Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem
מוזיאון ארצות המקרא ירושלים
Museum · Ancient Near East · Archaeology of the Bible lands · Gold jewellery and precious stones · Frescoes and sculpture · 22-44 ₪
21 Shmuel Stefan Wise Street, Museum Row, Jerusalem
Is this your business?Claim it freeA museum of the ancient Near East on Jerusalem's Museum Row, showing thousands of objects from the lands of the Bible in 20 galleries
The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem was founded by Dr. Elie Borowski and his wife Batya; he built a collection of art from the ancient Near East over more than 50 years, and the museum opened to the public on 11 May 1992. Its 20 galleries and special exhibitions show ancient vessels, gold jewellery and precious stones, sculpture, frescoes and other treasures of the peoples who lived in the region: Sumer, Egypt, Babylon, Assyria, Canaan, Persia, Greece and Rome. Public guided tours of the permanent galleries run every day except Saturday and are included in the ticket, and families can collect self-guided activity kits and booklets at the box office. Its site says the building is kept cool for the sake of the exhibits, and it has protected spaces for visitors, a café and a shop.
What happens here
- Sunday to Friday, 11:00 in Hebrew and 11:30 in English
- Guided tour of the permanent galleries
A tour for the general public through the galleries, included in the ticket, with no need to book.
- Wednesday evening
- Late opening
The museum stays open until 21:00, with an extra tour in Hebrew at 18:00 and in English at 17:30.
As published on the museum's website, read 2026-10-14.
At a glance
- Shabbat
- Closed. Friday until 14:00
- On offer
- Ancient Near East, archaeology of the bible lands, gold jewellery and precious stones, frescoes and sculpture
- Prices
- 22-44 ₪
- Wheelchair
- Accessible
- Parking
- Accessible parking listed
- Own website
- Facebook page
- Active on Instagram
- Protected space on site
- Good for families
Photos
On its Facebook
For illustration: the area around Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem, not the business itself. Its own pictures are on Instagram
Opening hours
Checking the clock in Israel
| Sunday to Tuesday | 10:00-17:00 |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 10:00-21:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00-17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00-14:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
Candle lighting 5:38 PMShabbat ends 6:34 PM
As published on blmj.org, read 2026-10-14. Shabbat times in Jerusalem
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Closed on Saturday. Closed on Tuesday 27 October 2026, Election Day.
Location
21 Shmuel Stefan Wise Street, Museum Row, Jerusalem
- Train: Jerusalem - Yitzhak Navon1.5 km from the door, straight line
- Bus: Nearest stop 64 mlines 7, 14, 35, 66, 66א, 90
- Parking: Accessible parking listedFree parking in the museums' car park opposite the entrance.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Distances from OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-14.
Questions
About Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem
- Closed on ShabbatOpen 6 days a week; on Friday it closes at 14:00.
- 1.5 km from Jerusalem - Yitzhak Navon stationBus stops within 202 m: מוזיאון ישראל/וייז, מוזיאון ישראל/ויז, בורלא/אביגד, רופין/קפלן, קפלן/רופין.
- Its own website and social pagesThe prices and the news come from the business itself, not from a directory.
Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem is a museum at 21 Shmuel Stefan Wise Street, Museum Row in Jerusalem, in the Jerusalem District.
The price list it publishes on blmj.org runs from Senior citizen, with a card at 22 ₪ to Regular ticket at 44 ₪, read on 14 October 2026.
Free of charge on its list: Soldier or national service volunteer; Tour guide or museum member, with a valid card.
Hours, as listed on blmj.org on 14 October 2026: Sunday to Tuesday 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday 10:00 to 21:00, Thursday 10:00 to 17:00, Friday 10:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed.
The nearest railway station is Jerusalem - Yitzhak Navon, 1.5 km away. The nearest bus stops are מוזיאון ישראל/וייז (64 m), מוזיאון ישראל/ויז (123 m), בורלא/אביגד (131 m). Free parking in the museums' car park opposite the entrance.
It is listed as wheelchair accessible on blmj.org.
Jerusalem does not publish its business licence register online, so the licence could not be checked.
The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.
- Accessibility statement
- Listed as wheelchair accessible blmj.org2026-10-14
- Companies Registrar
- Its pages name no company. blmj.org2026-10-14
- Municipal business licence
- No published register of licensed businesses was found for Jerusalem: none of the 114 datasets on the city's open-data portal is such a register, and data.gov.il has none for the city. jerusalem.muni.il2026-10-01
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| Field | Value | Source | Read on | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | מוזיאון ארצות המקרא ירושלים / Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem | blmj.org | Fact, shown | |
| Address | 21 Shmuel Stefan Wise Street, Museum Row | blmj.org | Fact, shown | |
| Coordinates | 31.774905, 35.202444 (OpenStreetMap) | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | 02-561-1066 | blmj.org | Fact, shown | |
| Website | blmj.org | blmj.org | Fact, shown | |
| Table bookings | web.attractinet.co.il | blmj.org | Linked, not copied | |
| Logo | Its own icon, from blmj.org | blmj.org | Quoted, attributed | |
| Opening hours | Sunday to Tuesday 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday 10:00 to 21:00, Thursday 10:00 to 17:00, Friday 10:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed | blmj.org | Fact, shown | |
| What happens here | Guided tour of the permanent galleries; Late opening | blmj.org | Fact, shown | |
| Prices | 10 items with prices | blmj.org | Fact, shown | |
| Accessibility | Wheelchair accessible | blmj.org | Fact, shown | |
| Parking | Free parking in the museums' car park opposite the entrance. | blmj.org | Fact, shown | |
| Train and bus | Jerusalem - Yitzhak Navon 1.5 km; מוזיאון ישראל/וייז 64 m; מוזיאון ישראל/ויז 123 m; בורלא/אביגד 131 m; רופין/קפלן 142 m; קפלן/רופין 202 m; בורלא/אביגד 222 m | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Companies Registrar | Its pages name no company. | blmj.org | Fact, shown | |
| Business licence | No published register of licensed businesses was found for Jerusalem: none of the 114 datasets on the city's open-data portal is such a register, and data.gov.il has none for the city. | jerusalem.muni.il | Fact, shown | |
| Photographs | 2 licensed | instagram.com | Linked, not copied |
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