Bezalel Academy of Art and Design is Israel's national school of art. It is named after the Biblical figure Bezalel, son of Uri, who was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the Tabernacle (Exodus 35:30). Art school is a colloquial term for any educational institution (whether secondary, post-secondary/undergraduate, or graduate) with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially illustration, painting, sculpture, and graphic design. ... A Bible handwritten in Latin, on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. ... Uri is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... Moses or Móshe (מֹשֶׁה, Standard Hebrew Móše, Tiberian Hebrew Mōšeh, Arabic موسى), son of Amram and his wife, Jochebed, a Levite. ... For the Feast of Tabernacles, see Sukkot. ... For other uses of the name, see Exodus (disambiguation) Exodus is the second book of the Torah (the five books of Moses) and also the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) and Christian Old Testament. ...

It is located on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. It has 1,500 students with programs in Fine Arts, Architecture, Ceramic Design, Industrial Design, Jewelry, Photography, Visual Communication, Animation, Film, and Art History & Theory. It offers Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Architecture degrees, and a Master of Fine Arts in conjunction with Hebrew University. Mount Scopus (הר הצופים, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ; Arabic جبل المشارف Jabal al-Mašārif, جبل المشهد Jabal al-Mašhad, جبل الصوانة ) is a mountain in East Jerusalem. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... Fine art is a term used to refer to fields traditionally considered to be artistic. ... Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... The word ceramic is derived from Greek, and in its strictest sense refers to clay in all its forms. ... Industrial design is an applied art whereby the aesthetics and usability of products may be improved. ... Jewelry (spelled jewellery in British English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ... Lens and mounting of a large format camera Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... Visual Communication is the communication of ideas through the visual display of information. ... Animation is the technique in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model unit (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result with a... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Art history usually refers to the history of the visual arts. ... The Mona Lisa Although today the word art usually refers to the visual arts, the concept of what art is has continuously changed over centuries. ... The Bachelor of Fine Arts, or BFA, or B.F.A. is an undergraduate degree. ... Alternate uses: see MFA (disambiguation) Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is a graduate degree in an area of applied or performing arts typically requiring two to three years of study beyond the Bachelors level. ... The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים) is one of Israels biggest and most important institutes of higher learning and research. ...

History

Many early Zionists, including Theodore Herzl, felt that Israel needed to have a national style of art combining Jewish, Middle Eastern, and European traditions. This style was named "Bezalel" (Hebrew for "in God's shadow") as an illustration of God's creativity being channeled to a man of flesh and blood, providing the source of inspiration to Bezalel ben Uri in the construction of the holy ark. A bilingual poster in Romanian and Hungarian promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s. ... Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl (May 2, 1860–July 3, 1904) was an Austrian Jewish journalist who became the founder of modern political Zionism. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

It was founded in 1906, but was cut off from its supporters in Europe by World War 1, and closed due to financial difficulties in 1929. It was re-opened as New Bezalel School for Arts and Crafts in 1935, attracting many of it teachers and students from Germany. In 1969 it was converted into a state-supported institution and took its current name. It finished relocating to its current campus in 1990. 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

Bezalel Academy web site (English) (http://www.bezalel.ac.il/sitee/homepage.asp)