Alongside the 55 items in the Breguet group, Sir David's collection includes a group of automaton clocks as well as gold musical snuff boxes adorned with enamel pictures, pearls and diamonds.

These are the works of renowned 19th-century craftsmen, particularly in Switzerland.

The collection also features a selection of scientific instruments, such as barometric compasses, sundials and telescopes from the 17th to the 19th centuries, as well as an interesting group of clocks manufactured in the 19th century in Europe for the Turkish market.

The collections include archeological finds from the Umayyad period and objets d'art from the Abbasid, Seljuk, Fatimid, Mamluk, Mongol, Timurid, Safavid, Kajari, Moghul and Ottoman periods. A special section of the Museum is devoted to the jeweler's art; it contains a collection of jewelry from all parts of the Empire.

The collections show the visitor the great diversity which exists in Islamic art: decorated manuscripts with beautiful calligraphy; embroidered rugs; chessboards and chess pieces; dominoes and ancient playing cards; beautifully decorated colorful everyday objects and jewelry collections. The Museum's Harari Collection exhibits silver vessels from the eleventh century CE found in a jar that had been hidden in the course of a well-to-do Spanish merchant's journey to Persia.

The Museum's magnificent weapons room contains weapons and firearms from the seventh to the nineteenth century CE, and various battle paraphernalia such as ancient armor, helmets, gunpowder pouches, unit insignias, and more.

The Museum of Islamic Art

Parking: There is free parking in an open lot on Chopin Street, opposite the Jerusalem Theater, and along Chopin, Dubnov and HaPalmach Streets.

By bus: No. 13 from the Central Bus Station via the city center stops on HaPalmach Street. Buses 9, 19, 22, 31, 32 stop on Aza Road, a short walking distance from the Museum.