Museum of the Bible inks multi-year deal with Israeli Antiquities AuthorityAugust 20, 2015 - 12:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Museum of the Bible, due to open in Washington, DC, in 2017, has signed an agreement with the Israel Antiquities Authority to display its national treasures. The starting seven-year agreement has two potential extensions built in for a total of 21 years, and allows the Washington museum to borrow from the state-owned collection of more than 2m objects, The Art Newspaper reports. The loans could also include artefacts that have yet to be uncovered, since there are 39 active archaeological digs in Israel. The museum is also due to sponsor a dig at Tel-Shimron in northern Israel. The artefacts will be displayed in a purpose-built 4,000 sq ft. gallery on the top floor of a historic warehouse that was bought for $50m to house the Museum of the Bible. Around 20,000 sq. ft have been set aside in the landmark Renaissance Revival building to host “visiting museums and libraries and partners like the Israel Antiquates Authority,” according to a release. The chair of the museum’s board is Steve Green, an evangelical Christian and the president of Hobby Lobby, a U.S. chain of craft stores. Green is a key financial backer of the institution, which is estimated to cost around $800m, according to the New York Times. Photo: SmithGroupJJR Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |