Art lovers rejoice

March 1, 2010 - 2:41 PM by

Almost since I moved to Ma’aleh Adumim around 16 years ago, work on the Moshe Castel Museum has been going in sporadically.

Touted as the city’s first art museum, it was going to put Ma’aleh Adumim on the map as far as having something cultural to offer visitors and tourists.

Castel, who died in 1991 at age 82, was a prolific painter whose works can be found hanging in the Knesset, Beit Hanassi and the Binyanei Hauma convention center.

After he died, his widow Bilhah moved from Tel Aviv to Ma’aleh Adumim. Evidently, she said that her husband had been inspired by the desert views and that he had expressed the wish that his paintings would one day hang in a museum overlooking the desert.

Well, finally, after a dozen years of stop and start building activity, the museum, housing 100 of Castel’s works, was officially opened at the end of the month.

It’s located on a residential street in the city and indeed, it boasts a magnificent view of the landscape of the region. Bilhah built an attached home for herself next to the museum and evidently integrally involved in many aspects of the site.

Details on visiting hours can be found here. The museum will be open to the public, groups and schools from this month and includes a cafe and gift shop. If visiting me wasn’t enough of a reason, here’s another to journey the five miles from Jerusalem to Ma’aleh Adumim.

Tags: , , , , • Category: Art, General, Profiles, Travel 

Comments

3 Comments on Art lovers rejoice

  1. Jacob Richman on Tue, Mar 2nd 2010 12:08 AM

    2. I was at the opening.
    You can view photos of the opening at:
    http://www.jr.co.il/ma/pic/2010/ma460.htm

    Jacob

  2. Brian Temecula on Tue, Mar 2nd 2010 8:00 AM

    3. I would like to see some photos of the Museum, if you ever get the chance. I live in the United States, and a trip to Israel is only a dream for me.

  3. Brian Temecula on Tue, Mar 2nd 2010 5:34 PM

    4. Jacob, thank you for sharing your pictures!

Leave a Comment





© 2012 ISRAELITY | Sitemap