Hello Foofoo37,
The exhibition ?Ancient Treasures and the Dead Sea Scrolls? were
indeed on display in Ottawa from December 5, 2003 to April 12, 2004.
The exhibition was organized by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, in
collaboration with the Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History at
Pointe-Callisse and in partnership with the Canadian Museum of
Civilization. The Canadian Museum of Civilization is the only
national museum to exhibit these treasures before they returned to
Israel.
?Ancient treasures from biblical times and Dead Sea Scrolls at
Canadian Museum of Civilization?
?Once-in-a-lifetime exhibition opens for limited run.?
?Ancient Treasures and the Dead Sea Scrolls, an exhibition of
priceless archaeological finds that chronicles more than 1,000 years
in the evolution of Judaism and early Christianity, opens today at the
Canadian Museum of Civilization for a limited four-month run.?
"The Canadian Museum of Civilization is privileged to be able to bring
to Canadians these extraordinary artifacts, many of which are being
exhibited outside of Israel for the first time," said Dr. Victor
Rabinovitch, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Corporation.?
?The exhibition was developed by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, in
collaboration with the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History at
Pointe-à-Callière and in partnership with the Canadian Museum of
Civilization. Artifacts are from the collections of the Israel Museum,
the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Library and Archives of
Canada.?
?This is a unique opportunity for Canadians. The Canadian Museum of
Civilization is the only national museum to exhibit these treasures
before they return to Israel. Ancient Treasures and the Dead Sea
Scrolls will be shown from December 5, 2003 to April 12, 2004.?
Source: Civilization.ca
http://www.civilization.ca/media/show_pr_e.asp?ID=393
According to civilization.ca there are no plans for any other North
American exhibitions in the near future.
http://www.civilization.ca/media/docs/fssea08e.html
TWO CANADIAN MUSEUMS PRESENT THE FIRST DEAD SEA SCROLLS DISCOVERED IN 1947
?Two Canadian museums will present a major exhibition of exceptionally
rare artifacts from the Biblical period in Israel. The exhibition will
include portions of three of the first Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in
1947 in a cave near Qumran, east of Jerusalem, whose discovery was one
of the most important archaeological finds of the twentieth century.?
The exhibition, narrating a thousand years of history in the Holy
Land, is produced by the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History at
Pointe-à-Callière in partnership with the Canadian Museum of
Civilization and in collaboration with the Israel Museum and the
Israel Antiquities Authority.?
?The beneficial partnership of two Canadian museums will permit both
institutions to present this North American premiere event.?
June 17 to November 2, 2003
Archaeology and the Bible: From King David to the Dead Sea Scrolls
will be presented at the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History at
Pointe-à-Callière from June 17 to November 2, 2003.
December 5, 2003 to April 12, 2004
Ancient Treasures and the Dead Sea Scrolls will be shown at the
Canadian Museum of Civilization, located in Canada?s National Capital
Region (Ottawa-Gatineau) from December 5, 2003 to April 12, 2004.
United Jewish Communities
http://www.jewishottawa.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=77024
A previous exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls were on display in
Michigan from Feb. 16 2003 to June 1, 2003.
The exhibit
?The Dead Sea Scrolls, an exhibit of 12 documents and 83 artifacts
from the ancient Judean settlement of Qumran.
When: Feb. 16 2003 through June 1, 2003
Where: The Public Museum of Grand Rapids' Van Andel Museum Center, 272
Pearl St. NW, downtown Grand Rapids.
Detroit News
http://www.detnews.com/2003/religion/0301/15/d01-59942.htm
Public Museum of Grand Rapids
http://www.grmuseum.org/exhibits/dead_sea_scrolls/intro.htm
The last time the scrolls were exhibited in the United States before
the display in Michigan was in 2000 at the Field Museum in Chicago.
?Portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls, a priceless collection of biblical
manuscripts about 2,000 years old, will be displayed at the
organization's Van Andel Museum Center The show, which runs through
June 1, will provide Westerners with a rare glimpse of the sacred
writings, which contain sections of Exodus, Psalms and other books of
the Bible. Fragments of a dozen different scrolls, plus 80 artifacts
from the ancient community where they were discovered, will be
displayed.?
?The last time the scrolls were exhibited in the United States was in
2000 at the Field Museum in Chicago. That show drew about 300,000
visitors in three months.?
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/02/16/dead.sea.scrolls.ap/
The following article originally appeared in The Oriental Institute
News and Notes, No. 165, Spring 2000, prior to the opening of the Dead
Sea Scrolls Exhibition at the Field Museum in Chicago.
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/SCR/NN_Spr00/Scrolls_In_Chicago.html
Scrolls are in Chicago
By Niles Engerman
?Resurrected through expert conservation, the Dead Sea Scrolls will be
at the Field Museum until June 11, 2000.
http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:_ct-XHihi98J:www.ccchronicle.com/back/00apr10/ae2.html+%22dead+sea+scrolls+exhibit%22+chicago&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Where can I see the scrolls on display?
?The majority of the scrolls are on display here in Jerusalem at the
Israel National Museum's Shrine of the Book. In addition to this there
are also some scroll fragments on display at the University of
Chicago.?
The Orion Center
http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/resources/boardConferences.shtml#canadian
Exhibitions throughout the World
?The first display of the Dead Sea Scrolls took place in 1949 at the
Library of Congress in Washington. Since then, the documents have
found their way to dozens of museums, galleries and libraries
throughout the world.?
Israeli Museum Jerusalem
http://www.imj.org.il/eng/shrine/exhibitio.html
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Dead Sea Scrolls Ottawa
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Thank you for your question and I hope this response has provided you
with the information you were seeking.
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
