בצלאל, אקדמיה לאמנות ועיצוב | |
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Former names | Bezalel School |
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| Type | Public college Art school |
| Established | 1906 |
| Founder | Boris Schatz |
| President | Adi Stern |
| Students | 2,500 |
| Undergraduates | 2,200 |
| Postgraduates | 300 |
| Location | Jerusalem, Israel 31°46′54″N 35°13′24″E / 31.7818°N 35.2234°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | bezalel.ac.il |
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Hebrew: בצלאל, אקדמיה לאמנות ועיצוב) is a public college of design and art located in Jerusalem. Established in 1906 by Jewish painter and sculptor Boris Schatz,[1] Bezalel is Israel's oldest institution of higher education and is considered the most prestigious art school in the country. It is named for the Biblical figure Bezalel, son of Uri (Hebrew: בְּצַלְאֵל בֶּן־אוּרִי), who was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the Tabernacle (Exodus 35:30). The art created by Bezalel's students and professors in the early 1900s is considered the springboard for Israeli visual arts in the 20th century.
Bezalel's 460,000 sq ft main campus is located adjacent to the Russian Compound in the city center.[2][3] The architecture department remains at Bezalel's nearby historic campus.[4]
As of 2023, Bezalel offers ten bachelor's departments and five masters programs; it employs more than 500 lecturers and enrolls 2,500 students (2,200 undergraduate; 300 graduate).[5]
The school has received numerous honors including 14 Israel Prizes and 3 EMET Prizes.[5]
- ^ "Historical Timeline". Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
"1906: Prof. Boris Schatz founds Bezalel in Jerusalem. The goal: 'Training the people of Jerusalem for handicrafts, forming an original Jewish art and supporting Jewish artists, and finding a visual expression for the desired national spiritual independence - an independence that seeks to synthesize the European artistic tradition and the Jewish design tradition in the East and West, and combine it with the local culture of the Land of Israel.' The carpet weaving department is opened, followed by the stone carving department." Note that much of this information only appears on the much more detailed Hebrew version of the page.
- ^ "The New Campus". Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Bezalel opens the semester at the new campus: The President of the Academy addresses the celebration alongside recent events in the country". Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Bezalel Academy's triumphant return to downtown Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ a b "Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem". Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. Retrieved 2023-12-17.