- Ancient Katzrin park (Archaeological Museums)
Located near Katzrin, it features a reconstructed synagogue and village from Talmudic times including a house furnished with domestic artifacts of the period. more details - Archaeological museum at Kibbutz Ein Dor (Archaeological Museums)
The museum, which is located at the foot of Mount Tabor, near the Biblical Ein Dor, sheds light on the rich and exciting past of the region through its permanent and temporary exhibits. Its archaeological artifacts reveal the ancient way of life of the area and enable the visitor to investigate hands-on the unique material culture of the past. A museum visit is complemented by a guided tour, a variety of activities and a hands-on experience related to one of the ancient crafts (from the olive grove to the press and from wheat to baking bread) depending on the season. Arrangements should be made in advance. more details - Golan Archaeological Museum (Archaeological Museums)
The museum is situated in Katzrin. It displays various findings from the Golan heights, including Hebrew inscriptions from ancient synagogues in the area. There is a special hall devoted to the heroic history of Gamla. Audiovisual presentation. more details - Museum of Prehistory (Archaeological Museums)
This museum deals with the prehistorically period of the Chula Valley and the nearby area. There is an ethnographic exhibition from all parts of the world, illustrating prehistoric times. The earliest artifact in the museum is from half a million years ago. The museum includes stone, flint and bone artifacts, and bones of elephants and other animals from all the prehistoric periods, and 12,000-year-old skeletons. more details - Museum of Regional and Mediterranean Archaeology (Archaeological Museums)
This unique museum is close to the route of one the country’s most important ancient roads, over which goods, people and armies traveled from the Mediterranean basin to the lands of the East. In the museum “Discoveries in the Beth Shean Valley”, “A small Bronze Age Canaanite temple reconstructed” and another interesting exhibit demonstrates ancient weaving techniques, utilizing implements for spinning and weaving discovered in the remains of an Israelite village excavated at the museum site.
NEW: A new exhibition displaying rare Etruscan artifacts and utilizing new ways of display combining smell, sounds and 3-D. more details - Museum of Yarmukian Culture (Archaeological Museums)
The Museum at Kibbutz Shaar Hagolan is world famous for the number and quality of items displayed in it. The visitor gains a comprehensive picture of daily life as well as of the art and cult of 7.500 year old Neolithic farmers’ village on the bank of the Yarmuk River. This culture was first unearthed in Shaar Hagolan and has been named the Yarmukian Culture. The largest assemblage of prehistoric art objects ever found in Israel comes from the site of Shaar Hagolan. The finds, which number of 150 items, include human figurines made of clay and pebbles, basalt pebbles incised with geometric patterns, and pendants. The village at Shaar Hagolan was one of the most important cultic and artistic centers in the Near East. more details - The Archaeological Museum of Hatzor (Archaeological Museums)
The museum houses major finds excavated at the adjacent site of ancient Hatzor, now a national park. Hatzor was a fortified city conquered from the Canaanites by Joshua and then used as a chariot base and food repository throughout the period of the Israelite Monarchy. It is the most important archaeological site in northern Israel. more details - Bar-David Museum of Jewish Art and Judaica (Art Museums)
The Bar-David Museum, dedicated to Arts and Judaic, is located in Kibbutz Baram, on the northern border. The museum bears the name of its donors, Moshe and Tova Bar-David. The museum spreads over three stories: the hall for biannual exhibitions from the large permanent collections; a huge hall for the purpose of changing exhibitions of painting, sculpture, photography with the archaeology room on side with objects from the region, ceramic and glass artifacts, jewelry and statuettes; the youth branch and groups and families workshops in different languages. more details - Beit Gabriel on the Kinneret (Art Museums)
The cornerstone of Beit Gabriel was laid in March 1990. The House was designed to serve as a meeting place and center for the arts and social life of the residents of the region and all lovers of culture, creativity and the arts. It is characterized by a special atmosphere of openness and creativity. The beauty of the House, its special location on the shores of the Kinneret, the garden and the breathtaking promenade overlooking the shores of the lake are all elements of this unique site which attracts thousands of visitors every month. more details - Elsaraya – Art and Culture Gallery (Art Museums)
Elsaraya – Art and Culture Gallery – founded in 2006 in the city of Nazareth. Its main cause is to increase local and global awareness of the city of Nazareth while uncovering its cultural, social, and historical values and to show that Nazareth is a symbol of the co-existence between the three religions in the country.
The Gallery is dwelled in a house built between the years 1880 – 1890. It is considered as the most beautiful place in the city. At the time, it served as the home of Daher El-Omar. The house is decorated with wooden ceiling painted in an Arabic style and artistic paintings made from oil. They are characterized with beauty and quality.
The exhibition titles at the Gallery frequently change. Today, the exhibition that is being displayed is “Orr 2006” (or Light 2006) where many artistic pieces are being displayed by artists who made it to the final round more details - Mishkan LeOmanut, Ein Harod (Art Museums)
The largest museum in the north in Israel, commanding a view of the Jezreel Valley, and Mount Gilboa panorama. The museum’s expansive halls illuminated by natural lighting and the sculpture courtyards provide a home for one of the most important collections of art in the country. The collection includes Jewish liturgical art and works from the nineteenth century till the present day: in painting, sculpture, graphic art and photography. The exhibition program is varied and accompanied by catalogues, symposia, workshops, guided tours and educational activity throughout the year. more details - Tal Gallery in Kfar Vradim (Galleries and Artists Houses)
 Tal Gallery was founded by the Greenfeld family in the memory of their son Tal, a young artist who died at age twenty three, leaving a collection of more than eighty paintings and hundreds of drawings. Since 2002 Tal Gallery performs in cooperation with local artists living and creating in Kfar Vradim. The Gallery exhibits changing group and single exhibitions of Israeli artists together with exhibitions from Tal works collection. Tal Gallery, hosted several group exhibitions of Jewish and Arab artists from the vicinity of the Western Galilee area and an exhibition in cooperation with the Jewish community in Belgium, an exhibition of the finalists of Alix de Rothschild award for 2005, young artists exhibitions and many more. Tal Gallery performs annual 5-6 exhibitions, festive openings, gallery talks and art lectures. The Gallery hosts children and young student’s art educational visits. The Gallery indents to give opportunity to young promising artists, showing Israeli Contemporary Art and initiating Art projects in the community. Tal Gallery is located in Kfar Vradim, a community picturesque village in the Galilee, at the North of Israel more details - Beit Hameiri Museum - Jewish Settlement (Historical Museums)
The famous journalist and writer Ihzekei Hameiri (1898-1934) amassed a good collection of paintings, photos, documents, pieces of Judaica, etc. His house is a museum now where everyone can see this rich and interesting collection which depicts the history of Jewish settlement in Zefat (Safed). more details - Beit Hashomer Museum (Historical Museums)
The museum is situated in Tel-Hai at kfar Giladi. It documents the Shomer movement, the precursor of the Israeli army, initiated by settlers in the Upper Galilee. An audiovisual presentation is included. There are two art galleries, one of them presents a permanent exhibition of the sculptress Batya Lishanski. more details - Beit Shturman Museum (Historical Museums)
Beit Sturman Museum is one of the biggest archaeological museums of the country. Rich collection of flora and fauna of the region. History of Jewish settlements in Israel valley. The museum is named in honour of one of the founders of kibbutz – Haim Shturman more details - Beit Uri and Rami Nehushtan (Historical Museums)
The museum is named in the honor of its two founders. The permanent and temporary exhibitions of the paintings. Sculptures, carpets, embroideries, etc. The museum is situated in kibbutz Ashdot Yakov Meuhad.
more details - Beit-Shean Museum (Historical Museums)
In Roman period Skeetopolis, one of the cities of Dekapolis. Exposition has a rich collection of archaeological finds in Tel Beit-Shean and the city of the Roman period. The special section is devoted to crusaders’ period. more details - Gordon’s House (Historical Museums)
The museum is situated in kibbutz Dgania A (Alef). Dgania Alef is the first kibbutz in Israel that was founded in 1909. Various agricultural implements and tools are among its exhibits. Visitors can trace here the history of lands’ developing by earliest explorers. Flora and fauna of the district. The museum is named in honor of one of the founders of kibbutz. more details - Hanita Museum and Antiquites (Historical Museums)
The museum is located in an ancient stone house and is comprised of: 1. tower-and-stockade section. The riots of 1936-39 and the circumstances that produced the overnight building of Tower-and-Stockade Settlements. The section deals with the purchase of the land, on which Hanita was built, and the security and organizational problems of the new settlement. There is an 18-minute audio-visual program (in 3 languages). 2. the archaeology section exhibits finds from the area of Hanita and the vicinity, including a mosaic floor from a Byzantine church of the 6th and 7th centuries CE. The floor is exhibited together with a model of the church. more details - House of the Anchors, Fishing Museum (Historical Museums)
The museum is a unique assemblage of concepts, examples of technology and hitherto little-known artifacts relating to the fishing industry on the Sea of Galilee through the times. The museum collection includes such items as: models of nets, net sinkers and anchors, mooring stones, netting needles and rare pictures of newly discovered ancient harbours. We also offer special demostrations of fishing techniques and tours centering on fishing - then and now. more details - Kfar Tavor Village Museum (Historical Museums)
Visitor’s Center is situated in the center of the village of Kfar Tavor (1901), resplendent in its beauty at the foot of Mount Tavor.
Presenting the deeds of the pioneers of the first Aliya. Displays include the JCA and Baron de Rotchild foundations, Mount Tavor, village institutions, the Hashomer hut, synagogue and many other displays.
