Rockefeller Archeological Museum
The Rockefeller Archeological Museum, formerly the Palestine Archaeological Museum, is an archaeology museum located in Jerusalem, next to Herod's Gate, that houses a large collection of artifacts unearthed in the excavations conducted in the British-ruled Mandatory Palestine, mainly in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of 760 metres (2,493 feet)
- Description: archaeological museum located in East Jerusalem
- Also known as“Palestine Archaeological Museum”“PAM”“Rockefeller Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pool of Bethesda and Dome of the Rock.
Pool of Bethesda
Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Pool of Bethesda is referred to in John's Gospel… Pool of Bethesda is situated 240 metres south of Rockefeller Archeological Museum.
Dome of the Rock
The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal Islamic shrine… Dome of the Rock is situated 630 metres south of Rockefeller Archeological Museum.
Herod’s Gate
Herod's Gate is one of the seven open Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. Herod’s Gate is situated 220 metres west of Rockefeller Archeological Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Jerusalem and Muslim Quarter.
East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem is the part of Jerusalem that belongs to the Palestinian territories.
Muslim Quarter
The Muslim Quarter is one of the four sectors of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem.
Bab az-Zahra
Bab az-Zahra is an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem, north of the Old City.
Rockefeller Archeological Museum
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Latitude
31.78362° or 31° 47′ 1″ north
Longitude
35.23584° or 35° 14′ 9″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6MP+C8
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Rockefeller Archeological Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف روكفلر”
- Armenian: “Պաղեստինի հնագիտական թանգարան”
- Armenian: “Ռոքֆելերի թանգարան”
- Azerbaijani: “Rokfeller Muzeyi”
- Bengali: “রকফেলার প্রত্নতাত্ত্বিক জাদুঘর”
- Catalan: “Museu Rockefeller”
- Chinese: “洛克斐勒博物館”
- Czech: “Rockefellerovo muzeum”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف روكفلر”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo Rockefeller”
- Finnish: “Rockefeller-museo”
- French: “Musée Rockefeller”
- Georgian: “როკფელერის მუზეუმი”
- German: “Rockefeller-Museum”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון רוקפלר”
- Japanese: “ロックフェラー博物館”
- Macedonian: “Рокфелерски музеј”
- Polish: “Muzeum Rockefellera”
- Portuguese: “Museu Rockefeller”
- Russian: “Музей Рокфеллера”
- Slovenian: “Rockefellerjev muzej”
- Spanish: “Museo Rockefeller”
- Ukrainian: “Музей Рокфеллера”
- Urdu: “راک فیلر میوزیم”
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