After a three-year, $50 million conservation and renewal program, the new Tower of David Museum has reopened as the capital’s official museum with a completely immersive experience of ancient Jerusalem and interactive technology.
Daily Tours of the incredible new Museum
The Museum presents Jerusalem’s story. It details the major events in its history beginning with the first evidence of a city in Jerusalem in the second millennium BCE, until the city became the capital of the State of Israel, as well as its significance to three religions.
Located in the medieval citadel, the Tower of David Museum is located at the historic entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem. It was once the fortress defending the city.
Free Self-Guided Audio Tours
A Bird’s Eye View of Jerusalem – A new audio tour route entirely located in the open air of the extensive citadel that invites visitors to get to know Jerusalem, and discover how the city has changed throughout history. The tour includes unique historical models, as well as archaeological finds located throughout the citadel.
Herod’s Palace and the Kishle – Take an exciting journey to explore the city’s past, through the major events and the narratives which shaped its history; a journey which begins at the Tower of David, and continues through the Citadel’s moat to the Kishle. In 1999, the Israel Antiquities Authority conducted an extensive archaeological dig in the Kishle, and uncovered the secrets of the city of Jerusalem from the days of the First Temple until modern times.
Sponsored Group Activities for Displaced Families
Bring your group to the safe environment of the museum and enjoy the family activity in a different surrounding. Same activity – but inside the ancient citadel!
Bringing the Tower of David to you!
Qualified guides from the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum will run a 3-hour activity within the Jerusalem hotels:
- Storytime
- Make some music! Using plastic bottles, learn how to upcycle and make your own musical instruments.
- Playing Jerusalem! Split into teams and explore Jerusalem! Led by a Museum guided, decipher a riddle script, put together a puzzle with questions about Jerusalem, a task related to the names of Jerusalem, riddles found in paintings on sites in Jerusalem and More.. competitive game between teams. Suitable for everyone, no prior knowledge of Jerusalem is required.