Farmers Yard – authentic farmers homes, a documentary film depicting the lives of the first settlers, multimedia displays, farm animals, tabun, galleries and more.
more details - Kinneret Museum (Historical Museums)
Moshav Kinneret was founded in 1908. The museum which is situated in the building of the first hospital depicts the history of the first Jewish settlements in this region, a lot of photos, documents, other interesting exhibits. more details - Kiryat Shemona History Museum (Historical Museums)
The historical museum of Kiryat Shemona is located in a building that once was used as a mosque. It displays finds from local ancient tels, as well as the modern history of local settlements. Special displays focus on immigrants to Kiryat Shemona and the special security problems faced by its citizens. A film about the town, which shows future plans for expansion, completes the picture. more details - Knights Banqueting Halls - Acre (Historical Museums)
After restoration works the visitors have a chance to see the examples of an early Gothic architecture. On the columns the symbols of the French royal family. No doubts, some crucial decisions for crusaders were made here. Hospital of that period, tunnel. more details - Liebermann House (Historical Museums)
Today, the Liebermann family building houses the Municipal Museum of the History of Nahariya. Visitors are invited to watch the audio-visual show about Nahariya’s past or make use of the interactive multimedia program which provides a wealth of information concerning Liebermann House and its role in the period of the British Mandate and in the years after the establishment of the State until today. In addition there is an art gallery as well as temporary exhibitions, and in the near future a cafeteria and a restaurant will be established. more details - Man in the Galilee Museum - Yigal Allon Centre (Historical Museums)
The museum is situated in kibbutz Ginosar, near The Sea of Galilee (Kinneret). Audiovisual presentation tells the history of the district. A lot of historical events are connected here with Christianity and Jesus’s life. You can get to the museum from Tiberias by ship. more details - Medicine and Pioneers Museum (Historical Museums)
The museum is situated in Menahemya, in the settlement near the Jordan river, half way from Tiberias to Beit-Shean. This is the first Jewish settlement in this region. There are three sections in the museum: the beginning of the settlement, the first medical center and creation of hydro-electric system. more details - Memorial museum of hungarian speaking jewry (Historical Museums)
The Memorial Museum of the Hungarian Speaking Jewry was founded in 1986 and opened to the public in 1990, in Safed. The Museum is based on a non-profit Association with thirty founding members. The Museum has been operated since it’s beginnings by two of its founders: Hava and Yosef Lustig, living in Safed. The Museum depicts the magnificent past of the Jewish communities in Hungary, Transylvania, Slovakia, Carpathian-Russia, Bachka, Banat and Burgenland, and reflects their contribution to the Jewish history and World culture. more details - Museum "Dubrovin Estate" (Historical Museums)
Restored building of the beginning of the 20th century. The Dubrovins came from Russia 115 years ago and founded the new settlement. The atmosphere of Russia of that period in everything: pottery, furniture, clothes, etc. You’ll find here the ruins of an ancient synagogue dating from 4th-6th century. The museum is situated in moshav Yesud Hamaala (between Rosh-Pina and Kiryat Shemona). more details - Museum "Wall and Tower" - kibbutz Nir David (Historical Museums)
The museum is situated in kibbutz Nir David. The model of a Jewish settlement of the beginning of the 20th century. The similar museum you can visit in kibbutz Hanita in the North. Dramatic period is depicted in documents, photos, in people’s evidences. more details - Museum of Golani Division Heroism (Historical Museums)
The memorial site set up at Golani Junction lies on a rocky hill overlooking a spectacular pine forest. The combatants of the Golani brigade fought fierce battles in this region during the Independence War. During the Yom Kippur War, the "Golani" Brigade lost 126 fighters in the bloody battles on the Golan front. The museum commemorates those who fell in the line of duty and tells the story of their battles and their current exercises and security tasks. more details - Museum of Pioneer Settlement (Historical Museums)
Located in kibbutz Yifat in the center of Emek Yizrael (Israel Valley). Exposition depicts the history of Jewish settlements in this region. more details - Museum of the Underground prisoners (Historical Museums)
The museum is situated in the fortress of Acre. The first prisoner in it was Z. Jabotinsky. He was arrested and put in the fortress with his friends from “Hagana”. The displays tell the heroic history of Jews and their Struggle for independence and creation of the state. more details - Old Gesher and Battle Museum (Historical Museums)
Near kibbutz Gesher on the banks of the River Jordan hides “Old Gesher” a charming scenic corner with geopolitical and historic importance. The Battle Museum is situated here. It is located in an underground shelter which used to be the center of the settlement’s activities during the battle of the War of Independence. more details - Tel-Hai Museum (Historical Museums)
The exposition of the museum is devoted to the dramatic events of 1920, when Tel-Hai and some other Jewish settlements in Upper Galilee were cut from the central part of the country and attacked by Arabs. Yosef Trumpeldor was at the head of the battle and was killed with other seven soldiers. Every year people gather here to honor the heroes. more details - The Al Basha Bath (Turkish Bathes) (Historical Museums)
Some halls of Turkish bath-houses of original architecture with beautifully restored ceramics, fountains, stained-glass windows. You feel yourself here as a participant of a legend. The museum is situated in the old part of the city, not far from southern wall of the fortress. more details - The Farmer’s House (Historical Museums)
The museum depicts the history of Metulla with photographs and documents from the most northerly point of the Land of Israel. There are photographs of the first settlers who came to this distant place in 1896, far removed from other centers of population with no access roads and no public transport. The museum also contains displays and papers relating to the first Aliyah, security and border exhibits, and items regarding education, water etc. more details - The Holocaust and Resistance Museum (Historical Museums)
There is no need to describe the displays of the museum. Its name tells what it is all about. One more page to the dramatic history of Jews, in the history of the Holocaust. The museum makes a strong impression on visitors. The museum is situated in kibbutz Lohamey Hagetaot. more details - The Kinneret Courtyard (Historical Museums)
The Kinneret Courtyard (established in 1908) served as an agricultural and social laboratory during the period of the Second Aliya. It was here where the first buds of social experimentation developed, with ideas like the Kibbutz and the Moshav. Kinneret Courtyard was also a hothouse for burgeoning organizations, including the Hagana. Also the feminist revolution takes place in the Courtyard - the women’s training farm known as Chavat Ha’almot (the maidens’ farm) and the beginnings of the agricultural schools in Eretz Israel.
It was only natural for the leaders of that period to live and workin the Kinneret Courtyard. They included A.D. Gordon, Berl Katzenelson, Ben Zion Yisraeli, Zalman Shazar, Yosef Bussel, Shmuel Dayan, Yitzhak Tabenkin, Levi Eshkol and Rachel, the poetess.
more details - The Lieberman Heritage Museum (Historical Museums)
The municipal museum of Nahariya presents several main themes: History of Nahariya, art, Western Galilee Archaeology and Melcology.
more details - The Visitors center in Bethlehem of Galilee (Historical Museums)
Our visitors center in Bethlehem of Galilee offers you a visit in a Templers home full of pictures and a lot of things from the Templers time in Israel, and we offer you guided tour in Bethlehem.
more details - Trumpeldor House (Historical Museums)
The museum is situated in kibbutz Tel-Yosef (road 71 from Afula to Beit Shean). Trumpeldor was the officer in the Russian Army. He was the first Jew-officer in the Russian Army. Yosef Trumpeldor was killed in the battle with Arabs near Tel-Hai (Upper Galilee) in 1920. In the honor of Trumpeldor and his seven friends the town Kiryat-Shemona (settlement of eights) was founded. more details - Beit Ussishkin Nature Museum (Museums of Nature)
Covers the natural history of Hula Valley, the Mount Hermon, the Golan heights and the Jordan river. Dioramas, audiovisual presentations are multilingual. A fascinating exhibition of the finds of 28 seasons of excavation at nearby Tel Dan. more details - Israel Bible Museum (Other Museums)
The works of art on Bible subjects are on display. Exhibition of drawings, pictures, engravings and sculptures. Worth visiting. more details - Lavon Sculpture Garden (Other Museums)
The developing sculpture garden at Lavon is indeed a continuation of its "big brother" in Tefen Industrial Park Sculpture Garden. Installed in Lavon are works by Ilan Averbuch, Shlomo Schwarzberg, Achiam, Amos Kenan and a series of sculptures by Ofra Zimbalista. The sculptures can be regarded as figures who stepped out of the museum. They are not the domain of a limited museum audience, but become part of the daily life of those who visit and work in the Park. more details - Museum of Photography (Other Museums)
Located in one of the most beautiful regions of the Galilee, on the territory of the Tel-Hai Industrial Park. It aims to combine modern industry, art, nature and education in a unique, harmonious and natural settings. The museum of Photography includes a series of exhibitions of the work of many renowned local and international photographers. It was opened in 1992. Additional attractions include the Export Industries Exhibition and concerts for music lovers – a real feast for senses! more details - Tefen Open Museum (Other Museums)
The Open Museum of Israeli Art is located in Tefen Industrial Park at the Western Galilee. It’s setting amongst industrial plants materializes the vision of it’s founder, Mr. Stef Wertheimer: a model park which fosters creative activity in industry, art, education, culture and nature.
Sculpture Garden: Under the open sky, consists of some 100 pieces.
Art Gallery: Hosts changing painting and sculpture exhibitions.
The Art of Industry Museum: Milestones in the development of industry from the Stone Age till today.
Antique Car Collection: Models dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.
Museum for German Speaking Jewry: Depicts the history of German Speaking Jewry and their important contribution to the establishment of the state. more details - The Music Box of Zami (Other Museums)
“The Music Box of Zami” is a collection of 160 musical instruments, from 50 countries. Besides of dozens of string instruments, wind instruments, and some percussion instruments, there are the keyboards: Monochord, Clavichord, Harpsichord, Harmonium, Pipe organ and Piano. The visit in the “Music Box” is a Combination of Coffee, Cake, Collection and Concert. From a short visit (1 hour) to a full concert / lecture / demonstration (possibly not only on Hebrew but also in English, French or Italian). “The Music Box of Zami” located in a private house, in Metula – a little picturesque village in the very north of Israel. Parking: easy and free. more details - Antiquity Museum in kibbutz Sdot-Yam (Caesarea) (Archaeological Museums)
The place is wonderful. The sculptures in the park at the seaside. The museum itself with its finds from the sea bottom is miraculous. Fragments of sculptures, columns, coins, pottery, utensils from king Hordus. Hordus’s period show demonstrates the luxury of the city in Roman period. more details - Hamizgaga museum – Nachsholim (Archaeological Museums)
The museum serves as repository and displays for objects found at Tel Dor and of underwater archaeological finds retrieved by the center’s diving team. The large assortment of anchors, jars and remnants of navigational tools attests to the range of activities of the Port of Dor in the earlier periods, including the retreat of Napoleon’s armade in 1799. In the museum, there is a display of finds from the Tel Dor excavations, carried on since 1980. Among the finds are figurines, storage jars, oil lamps, jewelry and more, the restoration of which is impressively done by the excavating staff. Through the use of documents, photographs and glasswares, a special exhibition demonstrates the history of the building. more details - Hecht Museum, University of Haifa (Archaeological Museums)
Archeology of Eretz-Israel from the Chalcolithic Period till the Late Byzantine Period. In the Art Wing - Hecht Collection: Impressionists and Jewish artists from the School of Paris: Manet, Monet, Pissarro, Van-Gogh, Modigliani, Soutine, Struk and others are on displays. Ghez Collection: Jewish artists who perished in the Holocaust. more details - Shtekelis Prehistory Museum (Archaeological Museums)
The display of the museum includes archeological finds from the caves of the Carmel and northern Israel. Dioramas of the life of Prehistoric man – called Homo Carmelitis. more details - Gallerina – gallery of art, craft & coffee (Art Museums)
"Gallerina" puts on group theme shows that combine practical and decorative art with touches of sculpting.
