As a licensed tour guide, I take people here regularly. This is the complex that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls that were found in the Judean Desert in the late 1940's. The building has to be temperature and humidity controlled to guarantee the safety of...More

The exhibit is well laid-out, showing you other archaeological finds and putting everything in context before bringing you to the room with the scrolls. The scrolls are laid out with most of it covered up so only a little is exposed to the (carefully lit)...More

there is a lot to see at the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book is impressive on the outside as well as the inside - the story of how the scrolls were found, why the building is shaped the way it is (spoiler...More

as you approach the wite structure you will notice two things firstly water being played onto it this is to keep it cool so the scrolls inside are kept at an even tempereture. also the shape is that of the winder to move the scrolls...More

I remember learning about the Dead Sea Scrolls in school but I never thought I would ever actually get to see them. This is amazing! The scrolls are located in a separate wing of the Israel Museum. The white dome is supposed to, in some...More

Maybe it's because I don't understand the language, but looking at a bunch of pages of an important document was not impressive. And the printed labels did not draw me into the story of the scrolls. I've seen better documentaries on TV.

The Jews are the People of the Book. For 2,000 years in exile from the Holy Land, the Book sustained them. The actual Book on display is part of the Dead Sea Scrolls held by Israel. The Dead Sea Scrolls authenticate the Jewish scriptures. It...More