The name of Bezalel is synonymous with more than 100 years of Israeli art, years of innovation and quality. Bezalel, established in 1906 by artist Boris Schatz, as the "Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts," is currently the "Bezalel academy of arts and design Jerusalem", Israel's leading academy of art and design, and one of the most prestigious in the world. Bezalel's unique strength lies in its ability to respond swiftly to cultural changes, as demonstrated by the numerous artistic breakthroughs it has been responsible for. Bezalel takes enormous pride in its many generations of graduates – artists, designers and architects at the cutting edge of their fields in Israel and all over the globe. The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is first and foremost a large array of talented and inspired artists. Both the faculty and the student body are driven by a passion to create and by their meticulous attention to quality and excellence. These two cornerstones have placed Bezalel at the epicenter of Israel's cultural discourse and artistic scene, making it instrumental in shaping and enriching the country's cultural identity.Bezalel has a broad and multifaceted scope of professional and artistic activities, ranging from crafts, such as the design of ceramics, glass, accessories and jewelry, which preserve ancient techniques together with state of the art techniques, and maintain workshops unparalleled anywhere else in the country; to fine art, sculpture and photography, fields that have seen many changes in the past decades; and state-of-the-art digital technology used in industrial design, animation, video art and visual communications.