And also individual exhibits of painting and photographing.
To complete the visit, we also have a small coffeehouse that serves breakfasts, cheeses, quiches or coffee and cakes.
more details - Hadera Artists House (Art Museums)
Studio Oman, a school art gallery was founded in 1993 by a group of local artists, headed by Anton Biedermann.
Its objectives center on the following three areas:
a. Creating a "total," creative environment for the plastic arts with the active involvement of the local population.
b. Exhibiting high-standard, thought-provoking works of Israeli and international artists on a regular basis.
c. Developing the communal awareness of the plastic arts via lectures, discussions etc.
Curator and Director: Dr. Anton Biedermann
more details - Janco Dada Museum (Art Museums)
The museum is situated at the center of artists village Ein Hod. There four in it exhibition halls. One of them represents the constant exhibition of Marselo Janco. The gallery represents the young artists and special projects. The bottom hall is devoted to modern and avant-garde art. In the museum there is also the art workshop allowing the visitor to plunge in the world of artists work. more details - Mane-Katz Museum (Art Museums)
For the last four years of his life (1958-1962) Mane-Katz shared his time between this house and his Parisian studio. The house became a museum in 1977. The exhibitions are changed every three months and consist of displays from the museum’s permanent collection as well as guest exhibitions. more details - Ralli Museum (Ceasarea) (Art Museums)
Private museum with private collection. The collection is rich. It includes paintings of famous modern and old artists. Permanent and changing exhibitions. One of the galleries is devoted to Salvador Dali. The history of Ceasarea is also depicted in the museum. What is also very interesting – the building itself. Its architecture is original and affecting. It is worth visiting. more details - The Haifa Museum of Art (Art Museums)
The Haifa Museum of Art is dedicated to exploring the pulsating arena of local and international contemporary art. The Museum’s changing exhibitions examines and responds to contemporary cultural developments and processes as they are reflected in diverse forms of art today. The interactive children’s wing is dedicated to transforming the Museum visit into a multi-sensory experience. The Museum’s collection includes over 7,000 Israeli and international works of art. Cultural events, lectures, conferences, shows and concerts are held regularly in the Museum. more details - The Thomas Lemay Gallery (Art Museums)
The Thomas Lemay Gallery is situated in the beautiful historic Templer village of Bet Lehem Haglilit.
The Gallery holds exhibitions, lectures and art happenings in its newly constructed building.
Thomas Lemays studio adjoins the Gallery and there is a permanent exhibition of his latest works together with visiting artists shows
more details - The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art (Art Museums)
The museum was founded in the year 1959, at the joint initiative of Felix Tikotin, a known collector of Japanese art who contributed his private collection, and the late Abba Chushi. The museum houses about 6,000 exhibits which include paintings, reprints, sketches, textiles, ancient ornamented books, ceramics, miniature statuettes etc. The exhibition hall is constructed in the spirit of the Japanese architecture. The museum’s library houses about 2,500 books and scientific publications on the subject of Japan and its culture. The place hosts activities on the subject of Japanese culture such as lectures, films, courses on Japanese flower schemes, Zen meditation and the study of the Japanese language. more details - Wilfrid Israel Museum (Art Museums)
Wilfrid Israel Museum originally based it’s exhibition on the unique collection of Israel Wilfrid, who was a true friend of the founders of Kibbutz Hazorea, and his tint collection bequeathed to the Kibbutz. Wilfrid Israel, himself tragically met his death while on a mission to rescue German Jews during Second World War. The Museum opened in the year 1951 and ever since has displayed Wilfrid’s unique collection that grew significantly during the years. more details - Beit-Hagefen Art Gallery (Galleries and Artists Houses)
Beit Hagefen, the Arab Jewish Center, operating on municipal, national and international level, was founded in 1963 in order to create a supporting atmosphere and a social and cultural meeting place for Jews and Arabs. Beit Hagefen sponsors a wide range of activities: Visitors Center, Arab Theater, Children’s Cultural Center and Library, Courses, Clubs and Art Gallery. Gallery exhibits art works, by Arab and Jewish artists, throughout the year and two major exhibitions (including art works route in Wadi Nisnas) during the two annual festivals: the “Holiday of Holidays” (Dec/Jan) and the “Arab Book and Culture Month” (May/Jun). Tens of thousands of visitors, per year, visit the Art Gallery as part of the Visitors Center. more details - Castra Cultural Centre (Galleries and Artists Houses)
Castra Centre is situated near the south entrance to Haifa, opposite to the Congress Centre. The aim of Castra Centre is to combine arts, entertainments and shopping. The Danker’s family, initiators of the project, supposed to create here the place suitable for painters, the place where they can work and sale their works. The building itself is the work of Arick Braur, the Austrian professor of arts. The biggest wall mosaic in the world on Bible’s stories is presented in Castra. You can have a great time here, shopping, visiting different exhibitions in galleries and museums. You can also enjoy in various restaurants and cafes. The organized excursion can be ordered before hand. I.C.U. – international cultural union – is producing and curating all kinds of exhibitions in Castra Centre. more details - Chagall Artists House (Galleries and Artists Houses)
The Chagall Artists House was established in 1954 at the initiative of the Painters and Sculptors Association, and serves as a venue for one-man shows and group exhibitions,
publication of catalogues and periodicals, international exchange exhibitions, projects accompanied by events such as artists dialogues, lectures on various aspects of art,
chamber music concerts, etc. more details - Colosseum art gallery (Galleries and Artists Houses)
The gallery’s first exposition was the group "TRAMWAY" - six artists from Haifa, who continue the traditions of the first Russian avanguard of the beginning of the XXth Century. Some artists joined "TRAMWAY" because of the similar opinion on the art. Their works became the obvious case of overcoming the barriers raised today in Israel art between the high professional of the academy school of drawing and absolute freedom of emotional selfexpress of the person. Today there are about 50 works of painters are exhibited in "Colosseum". There are also sculptures, small plastic art, decorative applied art in the gallery. Group and personal art exhibitions of russian Israelian artists are held here. more details - The Art Gallery in University of Haifa (Galleries and Artists Houses)
The Art Gallery in Haifa University was opened in 1978. Each academic year, Gallery present 3-4 exhibitions, emphasizing modern and contemporary Israeli Art, as well as works from different places of the world. University Art collection include some 1000 wonderful works. more details - The Okashi Art Museum (Galleries and Artists Houses)
The Okashi Art Museum is located in an ancient Ottoman arched building near the Knight’s Halls in the ancient city of Akko.
The Museum displays temporary exhibitions of Israeli contemporary Art as well as permanent exhibition of works by the late artist Avshalom Okashi. For most of his life the artist lived, worked and created in his studio in Akko, which following his demise, became the OKASHI MUSEUM.
The subjects of his first works are inspired by the scenery, the human landscape and the spirituality of the land of Israel.
Avshalom Okashi was one of the founders and leaders of "New Horisons", a group of artists that was formed following the War of Independence.
more details - Beit Aaronson (Historical Museums)
The house was once the home of Aharon Aaronson and his sisters Sarah and Rebecca, leaders of the Jewish secret organization "Nili", which spied for Britain against the Ottoman Turks in the First World War. The house has been preserved, along with personal documents, books and artifacts of the Aharonsohn family. An audio-visual presentation on the subject is available also in English, Russian, French and Spanish. more details - Beit Fisher (Historical Museums)
The Municipal Museum of the history of Kiryat Ata is being established in
the house of Fisher. This building,which was built towards the end of the 19th century, was the central building in the whole village called KFARTA.
At the early days of Kfar Ata, the Muchtar, chief of the village, named Yehoshua Fisher lived here. He was the leader of the renewed Jewish settlement movement. After his death, he left the house in behalf of "TOM" association for the purpose of community activities. The Municipality of Kiryat-Ata and "TOM" association renovated the building , in which the Municipal Museum and the “Maalot Hagiborim” synagogue reside.
In the Museum there are many items, with which we teach about the first settlers’ life, at home and outdoors in the fields as well.
In the central hall of the Museum there is an exhibition named “From the Bird’s Eye”. Pictures taken, throughout the years 1945-2003, from up above the city, telling the story of the development of the city.
The archive includes many documents, cassettes, pictures and memoirs of the first builders of this settlement, aside actual material based on publishing in the local newspapers ,and on community documentation, done mostly by volunteers and pupils’ works written under the title: YI, which means “Young Investigators”.
At the Pedagogic Center there is a deductive material connected to the history of the city such as: articals, informasion pages, room games, outdoor games, activity papers, riddles, suggestions to educational projects and films which show the history of the place since it was first settled, some five thousand years ago. All this material is available for the educational sector , as well as for all the citizens of the town, who make use of it very often.
The “Cathedral of Investing the city’s History “ continues in collecting, preserving, documenting, photographing and memorizing all that concerns the history of the city, including encouraging investigations in various fields such as: historical geography, muzeulogy, sociology and communication.
Outer connections centralize mainly in the field of heritage at the Ministry of Education, the Department of Education in the Ministry of Environmental Services, the Museums’ Center at the Ministry of Science, the Organization of Nature Preservation, The Authority of Antiquities, and The Council of Preserving Buildings and Settlements Sites. more details - Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum (Historical Museums)
Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum. The museum features the story of the hardships of fighting over the right to live in the country and the history of the Israeli Navy. The immigration story is told by documents, articles of the time, models, photos, light & sound shows & diagrams. The ship "Af-Al-Pi-Chen", which ran the British blockade during the mandatory period, & brought 434 immigrants to the country, houses most of the museum devoted to the clandestine immigration and to the history of Israel’s Navy up to the Yom Kippur War. It exhibits battle plans, ship models, etc. During the war of liberation, it served the Israeli Navy as a tank launcher. Guided tours, lectures & educational activities are available-must be prearranged. more details - Ethnography Center of Acre and the Galilee (Historical Museums)
The ethnical center is divided into two sections: The first part is dedicated to recreating a nineteenth century market place, the other to private collectors and their collections.
The market place offers visitors a unique opportunity to go back in time and walk through the Galilee the way it used to look over a hundred years ago. The focus is on recreating typical artisan shops and crafts: the hat maker’s shop with his authentic work equipments, alongside the wood worker/carpenter, the blacksmith, Jeweler, Pharmacist and more.
The second section of the center hosts an original Damascene living room, shell inlayed, containing a samovar (hot water vessel, for tea), baring a personal inscription to the Sultan Ahmad el Jasar himself.
