Deceptively described and marketed. The artwork is beautiful and the owner is informative. On the other hand, it is certainly not a museum. It Is an art gallery where the point is to purchase artwork. Don't go if you are expecting exhibits of curated artwork.
Il Museo dei Salmi
Foto: Il Museo dei Salmi
“Ci sono milioni di artisti e migliaia di cabalisti, ma un artista che è anche uno studente di Cabala è un fenomeno raro”, disse il Rabbino di Stretten cantando le lodi dell’artista Moshe Tzvi Berger, uno studente avido sia dell’esoterismo del mezzo visivo, che dei più arcani segreti del misticismo giudaico.
Il Museo dei Salmi si trova nella storica casa del Rabbino Kook, al centro di Gerusalemme. Esso ospita in modo permanente i lavori di Berger. Tra i suoi lavori troviamo appunto la sua serie di salmi, un’opera senza precedenti.
La sua collezione di 150 dipinti offre una vivida interpretazione visuale di ciascuno dei dipinti. Non solo, su ognuno è presente almeno uno dei versi religiosi attribuiti a Re Davide. I versi sono disegnati con il tipico stile di Berger: colore saturato.
Un’altra opera dello stesso artista a essere esposta è il Sun Series – la Serie del Sole – che comprende 42 dipinti che illustrano le idee cabalistiche della luce, della meditazione e della guarigione attraverso i cambiamenti del sole.
Secondo il sito web del museo, oltre ad essere “un’arte davvero spettacolare, questi dipinti non sono solo un’esperienza d’arte visuale, ma anche di arte trasformativa, in quanto i dipinti tendono ad avere un profondo impatto emozionale in persone di tutte le età e fedi religiose”.
Il museo è aperto da Domenica a Giovedì dalle 10:00 alle 17:00, ma i visitatori sono consigliati di chiamare in anticipo e confermare il proprio arrivo. L’ingresso è gratuito, ma è raccomandabile lasciare almeno 10 NIS a persona. Poster e litografie sono in vendita al negozio del museo.
Basato su 18 recensioni dei viaggitori“Amazing attention to detail!”
My husband and I were thrilled to find a piece of artwork that would make the perfect gift for our daughter, a painting of the Tree of Life with gold leaf included at no extra cost! It is now framed and will hold a place of honor for years to come. We also purchased a...
altroMy husband and I were thrilled to find a piece of artwork that would make the perfect gift for our daughter, a painting of the Tree of Life with gold leaf included at no extra cost! It is now framed and will hold a place of honor for years to come. We also purchased a blessing on parchment for our son's business, which has been complimented by many already. Azriel Gess, the talented creator of each masterpiece, was overflowing with depth and knowledge about the significance of each line and brushstroke. His kindness and hospitality were most welcome. On our next trip to the Holy Land, we will be sure to spend more time at the Museum of Psalms looking for our next "one of a kind" gift . Many thanks to Azriel Gess for his talent!
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“Favorite store in all of the Old City”
The Museum of Psalms now has a store downstairs from the original Museum of Psalms. It had only been open 4 months when we came upon it. This particular store was our favorite of all the stores in the Old City. Mordecai has carefully selected artists for whom he would like...
altroThe Museum of Psalms now has a store downstairs from the original Museum of Psalms. It had only been open 4 months when we came upon it. This particular store was our favorite of all the stores in the Old City. Mordecai has carefully selected artists for whom he would like to showcase their art and give the public availability to purchase their work. All the artwork he has chosen is beautiful, reasonably priced, and unlike anything we had seen before. The artists he has chosen are extremely talented. The artists we spoke to were humble about their own work and promoted the work of others in the gallery. We found this to be refreshing and rare. Needless to say we felt quite fortunate to have come upon this shop during our visit to Jerusalem. The Museum of the Psalms was one of only two stores in the Old City that we felt the peace to wander, browse, and ask questions without any pressure. All other stores in all the quarters of the Old City used a psychological ploy as an attempt to get you to purchase but not this one. There was great respect given to the customers. All from our tour group who found the store made note of this difference, spoke of it being their favorite store and purchased art work to bring home for framing as well. We did not have the opportunity to visit the upstairs Museum Of The Psalms that all others are mentioning here but we did peek in the windows and saw the beauty that all have mentioned. Hopefully we can return to Jerusalem one day and have the privilege of getting to see and hear about the displayed work. We found Mordecai and two of the artist’s he showcases in his store (one was Azriel Gess) to be extremely honorable good men. It was a pleasure to have met them as well as have their work in our home and our friend’s homes in the states. If you visit the Old City we encourage you to visit both locations~ The Museum of The Psalms Store which is in the lower level of the Jewish Quarter and the upstairs Museum of The Psalms.
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