Now open: “A Voice from the Desert - The Great Isaiah Scroll” (Israel Museum)

EXHIBITION: Great Isaiah Scroll, oldest near-complete biblical book ever found, on show in entirety for 1st time since 1968. The 2,100-year-old artifact, seven meters long, can be viewed at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; only 25 people at a time allowed into climate-controlled room (Rossella Tercatin, Times of Israel).

The Great Isaiah Scroll, the oldest nearly complete book from the Hebrew Bible ever found, is on display in its full length for the first time since 1968.

The scroll features over seven meters (23 feet) of ancient text that, for more than 2,000 years, has influenced the spiritual lives of millions of people.

The special exhibition was inaugurated at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on Monday in the presence of President Isaac Herzog.

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I've already noted the exhibit as forthcoming, but now it's open and Ms. Tercatin has gone through it. This article answers my question whether the whole scroll was ever fully on display in person before. It was for a while in the 1960s. 1965-1968?

The announcement in early November gave the opening date as 12 December, but it appears that it was delayed until Monday of this week, with its conclusion moved forward from 12 April to 6 June.

For many PaleoJudaica posts on the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsa^a), see the links collected at the link above.

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