A glimpse of house events from the inside that takes place in the capital

• Published date: 05 April 2024
• Author: MEITAL SHARABI
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

This year, in the shadow of the war, alongside the usual tours, there will be a number of intriguing and unique tours, for example: a Jeroz tour led by architect Moshe Shapira commemorating his son who was murdered by terrorists, your own studio in the house of the painter Litvinovsky where an exhibition by the artist and curator of the Bari Gallery, Sophie Barzon Mackay, is presented

House events from the inside of the traditional Jerusalem is inspired by open houses worldwide that take place in major cities such as London, New York and Barcelona. With us, the tours will try to combine the past, present and future of the city. For example, you can visit new and intriguing public buildings such as the National Library, the new Mishkan of Bezalel and more. Tours of significant points in the lives of cultural giants, tours focusing on the architectural aspect of the city and tours of the cornerstones of the capital.

October 7 tours:

Jeroz tour - a tour in memory of Aner Shapira, a native of Jerusalem and a lover of the city, who was murdered on October 7, while heroically protecting his friends in Migunit, fighting terrorists and saving lives.

The tour will be led by his father, the architect Moshe Shapira, a partner in houses from the interior of Jerusalem for the past 18 years and a friend of Derech. The tour will pass through the city center, from the old Bezalel to the new Bezalel, following heritage, personalities and buildings for preservation and will surpass the city that Aner loved so much.

Meeting point: Bezalel alley corner Shmuel HaNagid.

When: Friday, 12.4, 14:00.

Tour is limited to 20 participants with early registration.

Your own studio in the house of the painter Litbinovsky - an opportunity to get to know the Mishlech studio project and the house of the painter Pinchas Litbinovsky on the old Talvia-Katamon border, where the studio operates. The house was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the Arab-Christian Salman family, and its second floor was rented by the British assistant commissioner.

In 1948, at the end of the war, the house passed into the possession of the Jerusalem Municipality, which made it available to the painter Pinchas Litvinovsky - later the Darling of Jerusalem (1970) and winner of the Israel Prize (1980), and he lived there until his death in 1984. The house remained with all its contents for about 40 years, until at the beginning of 2020, young female artists began to work there and established their own...