Travelling exhibition of artifacts
Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition travelling exhibition of artifacts from the ancient Kingdoms of Israel and Judah , including a select number of the Dead Sea Scrolls . The exhibition was created by the Israel Antiquities Authority with items from the Israel National Treasures Department, and was produced by Discovery Times Square and the Franklin Institute . The exhibition claims to be the largest display of ancient Israeli artifacts ever displayed outside of Israel .
Tour history
The exhibition first opened in New York City on October 28, 2011, under the title Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times .[ 1] [ 2]
On display
The exhibition features twenty of the Dead Sea Scrolls , displayed ten at a time. About 600 artifacts from the ancient Kingdoms of Israel and Judah are also displayed, including a stone block from the Western Wall of Jerusalem 's Temple Mount .[ 1]
Tour schedule
Venue
Venue location
Exhibition dates
Discovery Times Square New York City , New York October 28, 2011 – April 15, 2012
Franklin Institute Philadelphia , Pennsylvania May 12, 2012 – October 14, 2012
Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati , Ohio November 16, 2012 – April 14, 2013
Museum of Science Boston , Massachusetts May 19, 2013 – October 20, 2013
The Leonardo [ 3] Salt Lake City , Utah November 22, 2013 – April 27, 2014
California Science Center Los Angeles , California March 10, 2015 – September 7, 2015
Denver Museum of Nature and Science [ 4] Denver , Colorado March 16, 2018 – September 3, 2018
References
^ a b "Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times Exhibition to make world premiere at Discovery Times Square in October" (PDF) (Press release). New York: MWW Group. September 19, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .^ "Brings to Life the Greatest Archeological Discovery of the 20th Century Taking Visitors Back 2,000 Years" (Press release). Boston: Museum of Science, Boston. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .^ Jackie Hicken (April 17, 2013). "Dead Sea Scrolls, other artifacts to be put on display at The Leonardo this fall" . Deseret News . Retrieved April 25, 2013 . ^ "Dead Sea Scrolls" . dmns.org . Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018 .
