Contact Us

The Kenyon Institute is housed in a beautiful late Ottoman building in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of east Jerusalem: four doors from the British Consulate, 5 minutes’ walk from the American Colony (Headquarters for the Quartet) and 15 minutes’ walk from the Old City, the Hebrew University, and a number of other research facilities and libraries.

Postal Address
P.O. Box 19283
Jerusalem 91192

Street Address
15 Mount of Olives Road
Sheikh Jarrah

Office Telephone + 972 (0) 2 582 8101
Office Fax + 972 (0) 2 532 3844
Office Email Administrator
Hostel Telephone + 972 (0) 2 581 1589

Opening Hours

The Kenyon Institute and Library are open Sunday–Thursday 8.30am–5.00pm.

The Institute will be closed on the following days in 2010:

Mawlid Al-Nabi Thursday, 25 February
Good Friday (Catholic, Orthodox) Friday, 2 April
Easter Monday (Catholic, Orthodox) Monday, 5 April
May Bank Holiday Sunday, 2 May
For HM the Queen's Birthday Sunday, 13 June
Summer Bank Holiday Sunday, 29 August
Eid Al-Fitr* Friday, 10 September
Eid Al-Fitr* Monday, 13 September
Eid Al-Adha* Wednesday, 17 November
Eid Al-Adha* Thursday, 18 November
Christmas closure Friday, 23 December to Sunday, 2 January (inclusive)

*Muslim holidays are subject to lunar observations.