How are you?
The second place I would like to
introduce for this week is The Hecht Museum in Haifa, Israel.
The Hecht Museum is a
museum located at the University of Haifa in Israel, and was inaugurated in
1984 by Dr. Reuben Hecht, founder of the Dagon Silos and a founding member of
the University of Haifa’s Board of Governors.
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| Dr. Reuben Hecht |
Dr. Hecht, who was
interested in the archeology of the Land of Israel from his youth, assiduously
collected archaeological artifacts representing the material culture of the
Land of Israel in ancient times for sixty years. He was particularly interested
in artifacts from the Canaanite period to the end of the Byzantine period.
He also believed that
archeology was an important expression of Zionism and that the discovery of
ancient artifacts was proof of the link between the Jewish people and the Land
of Israel.
The museum's exhibits
display the archeology and history of the Land of Israel in chronological
sequence from the Chalcolithic period to the Byzantine period. The museum's art
collection includes French painting of the Barbizon School, Impressionism,
Post-impressionism, and the School of Paris, and Jewish art from mid-nineteenth
to early twentieth century. The museum owns paintings by Jean-Baptiste-Camille
Corot, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Camille Jacob Pissarro, Vincent van Gogh,
Amedeo Modigliani, and Max Liebermann.
About two years before
his death, Dr. Hecht began planning an expansion of the museum. The
administrators of the University of Haifa and the directors of the Hecht
Foundation continued the plan, and the new building of the museum was
inaugurated in October 1998.
The Hecht Museum
serves as a study and research center for students and academic staff, as well
as a venue providing in-depth studies in the fields of archeology, art, history
and the Bible for students, soldiers, teachers and the local public. The Museum
also holds conferences, symposia and cultural events for youngsters and adults.
Modigliani's works
currently housed in the Hecht Museum are as below:
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| Nu au chapeau (Nude with a Hat) (1908) |
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| Portrait of Maud Abrantes (1908) |
Thank you.
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