National institution announces funding after several hundred museum staff protest against ongoing closure and proposed 5% salary reductions

Country's largest museum turns to finance and culture ministries as well as donors from abroad to plan reopening

Researchers find resin on altar at Tel Arad is marijuana mixed with animal dung, used 2,700 years ago 'as deliberate psychoactive' - first evidence of ritual cannabis use in region

The Israel Museum highlights the story of the Antonine Plague, which swept through the Roman Empire in 165 CE, killed millions and had terrible financial consequences

Virtual guided tours of new exhibits and fun activities for visitors of all ages to be available

Local cultural institutions restrict number of visitors to 100 per gallery at any time, set up hygiene stands

Exhibitions range from architecture and art collecting, to bodyscapes and the questions of belonging and home

The light rail station would create a large barrier between the museum and the Valley of the Cross

In recent years humans have found themselves one again communicating through pictograms, thousands of years after the invention of ancient hieroglyphics

Showing works from collection amassed during World War II and discovered in 2012, Israel Museum attempts to untangle history of quarter-Jewish dealer who thrived under the Nazis