The Chain of Generations Center, Museum at the Western Wall Plaza, Jerusalem, Israel

The Chain of Generations Center is a museum beside the Western Wall in Jerusalem, run by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. Its exhibit runs through underground chambers in a tunnel, combining glass sculptures by Jeremy Langford, light, smoke, sound and holograms with archaeological finds. The first chapter, "Chain of Names", follows a narrow metal bridge past seven spaces and nine glass works spanning some 3,500 years.

The museum occupies archaeological chambers approximately 3,000 years old, documenting various phases of Jerusalem's urban development. These rooms preserve physical traces of the different periods the city has experienced.

The first chapter, "Chain of Names", runs from Abraham to a memorial wall for IDF soldiers who fell in the battles for Jerusalem. Along a narrow metal bridge, nine glass works by Jeremy Langford bear the names of people from the periods each work represents.

The center sits next to the Western Wall Plaza, and visitors enter the underground exhibit in a single-file line along a narrow metal bridge that crosses seven chambers. The route was carved out during 18 years of archaeological excavation before the center opened in January 2006.

The glass installations were created by artist Jeremy Langford using approximately 150 tons of glass, filling the ancient stone chambers with contemporary material. This combination of historic stonework and modern glass creates a striking contrast between old and new.