity-of-christians-in-jerusalem-begins-every-day/ “In order to dialogue, one must love first”. Testimony of Brother Stéphane Milovitch, a key figure in the creation of the Terra Sancta Museum Art&History. ]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:23:11 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-unity-of-christians-in-jerusalem-begins-every-day/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/when-collections-enter-into-dialogue-cultural-mediation-at-the-terra-sancta-museum-intensifies/ Hakayet Turath, literally “Stories of Heritage” in Arabic, is an educational and cultural initiative led by the NGO Pro Terra Sancta and funded by the European Union. Built around the Terra Sancta Museum’s collections, the program seeks to make culture accessible to all. ]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:06:41 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/when-collections-enter-into-dialogue-cultural-mediation-at-the-terra-sancta-museum-intensifies/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/denise-marie-scalzo-promoting-a-culture-of-peaceful-encounter-between-palestinians-and-israelis/ International exhibitions always give us the opportunity to meet inspiring people. In this interview, Denise Marie Scalzo, a founding member of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land (based in San Diego, California), looks back on her long relationship with the Holy Land. ]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:30:05 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/denise-marie-scalzo-promoting-a-culture-of-peaceful-encounter-between-palestinians-and-israelis/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/artist-and-franciscan-art-as-a-path-of-evangelization/ The Terra Sancta Museum - Art & History is not the only artistic work of the Custody of the Holy Land. The Magnificat music conservatory and its choir, as well as individual friars, explore the relationship between art and mission. We meet one of them, Brother Balu. ]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:28:05 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/artist-and-franciscan-art-as-a-path-of-evangelization/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-terra-sancta-museum-through-the-eyes-of-an-israeli-archaeologist/ David Gurevich is the director of the Institute of Archaeology at Ariel University. He loves fascinating discoveries in Jerusalem and he is a licensed tour guide for over 20 years. ]]> Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:39:41 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-terra-sancta-museum-through-the-eyes-of-an-israeli-archaeologist/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/new-york-2025-christian-religious-art-in-the-spotlight/ The Frick Collection in New York rolled out the red carpet for the Treasure of the Holy Sepulcher by inaugurating the exhibition “To the Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum” on October 2. This is the first exhibition of its kind on American soil, and certainly not the last! ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:39:51 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/new-york-2025-christian-religious-art-in-the-spotlight/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/benoit-constensoux-a-spiritual-perspective-on-art/ Art is not just a technical matter; it has a soul. This is what Benoît Constensoux, an art historian with a passion for the Holy Land and co-curator of our upcoming exhibition at the Frick Collection in New York, reveals to us. ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:38:30 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/benoit-constensoux-a-spiritual-perspective-on-art/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-oldest-organ-in-christendom-plays-again-after-eight-hundred-years-of-silence/ On September 9, in Jerusalem, the Complutense Institute of Musical Sciences and the Terra Sancta Museum present major discoveries about The Organ of Bethlehem. ]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:32:26 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-oldest-organ-in-christendom-plays-again-after-eight-hundred-years-of-silence/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/new-york-the-terra-sancta-museum-moves-to-the-frick-collection/ From October 1, 2025, the Frick Collection will host the exhibition “To the Holy Sepulcher: treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum”. The driving force behind this ambitious project is Xavier Salomon, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of one of New York's most prestigious museums dedicated to European art. We had the honor of meeting him in Jerusalem during one of his preparatory visits to the exhibition. ]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:45:15 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/new-york-the-terra-sancta-museum-moves-to-the-frick-collection/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-ins-and-outs-of-creating-a-museum-technical-and-architectural-challenges/ What are we talking about at the Terra Sancta Museum Art & History? To find out, we took part in a work meeting at the Perrot & Richard architectural firm, which is in charge of the project's prime contracting in 2024. ]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:37:30 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-ins-and-outs-of-creating-a-museum-technical-and-architectural-challenges/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/title-encountering-the-other-faith-art-and-dialogue-at-the-terra-sancta-museum-art-history/ Since his arrival at the Terra Sancta Museum Art & History on October 23, 2024, Italian Claudio Donà Domeneghetti has been working to bring the museum's treasures to the Israeli public. We went to meet him. ]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:15:12 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/title-encountering-the-other-faith-art-and-dialogue-at-the-terra-sancta-museum-art-history/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/2024-annual-report-terra-sancta-museum-art-history/ Terra Sancta Museum Art - Histoire is pleased to announce the release of its 2024 Annual Report. ]]> Tue, 20 May 2025 06:30:46 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/2024-annual-report-terra-sancta-museum-art-history/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/celebrating-completion-of-structural-work-at-terra-sancta-museum-art-history/ On Monday May 12, 2025, a notable delegation of consuls, notables, and representatives of Palestinian initiatives reaffirmed the universal character of Jerusalem during a preview of the museum's future exhibition rooms. