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Roi Shiloah I Photo:Efraim Golan

Classical Music The Kol Hamusica Festival| Kfar Blum, Upper Galilee The Kol Hamusica Festival is one of the oldest and most well respected chamber music festivals in Israel. During five whole days, there’ll be live music and a whole host of cultural events, including roundtables and open rehearsals, offering audiences a chance to discover the collaborative work that takes place between musicians and conductors. The program, curated by Dr. Ofra Itzhaki, includes original productions, premieres of Israeli works, evenings combining music, cinema and literature, and events for the whole family. Concerts and events will be held at the Kfar Blum Pastoral Hotel which will also be offering package deals with concert tickets and accommodation. October 28th – November 1st, kol-hamusica.org.il, kfarblum-hotel.co.il

Photo: courtesy of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

George Augustus Sala, British, 1828–1895, The Great Exhibition “Wot is to Be,” 1851

Exhibition “A matter of time: the materials that shaped modern life” | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem In the mid-19th century, with the development of industry and the growing belief in the power of science and technology, a global race for the exploitation of raw materials took over the world. These materials changed trade routes, the lives of communities, and the environment itself - laying the foundations for the consumer culture we know today. At the center of the new exhibition are three materials that were considered the materials of the future at the time: gutta-percha (a natural material extracted from the resin of trees that grows in the Far East), rubber, and celluloid, which offered a substitute for natural, expensive, and rare materials, paving the way towards modern plastic. But the story of invention and advancement also came at a price. The exhibition reveals the extent of the exploitation of local populations, the harsh working conditions, and the profound changes caused to the landscape and environment and offers a look at the beginnings of consumer culture and the path that led to the environmental crisis of today. (Curator: Osnat Sirkin). Until February 2027, imj.org.il Baroque music The “Witches?” Festival | Jerusalem For this year’s edition of its annual festival, the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra Music Festival has chosen the word “echoes” as its guiding theme, presenting works by exceptional female composers who were recognized for their art even in their times – these were women who influenced the cultural world around them, from the days of the Renaissance to the heyday of jazz music, from the salons of Vienna and Berlin to the clubs and stages of today, creating echoes and reverberations between the Greek mythology, the sounds of the Balkans, the music of 1940s and 1950s-New York, of the women who influenced Mozart, Mendelssohn, the Bach family and others, and even the heroines of the Bible, from Eve to Esther. Concerts will be taking place at Hansen House and at the YMCA. October 16-17, jbo.co.il

Photo: Rustam Baeramov

The Baroque Orchestra and Shaked Bar

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