Museums & galleries

Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem

מוזיאון ארצות המקרא ירושלים

Givat Ram (Museum Row)

A museum of the ancient Near East next door to the Israel Museum, arranged chronologically through the civilisations of the Bible — Mesopotamia, Egypt, Canaan, Persia — around one private collection. Daily guided tours in English are included in the ticket.

English spoken

Call Directions Website

Address: 21 Shmuel Stefan Wise St, Jerusalem שמואל סטפן וייז 21, ירושלים
Phone: 02-5611066
Hours: Sun–Tue and Thu 10:00–17:00; Wed 10:00–21:00; Fri 10:00–14:00; Saturday and festival hours vary — check the site before a Shabbat visit Open now until 21:00
Website: www.blmj.org
Price: ₪₪
Last checked: 2026-09

Call ahead to confirm hours.

Plan your visit

Tickets

Adult ₪44 Child ₪22

Child rate covers ages 5–18. Jerusalem residents ₪33. Israeli senior (Ezrach Vatik card) ₪22; international senior ID ₪35. Students, olim and Israel gap-year participants ₪22. A full-price ticket also buys a free return visit within a month on presentation of the original ticket. Cancellations refunded up to 48 hours before the visit.

Discounts

Soldiers and national service volunteers enter free; licensed tour guides and museum members free with a valid card. Visitors with disabilities pay ₪22 and a personal assistant accompanies them at no charge. Jerusalem residents ₪33.

Parking

Free parking in front of the museum entrance — the easiest free parking on Museum Row — with marked disabled bays in the lot.

Getting there

Buses 7, 9, 14, 35, 66 and 90 stop on Museum Row.

How long to allow2 hours, or 1.5 hours on the guided tour AgesAll ages; best 10+ for the guided tour, with the Tales of Shamshi activity booklet for younger children Indoor or outdoorIndoor On Shabbat and chagimPartly open Best time to goWednesday evening — the museum runs to 21:00 and there is an English tour at 17:30. AccessibilityAll galleries are accessible to wheelchair users. Free loaner wheelchairs at the entry desk, accessible cloakroom on the entrance level, marked disabled parking, and chairs near the staircase for resting.

Insider tips

Free English guided tour Sun–Fri at 11:30, plus Wednesday at 17:30; no registration, just turn up.
Keep your full-price ticket: it gets you back in free within a month.
Parking in front of the entrance is free, unlike the Israel Museum lot next door.
Wednesday is the only late night, open until 21:00.
Kids can pick up the Tales of Shamshi activity booklet in English at the desk.

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