Opening Ceremony of Temple, Scrolls and Divine Messengers: Archaeology of the Land of Israel in Roman Times | Asia Society

Opening Ceremony of Temple, Scrolls and Divine Messengers: Archaeology of the Land of Israel in Roman Times

Back row L to R: Mr. K.O. Chia, Board Member, Seeds Foundation; Cherry Chan, representative of World's Sat & Light Charitable Foundation; Mr. Ryan Swift, Associate Publisher and Chief Editor, The Peak; Mr. Andrew L. Cohen, CEO, Asia Private Bank, J.P. Morgan; Ms. Cora Yim, Senior Vice President of Channels, National Geographic; Mr. Wilson Pong, iOne Financial Press Limited Front row L to R: Ms. S. Alice Mong, Executive Director, ASHK; Dr. Adolfo Roitman, Lizbeth and George Krupp Curator of the Dead Sea
Art lovers and friends of Asia Society Hong Kong Center at HKJC Hall
Mr. Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman, Asia Society Hong Kong Center
Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Mr. Lennard Yong, Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of Hong Kong Limited; Mr. James Snyder, Director, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
L to R: Mr. Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman, ASHK; Mr. Lennard Yong, Chief Executive Officer of MetLife HK Limited; Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary of HKSAR; Dr. Adolfo Roitman, Lizbeth and George Krupp Curator of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Head of the Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Mr. Sagi Karni, Consul General, Israel Consul General in HK; Ms. S. Alice Mong, Executive Director, ASHK
Dr. Adolfo Roitman led the preview tour at Chantal Miller Gallery
Dr. Adolfo Roitman narrated the Isaiah Scroll during the preview tour
L to R: Ms. Connie Yuen, Director of Yuen Foundation; Mr. Dennis Yuen; Mr. Nelson Yuen; Ms. Helen Chan, Head of Strategic Development & Membership of ASHK
Ms Solina Chau, Director of Li Ka Shing Foundation & Prof. Joseph Sung, President of Chinese University of Hong Kong
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HONG KONG, November 11, 2014 – Asia Society Hong Kong Center unravelled its latest exhibition –Temple, Scrolls and Divine Messengers: Archaeology of the Land of Israel in Roman Times – with an opening ceremony on November 3, 2014. The exhibtion, co-organized with The Israel Museum, Jerusalem and generously supported by Lead Sponsor, Medtlife Foundation and other partners will commence from November 4, 2014 to January 25, 2015.

Temple, Scrolls and Divine Messengers: Arachaeology of the Land of Israel in Roman Times deciphered the secrets and meanings behind the Gabriel Revelation Stone and the Isaiah Scroll, and through them, explores the significance of Jerusalem during the Second Temple period between the 1st century BCE and the 1st century CE. It also contains other rare items such as carved stone fragments from the Temple Mount complex, ossuaries and tools, glass and pottery from Jerusalem's Herodian Quarter and Khirbet Qumran in the Dead Sea region.

Over 200 art lovers and friends of Asia Society Hong Kong Center joined this exhibition opening ceremony, followed by a gallery tour and an Israel wine tasting session.