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2025 05:57:57 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/celebrating-completion-of-structural-work-at-terra-sancta-museum-art-history/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/classifying-the-sacred-christian-iconography-in-the-digital-age/ We met up with Alix Pras, for whom looking after museum collections is both a passion and a real challenge, given the scale of the project to create the Museum of Christian Art and History in Jerusalem. ]]> Fri, 02 May 2025 07:45:58 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/classifying-the-sacred-christian-iconography-in-the-digital-age/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-couriers-the-guardian-angels-of-the-terra-sancta-museum-art-history/ International exhibitions of the Terra Sancta Museum Art & History collections are not only an opportunity to publicize our project, but also to benefit from the expertise of other museum professionals. The exhibition “Treasures from Kings. Masterpieces from the Terra Sancta Museum” which was held in late 2023/early 2024 at Lisbon's Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, is a case in point. ]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:07:45 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-couriers-the-guardian-angels-of-the-terra-sancta-museum-art-history/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/vincent-lemire-a-museum-steeped-in-eight-centuries-of-the-old-citys-history/ Vincent Lemire is a historian specializing in the history of the Middle East, particularly Jerusalem. He is the author of the comic book Histoire de Jérusalem (Les Arènes 2022), which has already been translated into 12 languages. We asked him to cast his eye over the Terra Sancta Museum Art & History to help us understand the contemporary issues surrounding it. ]]> Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:05:36 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/vincent-lemire-a-museum-steeped-in-eight-centuries-of-the-old-citys-history/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/terra-sancta-museum-the-popes-showcase-in-the-holy-land/ In the Holy Land, the cradle of Christianity, the tomb of Jesus Christ unites Christians of all denominations in a profound act of faith. This ancestral bond has led popes over the centuries to donate precious objects to the Holy Places, affirming the spiritual importance of these sites for the Church as a whole. ]]> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 07:28:16 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/terra-sancta-museum-the-popes-showcase-in-the-holy-land/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-terra-sancta-museum-in-jerusalem-a-missionary-museum/ The Terra Sancta Museum Art & History collection is a living collection! Brother Rodrigo Machado Soares explains why! ]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:18:19 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-terra-sancta-museum-in-jerusalem-a-missionary-museum/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/completing-this-work-in-the-middle-of-a-war-is-nothing-short-of-a-miracle/ As the structural work on the Terra Sancta Museum Art & History draws to a close, we met with Leonardo di Marco, Director of the Technical Office of the Custody of the Holy Land... ]]> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:49:28 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/completing-this-work-in-the-middle-of-a-war-is-nothing-short-of-a-miracle/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-female-saints-of-the-holy-land-in-the-museums-collections/ In a previous article, we discovered the great prophets of the Old Testamente through the works of the Terra Sancta Museum. In this article we will be concerned with four major female figures whose actions were decisive for the building Christianity. St Helena, ... ]]> Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:06:40 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-female-saints-of-the-holy-land-in-the-museums-collections/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/few-museums-in-the-world-can-boast-of-having-such-collections/ Pedro M. Escudero Díez is a restorer. A native of Valladolid, in Spain, he generously offered his skills and his professionalism to the service of the museum this summer. He shares his impressions of the museum and its collections with us on the eve of his ... ]]> Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:14:01 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/few-museums-in-the-world-can-boast-of-having-such-collections/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/when-an-art-history-thesis-tells-the-story-of-the-birth-of-a-museum-sacristy/ Interview with Marie Vergnes, who brilliantly defended her thesis entitled: “pivot and heart of worlds”: use, display and preservation of Catholic objects in the basilica since 1847 . ]]> Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:45:48 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/when-an-art-history-thesis-tells-the-story-of-the-birth-of-a-museum-sacristy/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-centenary-of-the-basilica-of-mount-tabor-or-the-transfiguration-through-the-prism-of-art/ In this year of 2024, the Custody of the Holy Land is delighted to celebrate with the local and Universal Church the centenary of the Basilica of the Transfiguration built on the slopes of Mount Tabor. AN ARCHITECT AT THE SERVICE OF THE HOLY LAND Since ... ]]> Sat, 03 Aug 2024 06:00:47 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-centenary-of-the-basilica-of-mount-tabor-or-the-transfiguration-through-the-prism-of-art/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-history-of-the-parish-of-jerusalem-through-the-eyes-of-a-young-arab-friar/ As part of his thesis for a Bachelor’s degree in Theology, Fra Noor Tamas, a young Iraqi Franciscan of the Custody of the Holy Land, studied the history of the Latin parish of Jerusalem. He emphasizes the pastoral apostolate of the friars over the centuries and how ... ]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:12:01 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/the-history-of-the-parish-of-jerusalem-through-the-eyes-of-a-young-arab-friar/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/volunteers-at-the-terra-sancta-museum-great-joy-but-also-great-courage/ When you go into the corridors of the Custody of the Holy Land, the territory of the Franciscans, you are immediately plunged into the heart of Jerusalem: a real maze milling with life! The atmosphere in the Cultural Heritage Department is warm and welcoming. On the ... ]]> Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:14:22 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/volunteers-at-the-terra-sancta-museum-great-joy-but-also-great-courage/ https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/when-the-saints-holy-men-and-women-invite-themselves-to-the-museum/ The liturgical year offers Christians the opportunity to relive the entire history of salvation and the life of Christ, over a year. A calendar of saints’ days also marks the feast dates of major saints venerated as such with special devotion by the universal ... ]]> Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:42:36 +0000 https://www.terrasanctamuseum.org/en/when-the-saints-holy-men-and-women-invite-themselves-to-the-museum/