Between Two Rivers: Ancient Near EastThe museum's gallery hall shows the history of ancient Mesopotamia, also known as the land between two rivers.
This area of the world has been ruled by empires for millennium—the Sumerians, Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and many more. Follow the timeline to familiarize yourself with the events of the people who called Mesopotamia home from 3000 B.C. to 500 B.C. and the events they witnessed. |
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Rome: Rise to FallLearn about the rise of Rome from its founding in 753 B.C. to its fall in 1453 A.D., an almost 2000-year history filled with god-like men, influential women, wars, and the spreading of religions.
See objects from the early centuries including a rare “sad eyebrows” helmet, coliseum tokens, and a reproduction siege machine (onager) used by the Roman army in 300 A.D. |
Western WallEach day hundreds of people visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem to pray, study, commune, and leave prayers. The wall is all that remains of the Temple Mount after it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. It is currently open to visitors 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
For reflection, a reproduction of the Western Wall was built in the museum exhibition space. We encourage you to write a prayer and leave it in the wall just as in Jerusalem today. |
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Sacred ManuscriptsView leaves from early printed Bibles including a Geneva Bible (1599), a King James Bible (1612), a Jerome's Vulgate (1512), and an Erasmus New Testament (1549). Also on display are hand copied excerpts from St. John on vellum dating to 1200 and 1240.
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