Train Tracks to Jerusalem

''Train Tracks to Jerusalem'' focuses on the historic train line from Jaffa to Jerusalem from the late 19th century.
	The exhibition presents the story of the train with its great and small moments, nostalgic and less known, in pictures, video clips and newspaper clippings from the period. The exhibition opens in time for the reopening of the train to Jerusalem, and takes advantage of this opportunity to look back at the original train line, its passengers and their stories.

The exhibition hall has been transformed into a train station, and the exhibition takes its visitors on to a station platform as if they too are waiting for the train. Sixty pictures gathered from all over the world will bring to life the stories, places and views through which the train travelled for 100 years.

Outside in the courtyard, the archeological gardens have become the back drop to every train enthusiasts dream … a mini-park of model trains, big and small, that bridge the ancient stones of the Tower of David. There will be 11 model trains (toy trains that can even weather rain and snow) that will run around the various levels of the courtyard on 0.5 km of train track. The trains, each 5m long with their own sound and light systems, will run on bridges that cross over the ancient wells and create non-stop movement in the courtyard.
	Elsewhere in the museum, there will also be a giant model of an imaginary train city. The model has been planned and built over the past year by Shimon Futterman, A sworn train enthusiast and collector has created a city where the trains never stop. Nine of the trains that will run consecutively on the model belong to his private collection that is thought to be one of the largest in Israel.
Curators: Renee Sivan - Liat Margalit Design: ROTH // TEVET > INTERIOR DESIGN
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