In the back of the sleepy courtyard off Jaffa Road where Avraham Kook, yishuv (pre-state Jewish settlement) spiritual leader beloved by both religious and secular pioneers, once lived, you’ll find the brightly painted entrance to the Museum of Psalms. It houses a collection of one artist’s Kabbalistically informed painted renderings of each of the 150 Psalms.
The work tends toward the psychedelically abstract – many of the paintings would be perfectly at home on a bootleg Grateful Dead T-shirt, and a certain lysergic sheen seems to coat some of the work – but the free admission makes it worth a look. Unfortunately, many of the paintings have been improperly cared for and have, as a result, become heavily warped and water damaged.
Website: Click Here Phone: 02-6230025 Address: 9 Harav Kook St. City Center/Mamilla, Jerusalem
| Opening Hours: Sun – Thu, 10:00 – 17:00 |
