Friday, February 20, 2015

Antiquities collection donated to Israel Museum

ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY: NY antiquities collection donated to Israel Museum. Gift from Robert and Renee Belfer, which includes more than 300 ancient Greco-Roman and Near-Eastern glass vessels, comes as institution celebrates its 50th anniversary this year (AP).

More on the 50th anniversary of the Israel Museum here. And for another impressive collection of ancient glass, now on display at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, see here.