In this section you will also be able to find collections of periodic religious artifacts, lanterns, locks and bells, as well as a changing exhibition by private collectors.
The grounds also boast a beautiful garden located in the inner terrace. more details - First Aliya Museum (Historical Museums)
The Zichron Yaaqov museum is dedicated to the activities of immigrants who came to Israel with the first aliya. By traveling backwards in a time warp we encounter the sights and sounds of a by-gone era as different scenes and events appear on television screens and in mini movie theaters that form an integral part of the exhibition. Zachariya the seed vendor, izer the cobbler and the women water carriers are all brought to life by the work of sculptor Ora Rozenzweig, in one of many exhibits at the museum. more details - Hana Senesh House (Historical Museums)
This museum is the part of the Antiquities museum in Ceasarea. Hana Senesh is a famous parachute jumper during the World War II. She was born in kibbutz Sdot-Yam. The exposition tells the visitors the story of her life. more details - Illegal Immigrants Detention Camp (Historical Museums)
The Atlit "Illegal" Immigrant Detention Camp tells the story of the struggle of Jews fleeing Europe (Ma’apilim) from NAZI persecution and death, trying to reach British controlled Palestine, only to be incarcerated in camps similar in appearance to the NAZI camps of Europe. In October 1945, a daring military operation freed the 208 detainees.
On the site: a recently purchased ship, similar in size and appearance to those used to transport immigrants to Israel, the notorious disinfection facility, a model of the original camp, restored barracks, a computerized information database and more.
more details - Juara museum (Historical Museums)
Juara museum is located in a building dating from the Ottoman period situated in a gadna (youth corps) military camp in Ramat Menashe in northern Israel.
The museum recounts the story of the training of the Hagannah (pre-state underground defense organization) members for positions of command throughout the years of the organization`s activity.
The visitor observes an exhibit illustrating the officers` training course of that period, the spirit of volunteering, and the importance of training an army for the state in the making.
The museum exhibit includes: passage through a military parade opening the officers` training course, a film on the period of the British Mandate, a display of the names of graduates of the Hagannah officers` training course throughout the years, an exhibit on "A Day in Juara" – demonstrating a day in the officers` training course in the days of the Hagannah, and a description of the Mishmar Ha`emek battle which took place in April 1948. more details - National Maritime Museum (Historical Museums)
The history of seafaring and the development of shipbuilding in the Mediterranean Basin and the Red Sea is unfurled at the 1,400 sq.m. National Maritime Museum founded in 1953. Inaugurated in its present home in 1972, the museum embodies a chronologically-arranged, 12-theme, 7,000 item collection covering maritime mythology, ancient anchors, Greco-Roman coins, fish and dolphins, stamps and maritime themes, modern seafaring, naval battles and naval architecture and the ethnology of seafaring societies, with special emphasis on Jewish seafaring. more details - Terezin House (Historical Museums)
The museum was founded in the memory of getto Terezienstadt’s victims that were killed during Holocaust. One-man prison cell is on display, permanent exhibitions of work of arts from getto, different documents and archives. more details - The "Khan" Museum of the History of Hadera (Historical Museums)
The museum is located at the K’han national site, in the remains of an ottoman farmstead dating from the late 19-th Century. On foundation, in 1891, Hadera’s founders lived here temporarily. An outdoor and five indoor permanent exhibitions narrate 70 years of an outstanding history. The museum keeps the city historical archives as well as a library. The "Khan" provides education services in several languages. more details - The Secret Hiding Place of Weapons at Nahalal (Historical Museums)
A secret hiding place of weapons belonged to the "Hagana" during the British Mandate. The hiding place was manually dug and built. It used between the years 1947-1943 and the British never found it. Above it, there is a unique museum that describes family history interlaced within the establishment of the state of Israel. more details - Yad Yaari Museum (Historical Museums)
The Exhibitions of Yad Yaari has operated since the Center for Research and Documentation opened its gates. It presents the history of the HaShomer HaTzair (H.H.) youth movement and institutions that branched from it: HaKibbutz HaArtzi as settlement movement, the publisher Sifriat Hapoalim and the Tzavta as the cultural branch and political parties - the Socialist League, Mapam and Meretz. The permanent Exhibition is divided into several sections: a section dedicated to the H.H. as a social and cultural phenomenon; the movement’s activities and publications; the ideological world of the H.H.; the Hakibbutz Haartzi in action presents pictures from its founding period; Hakibbutz Haartzi and National Security; H.H. members during the Holocaust; the post – war period includes a collection of banners of illegal immigrants; a memorial room dedicated to the H.H. members. Beside the permanent sections there are also a temporary exhibitions. more details - Albadia - the Arab Bedouin Heritage Center (Other Museums)
Travels in the beduian museum: lectures, stories and movies about the beduian culture. Activities for families and children about the beduian subject. Beduian folklor, hena ceremony and the beduian wedding. Beduian Festivals and culture Events. Meeting between jews-arabs writers and poems. more details - Dagon Grain Museum (Other Museums)
You have a unique opportunity to see grain processing from prehistoric times to the present. Displays of working tools, grain storage and handling. more details - Israel Railway Museum (Other Museums)
Picturesque old Hedjaz Railway stone buildings house restored locomotives, coaches and wagons, plus timetables, tickets, photos, signaling equipment etc, dating back to the first railway line of 1892. Collection includes the last steam engine in Israel. more details - Museum of Dolls (Other Museums)
The doll museum, a unique new tourist attraction, opens its gates to the public for your enjoyment and inspiration. The doll museum takes you on a trip from the past to the present of the Jewish people. The heroes, heritage and legends are presented in 80 exactingly accurate dioramas including almost 1,000 lifelike models. An experience you’ll never forget. more details - The Museum of Edible Oil Production in Israel (Other Museums)
The Oil Museum describes the history of the oil industry in Israel. The visitor can view the development of production procedures and past uses for the oil. It is possible to combine the visit to the museum with a visit to the "Shemen" factory. more details - National Museum of Science, Technology and Space (Science and Technology Museums)
The museum is situated in an old Technion building in Hadar. The whole family can enjoy the day here. It’s innovative and fascinating center, which contains more than 400 interactive exhibits: mirror room, dark room, Aviation room etc. Museum’s displays illustrate the main scientific principles and technological achievements in Israel.
More info on our websit www.madatech.org.il more details - Bible Lands Museum (Archaeological Museums)
Unique collection depicting the cultures and civilizations of the ancient lands of the Bible. The museum’s extensive collection of Ancient Near Eastern art presents the history of the biblical period. Daily guided tours and an Easyguide audio guiding system are free with admission. Open Daily - Gift Shop and Kosher Restaurant. Saturday Night Music Wine and Cheese programs and Wednesday evening lectures. Contact the museum for program details. more details - Burnt House (Katres House) (Archaeological Museums)
A luxurious residence of a rich Jew from the end of the Second Temple was burned in 70 CE. Now it is a museum. With the help of audio-visual presentation you’ll go back in time. more details - Davidson Excavation and virtual reconstruction center (Archaeological Museums)
The Davidson Center is situated at the entrance to the Jerusalem Archaeological Park. The new center offers the visitors an exhibition of archaeological objects, the real time virtual reality reconstruction of the Herodian Temple, and the high definition video of a Jewish pilgrimage to Second Temple period Jerusalem. more details - Rockefeller Archaeological Museum (Archaeological Museums)
On of the largest and most impressive archeological museums in Israel. Was established in the 30s by the British, with the generous contribution of the American millionaire Rokefeller. The building itself is an esthetic experience of its own. The Rockefeller Archaeological Museum, situated in a landmark building in East Jerusalem, houses the extraordinary collection of antiquities unearthed in digs in the country during the British Mandate period (1920-1948). more details - Siebenberg House (Archaeological Museums)
Archaeological excavations carried out underneath the Siebenberg home in the course of 18 years of work have revealed fascinating remains of ancient dwellings, aqueducts and burial vaults reaching back to the days of King Solomon as well as of the Second Temple period, and rare artifacts, including pottery, glass and weapons. Siebenberg House offers a fascinating slide show, which is followed by a guided tour of the excavations in a variety of languages. Special events and harp recitals can also be arranged in the unique setting, which is interwoven in the scenery and history of Jerusalem. Jewish life, thus embedded in the very bedrock of this unique venue, offers a new dimension to a visit to the Eternal City. more details - The City of David (Archaeological Museums)
Jerusalem is a spiritual and national center of the Jewish people since King David made it the capital of his Kingdom some 3000 years ago. Archaeologists work here for many years. Warren is the name of a famous British officer and archaeologist – whose numerous findings you’ll see in the museum. more details - The Western Wall Tunnels (Archaeological Museums)
Nothing is left in Jerusalem from the Second Temple period only the Western Wall. This is the most sacred place for the Jews. The tunnels under the Western Wall are opened now for tourists. more details - Wohl Archaeology Museum (Archaeological Museums)
Exhibits of actual remains of houses from the Herod’s time. more details - Anna Ticho House Museum (Art Museums)
Museum, library and coffee shop in the house of Dr. Ticho. Exhibitions of the paintings of Anna Ticho, famous Jerusalem artist and Dr. Ticho’s collection of rare Hanuka menorahs. more details - Chagall Windows (Art Museums)
Synagogue at the Hadassah Medical Center was opened in 1962. Twelve unique windows for it were created by a famous Jewish painter Mark Chagall. more details - David Palombo Museum (Art Museums)
The famous Israeli sculptor David Palombo is known not only in his motherland. The museum is situated in his former studio. more details - Jewish Art Museum at Hechal Shlomo (Wolfson Museum) (Art Museums)
The museum offers a unique experience in understanding Jewish identity and Jewish heritage .The museum’s collection includes unique objects from Jewish communities in Israel and abroad, from different time periods and is considered among the world’s finest.
The museum’s exhibitions include an exhibit on the material and spiritual components of synagogues, Isaac’s sacrifice as interpreted in paintings and sculptures, Bar/bat mitzvah, dioramas depicting key stations in the history of the Jewish people as well as temporary exhibitions. A new installation art on Vilna Jewry deals with Jewish identity and the importance of the Torah – advanced booking required.
