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Yitzhak Yerushalmi, Portrait, 1970, colored analogue photograph

Yitzhak Yerushalmi: Photo Archive

As part of "Photopoetics," the exhibition features photographs by Yitzhak Yerushalmi, a self-taught photographer, who as a teenager in the 1960s and 1970s photographed family and friends at Morasha neighborhood, Ramat Hasharon.
13.12-25.10
Free
שיעור רישום בהר ציון, ירושלים, 1955, צלם: ורנר בראון. באדיבות אוסף ורנר בראון, ארכיון התמונות ע״ש שושנה ואשר הלוי, יד יצחק בן-צבי

להאמין Believe إرتياء

As every year, the central event of the festival aims to surface and discuss foundational issues concerning Jerusalem. This years’ event, Believe, will take place on Mt. Zion. The event will present a rich tapestry of beliefs, cultures and narratives that have co-existed for millennia in the complex and sacred place to all three monotheistic faiths. ‘Believe’ invites the audience to experience the deep ties between faith and art in one of the most fascinating places in the world, through the prism of the unique performances and works created especially for the festival.
13.12, 14.12, 15.12
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Juan Federovsky, Monica saluting on the Balcony, 1967, photograph

Sokolov Katan

Monica Lavi faces ghosts from her childhood via the photos of Juan Federovsky, her father. These document pivotal events her immigrant family from Argentina witnessed, as well as a reflective gaze on the school "Sokolov Katan" in which Lavi studied

-25.10
Free

Manofim Tours

Manofim Tours, our festival tour program, will continue its activity with this year’s edition, which will present an extended format adding even more excursions than before to make sure you will not miss the vast array of exhibitions that the festival and Jerusalem have to offer.
13.12, 14.12, 15.12
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Noa Kurnick, Mind the Gap!, mixed media on hand-made paper, 12X21 cm

Age-Based

Age is a sensitive topic; We speak of  it proudly or refuse to disclose it. The artworks in the exhibition will present a variety of emotions, feelings and thoughts that age brings with it, and will prove - age is not merely a number.
10.12-25.10
Free
The Tea House, photo by: Dor Kedmi

Spirits

Almost 30 years later, after Rabin's murder, Daniel Kiczales returns to Rabin's figure to enter another space. A space in which a vocal ceremony for a male choir takes place that combines episodes from the country's history, words of rebuke and moments of prophecy.
-26.10
Free
Monoprint print from the book 'It's not there, it's here' (50x35cm), Ariel Werdi. (Photo: Eli Posner)

The Private Press in the Small Room

The exhibition is a journey into the worlds of printing by Ariel Wardi, who, for more than thirty years, used a manual printing press  to produce unique books with letters that he cut and cast with his own hands. Hadassa Goldvicht, created a multi-channel video and sound work, which breaks down the printed books into Morse messages transmitted between the underground spaces of the Mamuta center.
01.12-13.10
Free
Guy Goldstein, Work in Progress, Mixed Media, 2023

A Smart House in a Dumb Body

In a project that was specifically conceived for Hansen House, Guy Goldstein explores ongoing preoccupation with the intricate interplay between the private and the public domains. It delves into historical events that continue to shape our present and future, encompassing social, political, and technological trends.
02.12-13.10
Free
Sharon Valevski, “Speeches”, from the Asif Festival 2023 at the Kelim Choreography Center, Artistic direction: Ayala Frenkel, Photo: Keren Kraizer

The 8th Jerusalem Art Conference

The 8th Jerusalem Art Conference is dedicated to the role of art in political, climate and technological debates, both internationally and locally. The presentations will engage with the artistic use of mapping and simulation technologies, with the proliferation of international academic programs combining artistic practice with research, issues concerning the world of curation today, and the changes to which the art scenes are subjected to in countries undergoing anti-democratic processes.
14.12
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photo: Daniel Hanoch

The Mixer

Whether you have attended the exhibitions, tours or conference of the Manofim Festival, we are happy to invite you to a series of musical performances curated and inspired by the events of the week. The series serves not only to musically mirror the exhibitions included in this year’s festival, but significantly links these to unique musical worlds.
13.12, 15.12, 14.12
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Ilana Hoffmann, Virtual Reality: A Clean House, Video, 3:05 Minutes, 2023

The Final Frontier

At the Oman - the ultra-orthodox center for art and design, will present 3 female artists, sensitive and in-depth works that explore the reality of their daily lives, as well as the unique journey for each of them, required from this reality.
30.11-27.10
Free

Let there be images

Nine biblical verses were selected depicting various scenes of vision, visual survey, mapping and image creation. The texts were input into image generators powered by AI – Artificial Intelligence – enabling the creation of an image from a text. “And Man saw the words; and words were written; and there was an image.”
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Free

A Journey Across the Skies – The Bilingual Children’s Club

The festival's bilingual kids club is back! A weekend full of creativity on the most beautiful roof in the industrial area in Talpiot!
20231026, 20231027, 20231028
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LACTISM, Tamara Moyzes & Shlomi Yaffe, Gallery NOD, Prague, Photo by Michal Ureš

LACTISM: The new monotheistic religion worshiping the goddess Lacteria

The exhibition revolves around the central concepts of human connection, sociality and interactions between man and the environment. The exhibition is part of an ongoing project by the artists Shlomi Yaffe and Tamara Moyzes that deals with social aspects of environmental quality and egalitarian social imagination, in which the concept of justice also applies to that which is not human.
05.01-27.10
Free
Zvi Tolkovsky, Untitled, 1992, Etching, soft-ground and aquatint,105 x 76 cm

Mashkof in Print

Mashkof was a multidisciplinary collective composed of painters, poets, and musicians. The following exhibition is a compilation of works from the Mashkof period and works created by individual artists in later years.
08.12-30.08
Free
The New Gallery Artists’ Studio Teddy, photo: Revital Cohen

Gang

The works presented by the resident artists within the framework of the Hall Talk 10 relate directly to this ambivalent space prescribed for exhibition.
31.12-08.09
Free
Anna Yam, Untitled, 2023

May things be

The exhibition explores the dynamics between remembrance and oblivion, the complexity of identity, and issues of ownership and belonging. The photographs were taken at different times, some over the last year and others were drawn from the archive and given a new context in the nebulous present.
03.11-08.09
Free
At Hanita Ilan’s studio, Manofim Festival 2021, photo: Itamar Ginsburg

Common Ground

The 16 artists at Art Cube Artists' Studios accompany the opening of the exhibition "Lactism" with a marathon of performances and participatory installations happening inside, across, and above the Artists' Studios.
20231027
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