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From the past to the present, Portugal has always been at the service of the Custody of the Holy Land
The call of the Holy Land echoes in all the hearts of believers who want to walk in the footsteps of Christ. Travellers have always set off from one end of the Mediterranean for the other, with ...
The Journey to Discover the Roots of Agostino Al’Ama
Bethlehem families from the Al’Ama clan gathered in Amman to learn about their family roots. Their main goal was to conduct extensive research on the late organist of the Basilica of the Holy ...
An important discovery for the Palestinian art of mother-of-pearl
Preparing exhibitions is always an occasion for discoveries or rediscoveries. Only a few hours before the inauguration of “Memories of Saint-Saviour : convent, parish, museum”, while ...
Behind the scenes of an exhibition, Act II
A part of the masterpieces of the Terra Sancta Museum has flown off to Lisbon to be exhibited from November 2023 at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Here we continue our visit behind the ...
Memories of St Saviour for the inhabitants of Jerusalem
Thanks to the support of the AFD (Agence française de développement) and of the NDC (Ngo for Development Center), the Custody invites inhabitants of Jerusalem, pilgrims and visitors to travel back ...
University of Bethlehem and the Terra Sancta Museum, a partnership of competences
As part of the "Action for the identity and resilience of East Jerusalem” financed by the AFD - Agence Française de Développement’ and implemented by the NDC – NGO for development center, the ...
“Memories of Saint Saviour: convent, parish, museum”:
Exhibition from 6th June to 25th July Following in the line of the exhibition “Minkom wa alaikom”, which was held in December 2022 at the Dar al Sabagh center in Bethlehem, the ...
An unsuspected treasure on the walls of St Saviour’s church
Two large frames with a red background, on which there were very many small metal objects, were recently taken down from the walls of St Saviour’s church. The first aim of the operation was to ...
Dima Musallam: "The Terra Sancta Museum, a hope for those who want to defend and spread the Christian faith in the Holy Land"
Dima is one of the faces of Palestinian Christian youth that allows the heritage of the Holy City to shine! Visitors to the archaeological section of the Terra Sancta Museum have been lucky enough to ...
Call for Applications
Research Grants in Jerusalem For the Study of the Archives and Documentary Collections held by the Custody of the Holy Land in Jerusalem Deadline: 31 May 2023 Within the framework of the ...
The Oriental libraries project : an update
A new partnership was signed in Paris in November 2021 between the Custody of the Holy Land and the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF). One year later, how far has this project ...
Hana Irshaid, storyteller of the Palestinian heritage
The Terra Sancta Museum is the first Museum in the world focusing on the Christian heritage of the Holy Land right here, in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem. It displays the history of the ...