Tours and activities for different age groups are offered on topics such as the synagogue, Jewish values, Jewish identity, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Jerusalem and more.
more details - Museum for Islamic Art (Art Museums)
The L.A. Mayer Memorial Museum for Islamic Art contains hundreds of objects representing the art of Islamic countries throughout the ages. The museum houses magnificent ceramic ware, figurines and tiles, as well as an outstanding collection of glass and metalwork, Jewelry, and a selection of calligraphy, miniatures and textiles. A further display is the magnificent collection of antique clocks, watches, automata and music boxes, including watches made by Breguet in Paris between 1769 and 1823. more details - Museum of Psalms (Art Museums)
The paintings of Moshe Tzvi Berger - art as an expression of prayer the Book of Psalms. A most unusual, exquisite, and unique art collection, opening up a new way of thought and communication. This is a first in the history of art. It is a most difficult challenge for an artist. Psalm by Psalm a major part of the Book of Psalms has been painted. It took more than 7 years to accomplish this task. more details - Musical Instruments Museum (Art Museums)
The museum is situated in the Academy of music and dancing named after Rubin. Musical instruments from ancient to modern ones are on display. The history of music. Worth visiting not only for specialists. more details - The Moshe Castel Museum of Art (Art Museums)
On the road from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea, on the hillside of the city of MaaleAdumim amidst spectacular views is The Moshe Castel Museum of Art. This is an impressive structure where the internationally famed works of the artist Moshe Castel (1990-1991)that have adorned galleries in Israel, Paris and New York are exhibited for the general public.
Events and conferences can be arranged as well as group visits. Facilities include fully equipped multi-media lecture halls and a large porch and patio area (also for use in the winter) where fully catered business or family events and seminars can be held. If interested, contact the museum for more information about planning your next event. more details - The U.Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art (Art Museums)
Rich collection of items from the earliest centuries. It depicts life of Jews in Italy. Placed in the Italian Synagogue of the 18th century. more details - Jerusalem Artists’ House (Galleries and Artists Houses)
The Artists House is one of several buildings that once made up the Bezalel Art complex. It was built in 1890, during Turkish rule. The house serves as an important showcase for contemporary art. It has become the principal address for local, national and international artists. Exhibited in the gallery of the Artists House, is a selection of works by members of the Artists’s Association, as well as works from changing exhibitions. These are available for purchase. more details - Ammunition hill museum (Historical Museums)
Ammunition Hill is the main official memorial symbolizing the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem. The fortification is preserved as it was in the war and there is an underground museum that commemorates the soldiers who fell in the battle as well as an exhibit displaying the stages of the battle of the three brigades, the Air Force and the Central Command who liberated Jerusalem. 183 soldiers fell in those six days of fighting and the museum of Ammunition Hill is dedicated to their memory. It was here that many lost their lives and it was the capture of this hill that made it possible for the Israeli soldiers to forge ahead into the Old City and eventually allow the paratroopers to raconteur the Old City of Jerusalem. more details - Ariel - Center for Jerusalem in the First Temple Period, Yad Ben-Zvi (Historical Museums)
Multi-media presentation
A new audio-visual presentation uncovers the charm of the city during the period of the Kings. In a moving encounter with figures from that period, we’ll highlight the uniqueness of Jerusalem and feel the spirit of this eternal city.
Model of First Temple Jerusalem
A scale model of First Temple period Jerusalem, with its houses, walls and the Temple.
Permanent exhibition
Archeological findings and models that demonstrate daily life in Jerusalem and the story of the Assyrian siege on Jerusalem and its surprising end.
Interactive Programs by the professional guides of the center.
more details - Armenian Museum (Historical Museums)
This museum is housed in a very beautiful old building within the boundaries of the Armenian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It consists of a substantial collection of thousands of objects arranged over 30 rooms including, household and agricultural objects, maps, mosaics, manuscripts, photographs, woodcuts from early printing presses, copper ware, jeweled crosses, miters and embroidery. The collection depicts the lives, achievements and history of the Armenian community in Jerusalem.
The collection is well displayed in glass cabinets and display cases and documentation is clear and informative. more details - Chamber of the Holocaust (Historical Museums)
Entering the Chamber of the Holocaust on Mt. Zion, one immediately senses an identity with the recent past of the Jewish people, a history at once awesome and tragic. Tablets of over 1,000 communities, now bereft of Jews, look down beseechingly upon you. They cry out to be remembered, asking your involvement, calling for your connection to your people’s past. The tablets are like eyes, awaiting your reaction. They urge you to open your heart to memory, to explore your roots and find your ancestral community. more details - Gush Ezyon Museum (Historical Museums)
Four kibbutzs along the road from Jerusalem to Hevron were in the center of battles in the War for Independence. 250 defenders were killed during severe battles. Izhak Rabin compared these battles with Mazada struggle. The sons of Azion’s defenders returned to the settlement in 1967. The history of this heroic period is on the museum’s displays. more details - Islamic Museum of the Temple Mount (Historical Museums)
The Museum of the Islam depicts the culture & heritage of the Islam. It is divided to several wings: Art, Koran books, architectural items, etc. A unique display of architectural remains help document the history of the adjacent Al-Aqsa Mosque, including great capitols removed from the Mosque during the renovations of 1938-42. The museum building was once a Mosque held sacred by Muslim pilgrims from the "Maghreb" - North Africa - after whom the nearby gate to the Temple Mount is named. One of the country’s oldest museums, it houses an extensive Koran collection, Islamic ceramics, coins and glassware. It also features a large collection of guns, swords and daggers. more details - Israel Museum (Historical Museums)
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem is Israel’s largest museum and leading cultural institution – and one of the world’s great museum stories of the 20th century.
No journey to the Land of Israel is complete without a visit to the magnificent treasures displayed throughout the Museum’s four wings and expansive gardens, covering periods and world cultures from ancient through modern times:
A renowned permanent collection of fine art; Rare Biblical artifacts and the world’s most comprehensive collection of the archaeology of the Land of Israel; The Shrine of the Book housing the Dead Sea Scrolls; The world’s most complete collection of Judaica; The Ruth Youth Wing; The Billy Rose Art Garden · Over 30 new exhibitions each year
more details - Model of Jerusalem of Second Temple period (Historical Museums)
The model recreates Jerusalem in 66 CE. In that fateful year, the Great Revolt against the Romans erupted, resulting in the destruction of the city and the Temple. The ancient city was then at its largest, covering an area of ca. 445 acres (more than twice the size of the Old City today). The model thus reflects ancient Jerusalem at its peak, just before all was lost
The model was built at the initiative of Hans Kroch, owner of the Holyland Hotel, in memory of his son Jacob, who fell in Israel’s War of Independence. Produced under the direction of Prof. Michael Avi-Yonah of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, it took four years to complete. In 1966 the model opened to the public on the premises of the hotel and quickly became a popular attraction. In 2006 it was relocated to the Israel Museum. more details - Montefiore Museum (Historical Museums)
Museum is situated outside the Old City in the building of the old mill. History of Jerusalem and Montifiory family depicted in numerous objects, photos. Many documents are presented here. more details - Old Yishuv Court (Historical Museums)
The museum is located in the heart of the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem in a sixteenth-century building. It displays the story of the Jewish community from the periods under Ottoman rule, through the final days of the British Mandate ended in 1948. more details - Rabbi Kook Museum (Historical Museums)
If you are more or less interested in the history of Judaism - you are surely acquainted with the name of Rabbi Kook. A wide variety of his views on Judaism attracts his followers as well as opponents. more details - Shfela Museum (Historical Museums)
In the museum you’ll see defensive construction of a Jewish settlement of “Wall and Tower" type. Collection of archaeological findings. Travelling arts exhibitions. more details - The Herzl Museum (Historical Museums)
The tomb of the visionary of the Jewish state in on the mount as well as those of other important people, among them Golda Meir, Levi Eshkol and Zeev Jabotinsky. Near the entrance gate is the Herzl Museum, a memorial of the man’s deeds who in his short life (he died in1904 at the age of 44) made the first steps in creating a National Home for the Jewish people. This is also the site of the Military Cemetary. more details - The Israelite Tower (Historical Museums)
Tower of the wall gate from Babylonian siege and destruction on the 1st Temple in 586 BCE, late Hashmonean fortifications. more details - The Last Battle for the Old City Museum (Historical Museums)
An exhibit depicting the drama of the day of surrender to the Jordanian legion, the expulsion of the Jews from the old section and all the procedures involved in it. On May 28, 1948 at 16:00p.m., after months of siege and fighting, the defenders and residents of the Jewish Quarter surrendered to the troops of the Jordanian Legion. The events of the day, the surrender and all its aspects, can be seen in the photos of John Philips, who accompanied the Jordanian Legion soldiers, and immortalized with his camera the battles and the conquest of the Jewish Quarter and its destruction. These photos are exhibited here, alongside photos of the same sites prior to the war and after the Quarter was restored. more details - The Menachem Begin Heritage Center Museum (Historical Museums)
The tour of the museum starts in the streets of Brisk, the town where Begin was born, continues to Warsaw where he studied, and in Vilna where he was arrested and sent to a Soviet prison camp. From there visitors continue to the secret headquarters of the Irgun where actions were planned against the British Mandatory government. Then on to the period when Begin was the leader of the Opposition, where visitors may experience the main events that shaped the State of Israel, be part of the election rally listening to Begin’s famous speeches, and be present on the eve of the Likud victory in 1977. Visitors finish the tour in a spectacular audio-visual display summarizing Menachem Begin’s role as the 6th Prime Minister of Israel.
