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The opening as it read in 2025
Israeli governmental authority Rockefeller Museum A Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition poster at the California Science Center says at lower left "In partnership with Israel Antiquities Authority" The Israel Antiquities Authority ( IAA , Hebrew : רשות העתיקות rashut ha-'atiqot ; Arabic : داﺌرة الآثار , before 1990, the Israel Department of Antiquities ) is an independent Israeli governmental authority responsible for enforcing the 1978 Law of Antiquities . The IAA regulates excavation and conservation, and promotes research. The Director-General is Eli Escusido - sometimes written Esk o sido. The Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel is the new home of the IAA, located on Museum Hill, in the heart of Jerusalem , capital of the State of Israel,.The campus is planned on 20,000 square meters between the Israel Museum and the Bible Lands Museum by Architect Moshe Safdie . The aim of the National Campus is to exhibit approximately two million ancient artifacts and make them accessible to the public. The National Campus serves as a center for research, education, demonstration, display, and explanation of Israel's cultural heritage across its various cultural and religious spectrums, throughout human history.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA, , , before 1990 , the Israel Department of Antiquities ) is an independent Israeli governmental authority responsible for enforcing the 1978 Law of Antiquities by regulating excavation and conservation, and by promoting research. The current Director-General of the IAA is Shuka Dorfmann and its offices are housed within the building of the Rockefeller Museum .
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Elevator door poster for the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition at the California Science Center in Los Angeles .Text in the bottom left reads "In partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority." The exhibit was advertised as the largest-ever exhibition of scrolls outside of Israel. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA, , , before 1990, the Israel Department of Antiquities ) is an independent Israeli governmental authority responsible for enforcing the 1978 Law of Antiquities. The IAA regulates excavation and conservation, and promotes research.The director-general is Shuka Dorfmann and its offices are housed in the Rockefeller Museum .The Israel Antiquities Authority plans to move into a new building for The National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel in Jerusalem , next to the Israel Museum .
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Text in the bottom left reads "In partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority". The exhibit was advertised as the largest-ever exhibition of scrolls outside of Israel. The Israel Antiquities Authority ( IAA , rashut ha-'atiqot ; , before 1990, the Israel Department of Antiquities ) is an independent Israeli governmental authority responsible for enforcing the 1978 Law of Antiquities . The IAA regulates excavation and conservation, and promotes research. The director-general is Mr.Israel Hason and its offices are housed in the Rockefeller Museum . The Israel Antiquities Authority plans to move into a new building for the National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel in Jerusalem , next to the Israel Museum .
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Independent Israeli governmental authority Rockefeller Museum Elevator door poster for the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition at the California Science Center in Los Angeles . Text in the bottom left reads "In partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority". The exhibit was advertised as the largest-ever exhibition of scrolls outside of Israel. The Israel Antiquities Authority ( IAA , rashut ha-'atiqot ; , before 1990, the Israel Department of Antiquities ) is an independent Israeli governmental authority responsible for enforcing the 1978 Law of Antiquities . The IAA regulates excavation and conservation, and promotes research. Eli Escusido, and its offices are housed in the Rockefeller Museum . The Israel Antiquities Authority plans to move into a new building for the National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel in Jerusalem , next to the Israel Museum .
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independent israeli governmental authority responsible for enforcing the 1978 law of antiquities by regulating
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independent israeli governmental authority responsible for enforcing the 1978 law of antiquities
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