On a hill to the southwest of the Knesset is the Israel Museum, a complex of low interconnected buildings and pavilions consisting of the Shrine of the Book, the Samuel Bronfman Biblical and Archeological Museum, the Bezalel Art Museum and the Billy Rose Art Garden. The Museum, which was opened in 1965, is the only one in the country which collects and displays both Archeological material and art, conceived in the widest sense.
The Shrine of the Book is exceptionally designed and displays rare documentations, such as the Dead Sea scrolls.
In the museum's premises there is also an art garden, filled with sculptures and art works of different artists, both Israeli and foreign.
On a hill to the southwest of the Knesset is the Israel Museum, a complex of low interconnected buildings and pavilions consisting of the Shrine of the Book, the Samuel Bronfman Biblical and Archeological Museum, the Bezalel Art Museum and the Billy Rose Art Garden. The Museum, which was opened in 1965, is the only one in the country which collects and displays both Archeological material and art, conceived in the widest sense.