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Coffin from the Late Bronze Age from Deir al-Balah

The Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum ( Hebrew מוּזֵיאוֹן הֶכְט, translit .: Mūzey'ōn Heḵṭ) is an archaeological and art history museum at the University of Haifa , Israel .

history

The Hecht Museum was donated in 1984 by Reuben Hecht , an Israeli entrepreneur and co-founder of the University of Haifa . The archaeological department of the museum displays finds from the Canaanite period to the end of the Byzantine Empire . The collections mainly show the material culture of the historically geographical region of Israel at the time of the ancient Orient . Hecht was of the opinion that connections between the Jewish people and Eretz Israel can be established through archeology .

collection

archeology

The collection items show the history of Israel in chronological order. To be exhibited u. a. Coins, weights, Semitic seals, trinkets, artifacts from excavations on the Temple Mount , Phoenician metalworking, woodworking, stone vessels, glass art and mosaics. The museum also houses the preserved remains of a merchant ship from the 5th century BC. BC, which was found at Ma'agan Micha'el .

art

The museum's art collection includes paintings from the Barbizon School , Impressionism , Post-Impressionism , and Jewish art from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. The museum shows paintings by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot , Édouard Manet , Claude Monet , Camille Pissarro , Vincent van Gogh , Amedeo Modigliani and Max Liebermann .

Illustrations

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  Fertility Idol, Israel

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  Ship, 5th century BC From Ma'agan Micha'el

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  Egyptian cosmetic box

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  Stele from Tell Beit Mirsim

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  Painting collection in the Hecht Museum

Web links

Commons : Hecht Museum  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Museum website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information about the Hecht Museum . mushecht.haifa.ac.il. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 28, 2013. 
2. ↑ Reuben Hecht's biography on the museum's website . mushecht.haifa.ac.il. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 28, 2013. 
3. ↑ Collection items in the Hecht Museum (English) . mushecht.haifa.ac.il. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 28, 2013. 
4. ^ Collection of the Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum - University of Haifa . www.vangoghgallery.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 28, 2013. 

Coordinates: 32 ° 45 '47.6 "  N , 35 ° 1' 4.9"  E