The Russian Museum and Garden is located in an area in Jericho called the Joseph plot, which is owned by Russia. The museum focuses on several topics, including the subject of Russia in the Holy Land, to include photographic materials and copies of items in the Hermitage Museum in Russia. It also includes the topic of Byzantine Jericho, based on fossil findings from the first century until the eighteenth century BC. And the Islamic and Roman eras, including the coins that were found during excavations at the site. Finally, the museum's garden contains a huge sycamore tree that is believed to be more than two thousand years old and mentioned in the Bible.