Museum on the Seam — Attraction in Jerusalem

"the house of Andoni Baramki who built this house to be dedicated to his lovely wife Evelyn, Andoni was a prominent Jerusalemite architect; he built his house in the year 1932. The couple lived in this beautiful house until the War of 1948…The location of the house became a border area between The eastern part of the city under the Jordanian rule and the Israeli Western side under the Israeli Rule, it was located next to Mandelbaum Gate, so the building was confiscated under the Absentee Law in the year 1950 and became an Israeli military outpost. After the Six Days War, the owner of the house demanded his property from the Israeli authorities but his request had been denied. In the year 1999, An Israeli foundation transformed the house into a museum to be called (Museum...

If ever there was a museum not worth visiting this is the one. The faces of Israel exhibition was the same old closeups of Rabbis, Arabs, Black tented ultra orthodox women and of course some Black Panthers for good measure. It beats me how the same photos go the rounds so many times, together with the same themes. I also don't understand how modern art always has to be expressed in video. I didn't find out how much it costs to go in but I hope...

A tiny museum in the building that was on the border between Israel & Jordan before the Six Day War, 1967. Then it was used as an outpost with small shooting windows still visible and beautiful rooftop views of Mt. SCOPUS and the city and a cute little coffee shop with books to browse while you drink. The museum itself has changing exhibits of art dealing with the subject of borders, war & peace, contacts between people, etc. A nice stop on the...