The Menachem Begin Heritage Center Museum is rich in content and historical drama. You can see the reconstruction of Menachem Begin’s private residence at 1 Rosenbaum Street, Tel Aviv; rare documents; recently discovered films and pictures; and much more. more details - The Ramparts Walk (Historical Museums)
Exciting walk on the Old City walls with its breathtaking views of the city. more details - Tower of David - Museum of the History of Jerusalem (Historical Museums)
The Tower of David museum depicts more than 3000 years of history of Jerusalem, using advanced museum technology and displays that relate the history in a chronological manner. The museum allows the visitor to revisit Jerusalem’s history, to relive it, and to leave the Citadel with a clear overview of the city’s past. The breathtaking views on Jerusalem old and new, the archeological gardens, and the special atmosphere of the place all add up to an unforgettable experience. Don’t miss it!
more details - Underground Prisoners Museum (Historical Museums)
The building was built in 1858, and served as a Russian pilgrims’ hospice for women. During the British mandate in Palestine (1918-1948), the building was used as the central prison. Apart from criminal prisoners, hundreds of Jewish underground fighters were imprisoned there, members of Haganah, Irgun and Lechi (the Stern Group). The exhibits depict life in the prison, tell the stories of the underground groups and their members, and perpetuate the memory of those who were executed in the prison by the British. more details - Yad Lashiryon (Armoured Corps) Museum (Historical Museums)
The Latrun museum serves as a memorial for the fallen soldiers of the Armored Corps. There is an exhibit of military vehicles and tools from the different periods of the Israeli wars. more details - Yad Vashem Memorial (Historical Museums)
In photographs and written commentary, the Museum presents the historic events that befell Europe following the Nazis’ advent to power in Germany and the fate of the Jews under Nazi rule in the occupied countries. Exhibition themes include the ghettoes, extermination camps, mass murders, Jewish response, ghetto uprisings, partisans, survivors and clandestine immigration to Palestine. The Hall of Names perpetuates the memories of millions of Holocaust victims on Pages of Testimony filled out by friends and family, Yizkor (memorial) books prepared by fellow brethren from those communities, and lists of Holocaust victims prepared in Western European countries. The Art Museum houses both permanent and visiting exhibitions of artworks produced in the camps and ghettoes during and after the Holocaust. Additional site include the Children’s Memorial to the 1.5 million Jewish children who perished in the Holocaust. more details - Shai Agnon House (Literature and Theatre Museums)
Nobel prize winner in literature Shai Agnon is famous all over the world. The poet’s house with permanent exhibitions, films. more details - Theatre Archives and Museum (Literature and Theatre Museums)
The Israel Goor Theatre Archives and Museum (IGTAM) is a museum of the theatre in Israel. Since its foundation in 1973 by I. Goor it has received many rare collections that were donated by theatre personages. The Museum holds permanent and temporary exhibitions of posters, models of sets, pictures and paintings. One of the aims of the IGTAM is to rescue and preserve rare material connected to the history of Israeli and Jewish theatre. Visitors include students, research workers, theatre people and the general public. They can learn at the source everything about sets, directing, acting and costumes that involved in the making of a dramatic performance. more details - Botanical Gardens (Jerusalem University) (Museums of Nature)
Botanical gardens of Jerusalem University occupy the territory of 13 doonams. The Gardens were opened in 1953. The main idea is scientific research in the field of planting greenery taking into account climate and geographical position of the country. more details - Nature Museum (Museums of Nature)
The museum shows a variety of displays in different areas of natural and environmental sciences and the human body. Remarkable is the fowl, mammal and reptiles of the country integrated in Dioramas (recreations of the habitat). Special displays on dinosaurs, meaning of color in nature, garden parasites, eggs and nests, gems and more complete the exhibition. The museum holds workshops, guided tours (by reservation only), nature courses and summer camps. more details - Greek Orthodox Museum (Other Museums)
The museum is situated in the Christian quarter of the Old City, not far from the Holy Sepulchre. Among exhibits you’ll see a lot of objects from King Hordus period. more details - Museum of the Franciscan Convent (Other Museums)
The museum is situated in Muslim quarter on the territory of Churches of Blame and Flagelletion (Via Dolorosa – 2nd station). A lot of interesting archaeological findings. more details - Museum on the Seam (Other Museums)
The Museum on the Seam is a socio-political contemporary art museum located in Jerusalem. The Museum raises diverse issues for discussion with the goal of having an impact on public dialogue within a complex reality. The changing exhibitions shown at the Museum form a series of connected statements about human rights and reflect the thin line in human relationships between personal and national identity and social, ethnic and religious differences in their local and universal contexts.
The Museum is committed to addressing the social reality within our regional conflict, to advancing dialogue in the face of discord and to encouraging social responsibility that is based on what we all have in common rather than what keeps us apart.
more details - Tax Museum (Other Museums)
The Tax Museum was opened in 1964 and holds a large collection of documents regarding taxation in the ancient world, in Jewish Communities of the Diaspora, and in the State of Israel including the pre-state period. The museum contains information regarding: centralization of tax collection; prevention of smuggling and importation of illegal; international relations in the field of taxation; taxation in various countries. more details - Bloomfield Science Museum, Jerusalem (Science and Technology Museums)
The museum exhibits try to give a better understanding to the world of science, nature and technology. The museum’s aim is to arouse the curiosity of the visitors and deepen their understanding of the scientific and technological worlds. The exhibits show science as an integral part of our culture, and exemplify its relation to daily life. The most interesting and fun part of the museum are the interactive exhibits. more details - Ashdod Museum of Art - Monart Centre (Art Museums)
Ashdod Museum of Art - Monart Centre is situated in the center of the city, near the city hall and the central bus station, overlooking the Ashdod marina. The museums exhibits Israeli and international modern and contemporary art. The museum’s special architectureand internal design challenges the curator and the visitor, offering unusual display. The museum has 12 galleries and two halls, and a pyramidal space where cultural events are held. A museum education department offers guided tours and museum activity. The museum was inaugurated in 2003 and it is part of the Monart centre for the Arts.
more details - Joe Alon Center - The Bedouin Culture Museum (Art Museums)
The museum is situated near kibbutz Lahav. It is the center of Bedouin Culture. It offers unique items of Bedouins’ life, their clothes, weapons, agricultural implements, etc. colorful stands, mannequins. The observation site. You’ll be suggested a strong cup of coffee with flat cake in the cafe accompanied by national music. more details - Museum of Negev (Art Museums)
The Negev Museum of Art was established in 1953. It is set in a building that dates back to the turn of the 20th century, known as the Governors house that was built in 1906. The building kept its original stone structure and room layout. Nowdays, there are four exhibition halls where the museum holds changing exhibitions, from its collection of early and contemporary Israeli art. more details - The Glass Museum of Arad (Art Museums)
The museum was established in 2003. It serves as a permanent home for the artist Gideon Fridman and for other glass artists from Arad and from all around Israel
At the museum: main exhibition hall;shop – gallery; workshops and courses room for 40 people; screening room for 50 people;the artist’s workshop;access and toilette for the handicapped
Gideon Fridman works with recycled glass (glass bottles, window glass), with which he creates a trialogue between the glass, the artist and the observer. He uses fusing and slamping methods for his art. Developed unique techniques for using these methods. Gideon uses for sculpturing ovens that he built himself and adapted for his needs, and a flame thrower.
His creations are famous in Israel and all around the world. Many visitors come to view his creations and learn from them
more details - Abraham’s Well Museum (Historical Museums)
Traditionally thought to have been dug by the Patriarch Abraham. This well is one of the hundreds of wells in the city and its surroundings. The museum serves as an in information center. more details - Ashdod Museum (Historical Museums)
The museum has some sections: archaeological, historical, exhibitions hall with works of art of Israeli painters. Audio-visual presentation. more details - Beit Hativat Givati Museum (Historical Museums)
The final battle in the War for Independence was exactly here. The displays tell the heroic history of those days. The museum is situated between Ashdod and Kiryat-Gat. more details - Ben-Gurion’s Desert Home (Historical Museums)
D. Ben-Gurion was the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. In 1953 he resigned from the government and joined kibbutz Sde Boker. For him, settling in Negev was a mission of national, military and economic significance. After his death the house became a museum and a memorial. It is kept as it was during his life: furniture, books, colors, etc. more details - Ekron Museum (Historical Museums)
The museum is situated in kibbutz Revadim. This place is traditionally associated with the people of Philistine – the people of Sea. Archaeological findings telling the story of philistines. There is an exposition in the open air: at the site there is a gift shop that has original art, jewelry, souvenirs made in kibbutz. more details - House of the Scribe (kibbutz Almog) (Historical Museums)
The house of the scribe houses exact replicas of some of the more famous and interesting scrolls found at Qumeran, the Esseannes vast library and home.
Part of the permanent exhibition is a multi media presentation and an explanation of the mysteries still surrounding the Esseannes and Qumeran.
"The Gathering" the guide group of Kibbutz Almog that runs the museum also takes tours to the many important sites of the area, Qumeran, the many Monasteries of the Judean dessert. more details - Kibbutz Yad-Mordehai Museum - "From Holocaust to Revival" (Historical Museums)
Kibbutz Yad-Mordehai was the first in cultivating the desert. After the declaration of Independence it was attacked by the Egyptian troops. The exposition in the open air tells about that heroic fight. The kibbutz was named after Mordehai Anilevich – the leader of revolt in Warsaw ghetto. You can visit apiary and its shop. more details - Mitzpe Revivim Museum (Historical Museums)
The museum tells the history of Jewish settlements in Negev from 1943 till 1948. The story of pioneers’ life in desert. Their efforts in developing agriculture in severe climate. Everyday struggle to survive. more details - Museum of Fighting Glory in memory of David Mudrik (Historical Museums)
Materials about Jews that fought in the World War II and about residents of Dimona - veterans of the World War II and prisoners of ghettos are collected at the museum.
The majority of exhibits of the museum are collected from personal funds of people participants of war that live now in Dimona. The separate section of the museum is devoted to guerrilla movement in Ukraine and to the Jewish guerrilla group over which David Mudrik supervised. more details - Stronghold Opposite Gaza (Historical Museums)
The museum is situated in the building which was the only one remained safe during the battles with Egyptian troops in the War for Independence. more details - The Open Museum in Kibbutz Negba (Historical Museums)
Kibbutz Negba invites you to a tour through history; starting with the first modern jewish settlement in the south of Israel – the reconstruction of the Tower and Stockade – and including the story of Negba’s stubborn resistance to the invading Egyptian Armies during the War of Independence. You can see here the IDF war memorial, the abandoned Egyptian tank, the shell scarred water-tower, and the first tractor to have ploughed the soil in this area.
The Open Museum emphasizes major events of modern history of Israel: the Land Acquisition in 1930; the Immigration of the pioneers in 1933; the possession of the site in 1939; the War of Independence in which 150 defenders managed to hold off attacks by some 1000 soldiers of the Egyptian Army. And exhibition also relates to modern day Negba, a proud and optimistic kibbutz, that has found a successful mix of agriculture, industry and tourism. more details - Dolphin Reef (Eilat) (Museums of Nature)
On the shores of the Red Sea, is a unique attraction. At the Reef, visitors are given the special opportunity to meet and observe dolphins in their natural habitat.
more details - Muzoologi (Museums of Nature)
Located at the heart the Zoological Park is the "Muzoologi". It contains many exhibits of fauna, some extremely rare, in which three branches of the animal kingdom, birds, mammals and reptiles are displayed. Numerous stuffed specimens, a collection of birds’ nests from around the world and many eggs, beaks and skeletons. Of the more unusual exhibits are a sea turtle’s shield, a dolphin’s tail and a rib and portion of the spine of a whale.
The phylum Mollusk is represented by a collection of over 11,000 different specimens from 30 countries around the globe. The collection was donated by the late Ephraim Dvir.
