Nachliel Selavan, affectionately known as The Museum Guy, will be guiding Public & Private tours at the Bible Lands Museum and Israel Museum this summer.
Nachliel’s tours are exciting and unique, and take advantage of the vast collections in the museum to create a memorable learning experience (See review below). The following tours are the top suggestions for this summer, and will be running a few times until the end of August. He tailors every tour to what you need, so be sure to reach out to him.
Nachliel updates his list of tours every few days. Keep track of his tours here.
Nachilel was an excellent tour guide! Kept our 4 children ages 5-11 extremely engaged and taught them quite a bit of history. Upon coming home asked what their favorite part of Israel was they all said their tour with Nachilel! I would highly recommend him.”
PUBLIC TOURS
Failed Revolutions & Pathways of Hope (Israel Museum)
The Roman Jewish Wars – the Great Revolt (66-73/4 CE) and the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-136 CE) – were failed revolutions. Their impact has changed us forever, and there is no place like the Israel museum to bring those stories to life.
The Four Kingdoms (Bible Lands Museum)
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had a dream – a vision of the kingdoms that will succeed and surpass Babylon in world domination. Babylon was conquered by the Persians, the Persians by the Greeks, and the Greeks by the Romans. These Four Kingdoms shaped the world as we know it.
The Age of Empires (Bible Lands Museum)
Assyria at the height of its power restructured the Ancient Near East, until its downfall by the hands of Babylon. These two Empires changed the world forever, and us along with it. Dive into the story and gain new insights to the Three Weeks.
A Magical Night in the (Israel) Museum
Join this fast paced exciting tour, full or surprises. Not for the feint of heart, nor slow gallery visitor. This is a tour where you have to keep up, or be left behind…with the mummies.. .mwahahaha!
What was Herzl’s Favorite Emoji? (Israel Museum)
What’s the connection between the Maccabees and the State of Israel? Where did their symbols come from? And how did the Bezalel Academy use archaeology to design Zionist-Jewish art and identity? Visit several wings: archaeology, Jewish art & more.
VIRTUAL TOURS
Rashi’s World
“Who was Rashi? And why is his commentary so beloved around the world? Visit Rashi’s home town, Troyes, and follow in his footsteps into the Rhineland. Finally, learn about the printing press, and where the “Rashi script” came from.”
Rome & Jerusalem: The Destruction of the Second Temple
This tour introduces the Roman Empire’s impact on Ancient Judea in the Second Temple period. We will learn about important characters, inventions, sites and archaeology in Rome and Israel – and revisit the story of the destruction of the Second Temple.
Age of Empires Part 1: Assyria & The Kingdom of Israel
The Kingdom of Israel discovered too late that they should not awaken the wrath of Assyria. The Assyrian Empire changed the map and our history forever, and we will learn about who they were, and how they banished the 10 tribes.
Age of Empires Part 2: Babylon & The Kingdom of Judah
The Kingdom of Judah remained isolated and alone, and hopes to stay independent if it would ally with Egypt. But it was wrong, and Babylon destroyed the kingdom, sending many Jews into Exile. Let’s explore Babylon and the happened to Jerusalem.
Ask Nachliel about his availability for Private Tours.
