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"Beit Shalom" Art Gallery

The gallery is housed in a 130-year-old pioneer house, which was the home of Shura and Shalom Fine – members of the founding family of Metula.

The gallery combines past and present, art and local history, and presents exciting exhibitions, including "The Shoemaker" – a family story from the Holocaust era, and "Fine Dynasty" – a visual documentation of a pioneer family of the builders of the land.

Alongside these, permanent and rotating exhibitions by fiber artist Myriam Hod are displayed, in which thread, color, light, and material are woven together into a unique artistic language inspired by the landscapes of the Upper Galilee and childhood memories.

This is a place where the family and national stories are intertwined – an intimate space of memory, inspiration, and beauty in the heart of Metula.

The gallery also screens two rare and exclusive documentary films for the guests of "Hod Rishonim" and "Beit Shalom":

"A Quarter to Eight" – a rare historical film in which Major General Motti Hod, a member of the family, describes how he led the Israeli Air Force to victory in the Six-Day War. Through the testimonies of Ezer Weizman, Ran Ronen, and Ariel Sharon, the code that turned three hours into the fate of a nation is revealed. The film was never screened on television, and was granted to Beit Shalom courtesy of Pnina Hod, Motti Hod's wife.

"Fine Dynasty" – an award-winning documentary film screened at the Docaviv 2018 festival, which tells the story of the Hod-Fine family – from the first settlers in Metula to the young generation grappling with questions of roots, identity, and a dream. It is a human, poetic, and poignant journey about the love of the land, the cost of the path, and the connection between a person and a place.

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