National Library of Israel: JDW at the National Library of Israel – Four Special Tours

JDW at the National Library of Israel – Four Special Tours

23.9.24, Monday, 14:30 | 16:30
Kaplan St 1, Jerusalem
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14:30–16:30
The Library as a Visual Text | David Avgi, Curator and Art Lecturer
The National Library is a complex entity that communicates with its visitors through a rich visual language: from its planning and design to the space and environment, through light and material, and including the artworks that are an integral part of the library.
What does the place seek to tell us through these elements?
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14:30–16:30
Behind the Scenes of the Permanent Exhibition "A Treasury of Words" | Netta Assaf, curator
The "A Treasury of Words" exhibition showcases the rarest items in the National Library's collection for the first time; unique and valuable masterpieces of the State of Israel, the Jewish people, and the writing cultures that originated in this part of the world. The exhibition was created through a long and delicate process that lasted about seven years. Curator Neta Asaf and designer Michal Sahar will discuss the decisions made during the work on the exhibition, the dilemmas faced, and how the exhibition gives each item its unique placement and significance.
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16:30–18:30
From Sketch to Structure: Architecture in the Service of the Library's Vision | Efrat Pomrenz, Project Manager of the National Library Building
The new National Library building is a remarkable and exceptional architectural icon in Israel. It is a structure that oscillates between grandeur and restraint, tradition and innovation, stability and movement – a building that features a fascinating dialogue between contrasts. The building was constructed for a national library that looks to the present and future, aiming to preserve treasures of the past and fulfill the vision of becoming a center for culture, education, and knowledge.
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16:30–18:30
The Monolith, the Treasure, and the Concrete Lions: An Architecture Tour for Knowledge Enthusiasts at the National Library | Architect Yifat Finkelman
The tour follows key architectural concepts in the National Library building, revealing the ideas, guiding principles, building components, work process, and the players involved in the most quality, ambitious, and complex architectural project built in the country in the last decade.
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