Winter Weekends at Jerusalem

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Last Modified at:01-Dec-2009

The city's main cultural event, amshushalayim, will be held during the first two weekends in December, Thursday through Saturday, or "Hamshush" in Hebrew slang.

During the Hamshushalayim weekends tourists and visitors will enjoy longer opening hours and free entry to many of the Jerusalem's tourist and cultural attractions such as the Israel Museum, the Science Museum, the Bible Lands Museum, the Museum of Italian Jewry, the Museum of Islamic Art, the Tower of David Museum, all of which will be opened free of charge on untill 2:00am on Thursday nights.

Many sites will host live performances, attractions and special activities that are unique to the Hamshushalayim event, such as the acapella concert in the Shrine of the Book, live jazz at the Davidson Center, opera at the Museum of Italian Jewish Art, ethnic music at the Museum of Islamic Art and special street performances.

Hamshushalayim 2009 also includes a giant culinary festival, with tens of the city's leading restaurants, cafes and pubs offering fixed price menus as well as Happy Hour on Saturday evenings.

Hamshushalayim 2009 is an initiative of the Jerusalem Municipality's Tourism Authority, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism, the Jerusalem Development Authority, the Jerusalem Hotels Association and the various cultural and tourist sites in the capital.