A touring exhibition · the Knesset → 50 cities → the UN
Jerusalem — Then and Forever
Fifty photographs, fifty cities, fifty years of reunited Jerusalem — printed on glass, as a symbol of the city's fragility.
The story
50 photographs, 50 cities, 50 years
In December 2016, the Knesset's Education, Culture and Sports Committee launched an exhibition marking fifty years of Jerusalem's reunification — an initiative of MK Yehudah Glick. The photographs showed the plural, many-layered, multicultural Jerusalem, and were printed on glass: a symbol of the city's fragility in the Middle East.
“Whoever takes a camera and walks the streets of Jerusalem — this is what they will see,” Sharon said at the launch. “On the news, Jerusalem is wars, checkpoints, fire and smoke. I want to photograph the truth — and the truth is that Jerusalem is a plural city that accepts everyone.”
After two weeks at the Knesset, the exhibition set out — in partnership with the Im Tirtzu movement — on a tour of fifty cities around the world, ending at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Where it began
At the Knesset
The launch drew television coverage and, in 2017, a visit by Governor Mike Huckabee.
The tour
Around the world
From Montreal's KANDY gallery and Jewish schools to the tour's final stop at the UN headquarters in New York.
In the media
The coverage
- nrg — "50 photographs, 50 cities, 50 years of reunited Jerusalem" →
- Israel National News — "Knesset inaugurates Jerusalem Jubilee Celebration" →
- IBA News covered the world tour on television — watch on the press page →
The exhibition grew out of the photography behind the book “Jerusalemites” — and it is one chapter in a wider body of work. Explore the art world or the press coverage over the years.