Israel Museum Collections

Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel

Curtain with tree-of-life motif, 1960s. Cotton, cotton-thread embroidery, 172 cm x 85 cm. Jerusalem, Israel Museum.

Description A descriptive note detailing the content and context of the digital collection.

Founded in 1965, the Israel Museum is “the largest cultural institution in the State of Israel“. They houses encyclopaedic collections, ranging from pre-history to the present day in archaelogy, fine arts and Jewish art. Their digital image database, IMAGINE, allows users to search and browse the collections by exhibitions, collections or departments.

Collection Type Broad terms that define the type of digital collection

Museum Collections, Both Copyrighted and Public Domain Images

Subject Broad terms or phrases that describe, identify, or interpret the digital image collection and what it depicts or expresses. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute.

African, Americas, Archaeology, Asian, Ceramics (object genre), Costume Design, Design (discipline), European, Islamic (culture or style), Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Numismatics, Textile Art

Style Period Terms that define the styles, art periods, movements, etc. whose characteristics are represented in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute

African, Ancient Jewish, Byzantine, Classicism, Contemporary, East Asian, Egyptian (ancient), Indian (South Asian), Islamic (culture or style), Japanese (culture or style), Middle Eastern, Modern (style or period), Neolithic, Pre-Columbian (American), Prehistoric,Renaissance-Baroque Styles

Work Types Terms that identify the kinds of works in the digital collection being described. It typically refers to a work’s physical form, function, or medium in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Thesaurus For Graphic Materials (TGM) by Library of Congress.

Antiquities, Clay, Clothing & dress, Costumes, Drawings, Glass, Money, Paintings, Pottery, Prints, Textiles

Openness Openness of the digital collection determined using the 4R activities by Wiley (2010).

Allow Reuse and Redistribute for educational and non-commercial purposes

Notes on Usage Additional notes on the terms of use on the digital images in the collection.

Contents of the website can be used with the exception for purposes such as: “private study, research, criticism, review, journalistic reporting, quotation, or instruction and examination by an educational institution“. No citation information is provided in their terms. Image can be cited by including creator name(if known), title of image, year of creation (if unknown, indicate n.d.), medium, physical dimensions, source and url of the image.

e.g. Curtain with tree-of-life motif, 1960s. Cotton, cotton-thread embroidery, 172 cm x 85 cm. Jerusalem, Israel Museum. http://www.imj.org.il/imagine/collections/item.asp?itemNum=358319.

For more information on acknowledging images with other citation styles, refer here.

Please check their Copyright Statement for full details before using images.

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