Jerusalem Festival of Light

Jerusalem Festival of Light is a week-long Israeli light festival held every summer in Jerusalem.[1][2]

Jerusalem Festival of Light, David's Citadel and Old City walls
Jerusalem Festival of Light, 2012

History

The Jerusalem Festival of Light was established in 2009. It displays the work of leading international artists who use light as their creative medium.[3]

In 2011, the festival, located in and around Jerusalem's Old City drew over 200,000 visitors. In 2012 the show was extended into other neighborhoods of the Old City, including the Rehov Hagay, the commercial street leading from the Damascus Gate.[4]

Guardian Angel, Maro Avrabou and Dimitri Xanakis, 2013
Lotus Dome, Daan Roosegaarde - Zedekiah's Cave, 2013

The festival, which lasts a week, is sponsored by the Jerusalem Municipality, the Prime Minister’s Office, the semi-public Ariel Company and the Jerusalem Development Authority. The cost of 7 million NIS is partly defrayed by commercial sponsors.[4]

See also

References
  1. Dazzling nights in the Old City", Dani Bronstein, Times of Israel June 8, 2012, http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-lights-are-out-in-jerusalems-old-city/
  2. "Jerusalem Gears Up for Annual Light Show", June 1, 2011, CBN, http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2011/June/Jerusalem-Gears-Up-for-Annual-Light-Show/
  3. "The light shines out in Jerusalem", Hello (magazine) http://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/201106155602/jerusalem-festival-of-light/
  4. "Old City to shine during third annual light festival", Melanie Lidman, 05/26/2011 http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=222396
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