The zoological garden itself has a wide range of animals representing many species. more details - Underwater Observatory - Marine Park (Museums of Nature)
The unique underwater museum is situated in Eilat. Unbelievable variety of fish, fantastic coral reefs. Enjoy underwater trip on a submarine or a ship with a transparent bottom (additional pay). more details - Arad Visitors Center (Other Museums)
Arad is situated in Judea Desert not far from the Dead Sea. It is in the center of tourists’ sites in the South. The region is very attractive because of its nature resources and archaeological sites: Mazada, Sodom, kanyons, mountains, rivers, tropical plants and desert, variety of animals and birds. Everything is like in a fairy tale. Worth visiting. more details - Geological Museum (Mitzpe Ramon) (Other Museums)
In Negev desert there are unique geological formations, which refer to as "Mahtesh". The museum tells about them and about different geological structures of the country. more details - Israeli Air Force Museum (Other Museums)
The museum represents huge collection of airplanes and helicopters, which were the parts of standard equipment of Israel Air Forces. There are also models from civil aviation of the country. Audiovisual representation about Israel Air Forces, exhibitions- “Roots of the Air Forces”, “1948 - takeoff permitted”, “Air Force commanders” and “Stay alive” - devoted to Israel Air Forces survive. On the museum’s central area placed more than 20 airplanes. Air-defense means are in separate zone. more details - Omer Open Museum (Other Museums)
The Omer Industrial Park, founded by Stef Wertheimer and opened in 1995, represents it’s founder’s vision of building a model park which fosters creative activity in industry, art, education, culture and nature. This combination of several aspects of life forms the basis for modern, creative and aesthetics conscious society.
The Open Museum consists of two halls for changing exhibition of Israeli fine art. In addition, a sculpture garden is being developed on the park’s grounds.
more details - The Carlsberg-Israel Visitor Center (Other Museums)
The visit includes the following: a spectacular audio-visual display in a unique auditorium; tour of the brewery, a prize-winning state-of-the-art plant; visit to the museum which describes the story of beer production in ancient times, with an exciting archeological display of authentic tools on loan from the Israeli Antiquity Authorities. Unique pub museum in which the visitor can taste the brewery’s products - unlimited! more details - Havayeda, Kiryat Gat (Science and Technology Museums)
The "Havayeda" is a small museum which deals with science, nature and technology. The museum is intended for kindergarten and elementry school children. The "Havayeda" enables the children to study natural phenomena and technological inventions in a challenging way. The study method includes games which set tasks and challenges that require the child to understand different rules, to collect information and use it. The children work in small groups or individually solving problems that challenge them. The activity in the "Havayeda" is divided into two parts: the museum area where there are appliances which deal with subjects like: optics, liquids, communication, mechanics and logic games; the laboratory where activities and experiments take place in many scientific subjects such as: chemistry, physics, optics, electricity, physiology etc. more details - Archaeological museum "Beit Miriam" (Archaeological Museums)
The archaeological museum Beit Miriam is situated on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The unique artifacts on display in the museum tell the story of ancient cultures which settled in the area, and artifacts which were fished from the sea reveal the relationship between man and sea and help our understanding of naval routes and commerce in the Mediterranean Sea in ancient times.
The archaeological display includes artifacts from prehistoric times up to the Early Arabic Period. They include giant clay vessels (pithoi) and a mosaic floor from the Byzantine Period, vessels and coins from various periods, and inscriptions in Hebrew, Greek and Arabic.
In the wing named "The Yielding Sea" are revealed combined exhibits of marine archaeology and ecology.
The archaeological finds include artifacts used by seafarers during their voyages and while weighing anchor in the port of Yavneh-Yam (Jamnia on Sea). The collection of ancient anchors reflects the development of naval vessels and commerce over a period of five thousand years.
The ecological presentation emphasizes the involvement of humanity in its marine environment. It presents its beautiful, ugly and the recycled aspects and teaches us to preserve the treasures of the past and our vulnerable environment for future generations.
In addition, guided tours to nearby archaeological sites and to the rocky seashore, rich in seashells, conches, and marine plants, are available by appointment. more details - Qedem Museum (Archaeological Museums)
The museum was founded following archaeological digs that were taking place in the settlement immediately after the “Aliya” (1977). It was established by the members of the Eretz Israel Academy, which is a Information center, and by the Civil Management in the area. The museum features items from different and varied periods, starting from our forefathers up to the Samaritans. The museum contains ancient and rare items. more details - The Archaeological Museum of Kfar-Saba (Archaeological Museums)
The museum exhibits archaeological findings, photographs and drawings, maps and explanations, regarding a sequence of periods, beginning at the stage of the early man in the region and the end of the Ottoman period ending with the establishment of the new Jewish Kfar-Saba. In addition to the exhibition, an audio-visual program is projected, describing the history of the ancient Kfar-Saba and the archaeological findings found there. more details - Digital Art Lab (Art Museums)
The Israeli Center for Digital Art (Digital Art Lab) was established in order to promote and exhibit New Media and video art and undertakes to reflect the cultural and technological influences on the visual art. In the center, changing exhibitions are held by Israeli as well as international artists, that give current approach to net.art, video art, photography, animation and interactive sound. For those involved in the contemporary artistic field, the Center is used for research, creation and projects’ counseling. more details - Gebo Gallery (Art Museums)
Gebo gallery studios is an environment set up to answer needs for creative outlets and learning experience as well as a dynamic space for exhibition, a forum for dialogue, self-experience and the celebration of art. more details - Helena Rubinstein’s pavilion for Contemporary Art (Art Museums)
Permanent and changing exhibitions of Israeli and International Art. more details - Herzliya Museum of Art (Art Museums)
Founded in 1965, the Herzliya Museum of Art exhibits contemporary art, by Israeli as well as international artists, with special emphasis on plastic art. It is characterized by a dynamic approach to the current world of culture and art, giving up-to-date and diverse expression to
painting, sculpture, video, installation, photography and architecture.
more details - Ilana Goor Museum (Art Museums)
Located on the 3rd floor of the artist’s residence in Old Jaffa. The building is very old dated 1740. Exhibition presents paintings, sculptures, furniture of Israeli and foreign artists. more details - Joseph Bau Museum (Art Museums)
“Joseph Bau Museum” is an authentic artist workshop that conveys to the visitor the amazing life story of Joseph Bau reflected in the wide range of his creativity, which includes movies, animation, paintings, graphics, literature and research of the Hebrew language – all spiced with special humor stemming from his optimistic view of life. Rebecca and Joseph Bau are the original couple whose wedding is shown in the movie “Shindler’s List”.
Joseph Bau immigrated to Israel in 1950 with a dream to make animated movies in the Holy Land.
In his studio where he worked for 40 years, which was turned by his daughters into a museum, you can see animated movies, the original equipment he built to make them, his paintings and graphic art, all this accompanied by fascinating stories told by his daughters with humor and a smile.
more details - Museum of Russian Art, Ramat-Gan (Art Museums)
The Maria and Michael Zetlin Museum of Russian art from the early XX century includes about 80 paintings, water colors, drawings and theatre design. They were created by the famous russian artists like V.Serov, L.Bakst, A.Benois, N.Goncharova, M.Larionov, D.Stellezki and others. more details - Nahum Gutman’s Museum (Art Museums)
The Gutman Museum was opened to the public at the reconstructed Writers’ House in Neve Zedek in May 1998. The Museum collection, donated by the artist’s son, Prof. Menachem Gutman, encompasses works in oil, gouache and watercolor, as well as several thousand drawings and illustrations. A small part of the collection is on permanent display extending over the building’s two floors. more details - Petach-Tikva museum of Art (Art Museums)
Photography, Painting, Sculpture, Video Art, Architecture, Installation and Performance.
The exhibitions examine a wide range of issues and contents relating to visual art and cultural space in Israel.
The Museum sees itself as a vibrant and active meeting place for developing a young community of creators alongside with experienced artists, and for encouraging encounters of culture theory and criticism.
The Museum has a collection of nearly 3,000 art works that represent the development of Israeli Art since the second decade of the Twentieth Century.
more details - Rubin Museum (Art Museums)
The Rubin Museum is the former residence of the Israeli painter Reuven Rubin. On display are paintings from the permanent collection which represent the different periods in Rubin’s artistic development. Visitors are also invited to see the artist’s studio which has been preserved, and an audio-visual slide show on Rubin’s life and work. From time to time the permanent collection is replaced by guest exhibitions which are selected to show Rubin’s oeuvre in its entirety, as well as to represent Israeli art and artists of the first generation. Exhibitions, concerts, lectures. more details - Shoham Gallery (Art Museums)
Shoham Art Gallery situated in heart of Tel-Aviv, in proximity to its sea shore and resident in a picturesque preserved building, originated in early days of Tel-Aviv. Founded by the artist Tzila Shoham, the gallery presents changing exhibitions of various artists, who mostly draw and sculpt in spirit of hope & encouragement - and so do they inspire and invigorate their viewers.
Occasionally, the Gallery departs from its permanent residence, and assembles outdoor displays away from Tel-Aviv metropolitan, for the benefit of the view of art fans from across the country.
more details - Tel-Aviv Museum of Art (Art Museums)
A rich collection of modern and old paintings are presented by works of Israeli and foreign artists. Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, the Mizne-Blumental Collection of 20th century Modern masters. Works of Cezanne, Chagall, Dali, Monet, Henri Moore, Auguste Rodin, Archipenko, Picasso, Klimt, Kadinsky and others are among the many works represented in the collection. Permanent and changing exhibitions, concerts, lectures attract a lot of visitors. more details - The Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum (Art Museums)
The Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum, located at the Israeli Diamond Center in Ramat Gan, is a showcase of the diamond industry in Israel that is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2008. The museum has reopened after a renovation and complete redesign, using modern and sophisticated means of exhibition.
The museum’s mission is to introduce the mysterious and magical world of the diamond to the public. Inside the museum visitors experience a virtual journey that allows them to meet experts in different areas and learn about the diamond’s formation, mining methods and manufacturing process from the rough stone to a polished gem. Industry trading practices, diamond attributes applications in jewelry and different fields in the industry are also revealed to visitors.
During the tour, the visitors are introduced to the fascinating journey which describes the diamond’s route from deep in ground to its setting in jewelry and accessories - a journey from the depths of the earth to the heart of mankind.
The story of the diamond and the Israeli Diamond Industry is demonstrated through various means which combine exhibits, interactive stands, video and multimedia. Together they provide the visitors an interactive experience that expresses the ultimate beauty and brilliance of the most precious mineral in the world - the diamond.
The exhibition in the museum also focuses on the Jewish and Israeli aspect of the diamond industry and emphasizes the unique combination in this industry between history and tradition and the need of adjustment to time changes and technology innovations.
