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Jeeninga Museum

The Jeeninga Museum of Bible and Near Eastern Studies on the Anderson University campus in Anderson, Indiana, brings 4,000 years of ancient Levantine history into a single, unexpectedly rich gallery. Founded in 1963 by archaeology professor Dr. Gustav Jeeninga, the collection holds hundreds of original artifacts from Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Greek, Roman, and Israelite civilizations — cookware, funerary objects, idols, lamps, weapons, and ancient texts — displayed in a chronological sequence that traces the cultural crossroads where the Bible took shape. Admission is free, and the museum's compact size makes it a rewarding stop for curious visitors, students, and anyone interested in the material world behind ancient scripture. Housed on the ground floor of York Performance Hall since 2019, it benefits from modern climate control and is visible to audiences attending the university's many musical events.