The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem presents a new exhibition of Jerusalem in the 19th Century as part of its tenth anniversary celebrations. "Enduring Images - 19th Century Jerusalem through Lens and Brush”, shows a rare collection of views of Jerusalem as seen through the lens of the camera and the artist's eye. "Ten measures of beauty descended upon the world - nine were taken by Jerusalem and one by the rest of the world" (Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Kiddushin 49-b). Jerusalem, the Holy City, has always been a source of inspiration for people of all religions. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, when the Ottoman Sultanate began to crumble, powerful countries were drawn to Jerusalem, sending diplomats and clergymen, archaeologists and engineers, noblemen and travelers - researchers, and with them - artists, painters and photographers. With the invention of photography at the beginning of the nineteenth century, came a revolution of unprecedented accuracy in recording the details of the city of Jerusalem. It freed artists from being strict documentaries and allowed them to interpret the landscapes of the Holy City without damaging the illusion of reality. The exhibition presents a unique opportunity to compare earliest photographs of Jerusalem with paintings, etchings, and prints from the same period. The original photographs and drawings comprise a source for historical and ethnographic documentation. As works of art, they describe life in Jerusalem, its landscape, and a glimpse at the portraiture of its inhabitants at the time. The photographs, prints and drawings in the exhibition are on loan from the Mr. Joseph Hackmey of The Phoenix Company, Israel, Mr. Dan Kyram - curator of the exhibition, and Mr. Amos Mar-Haim. This exhibition was made possible by the support of Mr. Joseph Hackmey - The Phoenix Company, Israel. An English and Hebrew catalogue is available for this exhibition.