Alexander Schick, director of the Qumran and Bible Exhibition, alerted me to the fact that a new model of Jerusalem as it was about 2000 years ago has been placed inside the Arrival Hall at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel’s main international airport. It is a smaller wooden version of the well-known model of Jerusalem of the Second Temple period that used to be located at the Holyland Hotel, but has been moved a few years ago to the Israel Museum. It was designed in the 1960’s by the late Prof. Michael Avi-Yonah.
This new model appears to have been designed by the Israel Museum to attract people to go and visit this famous museum in Jerusalem. It is well worth a visit!
It is unfortunate, however, that most people are in such a hurry to get to their transportation that they can easily miss this new model.
- Jerusalem viewed from the south. Photo: Alexander Schick
They should put it in the departure hall! People can change shifts standing in line and looking at the model. Besides that is it much more didactical: after their visit people will understand better what they see.
No longer in the hall exhibited since February 2015! Very sad!
Alexander Schick