Rockefeller Archeological Museum

The Rockefeller Archeological Museum, previously called the Palestine Archaeological Museum (PAM from 1938 to 1967), is an archaeology museum in East Jerusalem, near Herod's Gate. It has many artifacts found during excavations in British-ruled Palestine, mostly in the 1920s and 1930s.

Rockefeller Museum
Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Established	13 January 1938 (opening date)
Location	27 Sultan Suleiman Street, East Jerusalem
Type	Archaeology museum
Curator	Fawzi Ibrahim
Website	imj.org.il/ram

Rockefeller Archeological Museum Media

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  Laying of the cornerstone, 19 June 1930.

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  Relief representing Israelite culture, one of ten bas-reliefs by Eric Gill in the inner courtyard at the museum.

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  Rockefeller Museum inner courtyard.

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  Inner courtyard with a view to the tower.

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  Head of a statue found in Jericho, among the earliest human representations ever found, dating back to 9,000 years ago

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  Statue of Ramesses III from Beth Shean, 1185–1153 BCE

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  Sarcophagus from Tel Turmus, 3nd century CE, with Dionysos between the seasons of the year. The lid bears the images of the deceased and his wife.

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  Amazon sarcophagus, Tel Mevorah, Roman period, early 3rd century CE; depicts battle between Amazons and Greeks

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  Seven-branched menorah, from the Eshtemoa synagogue, 4th–5th century CE

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  Torah Ark lintel from the Nabratein Synagogue, 3rd century CE