David Gabriely focuses on a single sculptural theme- mankind. Not on a specific person, not on a male or a female, not on one group or another, but on representation of the human race, on the essence of the human. His oeuvre is based on the conception that the human being, and the structure of his body and face, his proportions and movements, have not change significantly during the past millennia. One of the prominent subject in his work is the consumer culture, one of the ramifications of which is our absolute dependence on advanced technology. This technology also leads to the dwarfing of individuality, because it makes all of us appear similar, sets uniform standarts, and shapes our wants and our aspirations. As a rule, the human figure in Gabriely’s works undergoes a process of abstraction, while the objects around it are depicted in detail and with realistic accuracy. This creates a contrast between them, with the principal subject, the essential and unchanging, being depicted by the abstract, while the temporary and the anecdotal are depicted in realistic detail.

In the grounds of the Open Museum a sculpture garden is being set up, displaying works from the Museum collection. The collection includes works by the following artists: Ilan Averbuch Berlin Dome, 1994; Wheat in Berlin, 1987. Averbuch uses chiseled stone, wood and metal to create architectural structures that are, in fact, statues. He makes use of materials used in the past for other purposes, with the aim of creating a new poetics. Shelomo Selinger The 36 Righteous Men, 1975; The Binding of Isaac, 1978; The Woman Prisoner, 1970; Life, 1965. Selinger is famous for his large commemoration sites. He works mainly in granite, a hard rock that demands a high level of competence and determination. In most of his sculptures two figures are carved out of one piece of stone, creating the duality of combination and contrast. Assaf Lipschitz Untitled. Lipschitz was born into a family with a strong artistic tradition. He lives and works where he was born, Kibbutz Maoz Chaim Shlomo Schwarzberg Sundial, 1993. Born in Israel in 1956. Ofra Zimbalista Satellite Dish, 1999/2000. At first produced drawings and reliefs of the human body. In the 1980s she began to sculpt human figures. The figures in her later works are colored aluminum cast. The unusual positioning of the figures gives the spectator a feeling of peace and quietness, through the combination of fantasy and reality.