Jerusalem Artists House

Jerusalem Artists House

Jerusalem Artists House,2011
Established 1906
Location Jerusalem, Israel
Type Art and history
Website http://www.art.org.il/he/index.php

Jerusalem Artists House is an Israeli art gallery and exhibition space in Jerusalem, Israel that housed the Bezalel Art School, established in 1906. The historic 19th century building, in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood, was the home of Boris Schatz, who opened an art school and museum alongside his family residence. The building is now the headquarters of the Jerusalem Association of Painters and Sculptors.

History

Bezalel Art School, 1913

Built by a wealthy Arab in the 1880s, with a crenelated stone wall mirroring the wall around Jerusalem's Old City, the building stood empty until 1907, when the complex was purchased by the Jewish National Fund for Boris Dov Schatz, who envisioned opening an art school there.[1] The building became the country's first public museum. Schatz's collection later formed the basis of the Israel Museum, which opened in 1965. [2]

The Jerusalem Artists House mounts changing exhibitions of Israeli art, featuring the work of both new and established artists.[3] Since 2001 the Biennale for Drawing in Israel has been held there.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Artistic flavor, Jerusalem Post
  2. ↑ "Jerusalem Artists House". art.org.il. Jerusalem Artists House. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ↑ ilmuseum.com
  4. ↑ The Biennale for Drawing in Israel

External links

Coordinates: 31°46′48″N 35°12′52″E / 31.779929°N 35.214396°E / 31.779929; 35.214396

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