The temporary exhibitions light up each time a different aspect of the diamond world and provide a wonderful tool which displays the culture, mystery and luxury that characterize the world of gem stones and jewelry, the attaching tool between the human being and his adorable object of love- the diamond. more details - The Museum of Israeli art , Ramat-Gan (Art Museums)
The Museum of Israeli art was established in 1987 and this is the only museum that dedicated himself only to the Israeli art.
Every year we are exhibiting 24 exhibitions 12 exhibitions are major exhibitions and 12 are small exhibitions that we put on display every first Friday of the month.
The museum of Israeli art, Ramat Gan is exhibiting 6 fields of art. Painting, sculpturing, photography, video and 2 and 3 dimension design.
We conduct a guided tour program with high skilled guides.
The museum collection has 2100 items and more than 30 thousand are visiting the museum every year.
Every exhibition is accompanied with a catalogue and the museum has published 300 catalogs to this day. more details - The Yechiel Nahari Museum of Far Eastern Art (Art Museums)
Museum was opened in 1988 and is the only museum in Israel devoted to the arts and crafts of the Far East. The museum is based on the collection of the Yechiel Nahari. The collection contains objects from almost every country in the Far East (China, Japan) ranging in fate from the 13th century to the 20th century. It contains Buddhist statuary from a number of countries, ceramics, prints and paintings, bronze vessels, swords, furniture, textile, and carvings in ivory, bamboo, wood and stone more details - Dondikov House - Rehovot (Galleries and Artists Houses)
The house of Abraham Dondikov, one of the founders of Rehovot, was built on the top of the hill called "Hirbat-Douran", at the beginning of Rehovot history. The restored Dondikov House operates as a gallery for temporary exhibitions of local artists. In the Yard, there are few artifacts such as old Eucalyptus trees and part of the original garden wall. In the future, Dondikov House will act as a municipal museum, featuring the history of Rehovot. more details - Tel Aviv Artists House (Galleries and Artists Houses)
The Tel Aviv Artists House was founded in 1948, to serve in the first place as an exhibition pavilion dedicated to uncovering and bringing to the fore new trends in local art and at the same time represent veteran artists in retrospectives of their life work. The three house galleries run monthly changing exhibitions. Other activities are art lectures, litography workshops, painting workshops, model drawing, an ARTA professional equipment store and Members Club. more details - The Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery (Galleries and Artists Houses)
The Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery is located near the main entrance to Tel-Aviv University. It was founded by Prof. Mordechai Omer and has been curated by him since the date of its foundation. The Gallery’s activities are devoted to changing thematical exhibitions. Each exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue - the result of academic research. The exhibitoins touch upon all aspects of art, though the promenance is given to Modern and Israeli Art. There are also exhibitions devoted to architecture, archealogy, literature, theatre, philosophy, photography. The Gallery is also a place of study for students specializing in Museology. more details - The Israeli Museum of Caricature and Comics (Galleries and Artists Houses)
The establishment of the museum is the realization of a dream for the community of caricaturists and comics artists in Israel and also for the tens of thousands of comics lovers who now have a permanent platform for activity in this field. The museum exposes visitors to the various facets, contexts and qualities of the art of caricature with the aim of promoting a better understanding and awareness of the need for caricatures in society. The museum encourages and supports research of caricature in Israel and its role as a reflection and critique of local reality.
The museum was conceived of by Holon mayor Mr. Moti Sasson, municipal CEO Hannah Hertzman, the Holon Theater, and the Israeli Association of Caricaturists and it is the result of great progress in these art mediums over recent years. more details - The Rehovot Municipal Art Gallery (Galleries and Artists Houses)
The Municipal Cultural Center, is named after Moshe Smilanski, one of the primary founders of Rehovot and a famous author.
This center offers various courses in the arts, workshops, lectures, study days and much more.
In addition, the center serves as an important showcase for contemporary art and is a center of cultural activities in Rehovot. more details - Time For Art – an Israeli Art Center (Galleries and Artists Houses)
An Israeli art museum in Tel Aviv, a house and a culture center for Israeli artists and their work and for all the art seekers. In the center there’s a variety of sculpture, painting, image and other artwork.
The center includes the “Artichoke” restaurant and a coffee house.
more details - Beit Abraham Krinizi (Historical Museums)
Abraham Krinizi, the first Mayor of Ramat-Gan left his private house to the Municipality of Ramat-Gan and they wisely turned it into a museum. In the museum there is an exhibition, using audio-visual aids, that presents the history of Ramat-Gan interwoven with the biography of Abraham Krinizi. more details - Ben-Gurion Museum (Historical Museums)
David Ben Gurion is a famous political leader of Israel, its first Prime Minister. In the museum you’ll have a chance to look into his private and public life. A lot of books, pictures, all the items that belonged to Paula and David Ben Gurion are in the house. Short film show. more details - Bible Museum (Historical Museums)
The Museum has the wings “The Bible in Art” that includes paintings, sculptures and ceramics, and “The Bible in Print” – Commentaries on the Bible and Apocrypha; books on biblical criticism, history, geography and archaelogy; maps and photos of the Dead Sea Scrolls; Bible legends, songs and quizzes. Translations of the Bible into many languages. The Bible in games, on stamps and on coins. Models of the Temple.
An annual event in the Museum is the exhibition of “Israel’s Painters Paint the Bible” in cooperation with the Association of Painters and Sculptors, and the exhibition on “Israel’s children paint the Bible” in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Culture. There are constantly changing exhibitions by Israeli and foreign artists on biblical subjects. It’s a tradiditon of the Museum that children from Tel-Aviv’s non–orthodox elementary schools receive their first Bible here.
There are regular monthly lectures as well as study groups on biblical and allied subjects. more details - Chaim Weizmann Museum (Historical Museums)
Chaim Weizmann was not only the first President of Israel, he was also the famous scientist in the field of chemistry and biochemistry. In this house you have a chance to get acquainted closer with his private and public life. A short film "A king without a kingdom" is screened before the visit. more details - Eretz Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv (Historical Museums)
In this multidisciplinary museum, you can find a variety of fields, including Archaeology, Judaica, Ethnography, History and Culture of the Land of Israel and traditional arts and crafts. As you begin to explore the site, the unique character of the Museum will become apparent. The numerous pavilions spread over the Museum’s vast grounds form a Museum Park. With each pavilion dedicated to a different cultural theme. At the center of the park you can see an ancient archaeological site, where excavations are stillincompleted. Other active exhibits include working reconstructions of ancient production methods and a craftsmen’s bazaar where you can watch artisans demonstrate techniques traditional to the Land of Israel. You can also visit our state of the art planetarium, gift shop and auditorium. In addition to the permanent exhibits, the Museum offers a variety of temporary exhibitions, as well as cultural events and youth activities. more details - Etzel Museum (Historical Museums)
This museum is the history of the struggle for Independence (1947-1948). The main exhibit – the Passover 1949 campaign to liberate Jaffa. The idea of the Etzel movement itself is the free entrance of Jews to Palestine. Etzel (N.M.O.) Museum – history of Etzel, the retaliations against Arab terror and struggle to dissolve the British mandate. more details - Hagana Museum (Historical Museums)
The Hagana Museum describes the horrors of the situation in the country on the eve of the formation of the Hagana organization, the activities of the organization in the efforts to get a Jewish state, the development of the organization and its achievements. The main exhibition is arranged according to thirty subjects, tracing Israel’s defense history from 1878, when the first "shomrim" or watchmen were organized to protect the early settlers, through the Haganah’s establishment in June 1920, the quelling of disturbances in the 1920’s and 30’s, and the struggle against the British authorities up to the War of Independence. more details - History Museum of Gadera and "Bilu" (Historical Museums)
Gedera is the first and the only settlement that has been created by the members of the movement in 1884. The first synagogue, the first school. The whole atmosphere of the heroic pioneers’ life. Worth seeing. more details - Hosmasa Museum (Historical Museums)
In a small grove on a green hill with benches, there is a site which tells the story of the guarding of Holon and its surroundings during the independence war prior to the establishment of the State of Israel.
This site, located west of Kiryat Sharet and bordering the sand dunes was in the past, the only view of the area. In this sandy area "Hagana" members from Tel Aviv and the area trained and experimented with weapons and guarded "Derech Habitachon"- the security road.
This site includes an old well which was deepened on the 1930’s still supplies water for the city of Holon. This well was a "Slik" - a hiding place for weapons. The building was built in an international style, known as "Bauhaus". The observation tower on the building served for signaling communications, accomplished by Morse code, heliograph and semaphore signaling, Different kind of trees and a display of weapons and hiding places – known as "Sliks", can be found in the garden surrounding the building
The museum will reopen its doors with a new exhibit in the beginning of October 2009.
more details - Independence Hall (Dizengoff’s House) (Historical Museums)
On the 14th of May in 1948 Ben Gurion read here Israel’s Declaration of Independence. The hall where it happened looks exactly like in those days. more details - International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (Historical Museums)
This museum was formally inaugurated on July 1981. The purpose of the IJSHOF is to honor Jewish men and women worldwide, who have accomplished extraordinary achievements in sports and to recognize other Jewish men and women who have made significant contributions to society through sports. Elections to the Hall of Fame are conducted by the International Selection Committee, whose names are not publicly disclosed (other than the sitting Chairman – Mr. Joe Siegman). The idea of establishing the Hall of Fame was realized through the generosity of its founders in the USA, who continue to support it to this day, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Alan Sherman. Mr. Sherman was also the motivator behind the creation of the “Israel Sports Hall of Fame” in 1993, in conjunction with the Israel Olympic Committee. Its aim is to honor and give recognition to the delegations representing Israel in the Olympic Games. To date, 246 individuals and teams from 20 countries have been inducted in the museum. more details - Israel Defense Forces History Museum (Historical Museums)
The museum is situated on the old railway station in Yaffo. With the help of films, maps, photos, historical documents and other exhibits it presents the history of Israel Army (IDF) from the first days of the state up to our days. Among the exhibits: mortar "Davidka", cannon "Napoleonchik", armored cars that broke through the Jerusalem blockade and others. more details - Jewish Battalions Museum (Historical Museums)
The exposition of the museum is devoted to Jewish battalions of the period of the First World War. Jews from England, USA and Canada became volunteers to the British army. Their aim was liberation of the country from Turkish invaders. These battalions played significant role in the events of 1920-1921. Historical documents, photos, maps, weapons are exhibited in the museum. The visitors have opportunity to watch light and sound presentation, films. more details - Lechi Museum - Beit Yair (Historical Museums)
The exhibits are devoted to "Lehi" organization (Fighters for Israel freedom) and one of its founders - Abraham Shtern. The history of Independence War in the period of British mandate in photos and documents. Library, archives. more details - Mazkeret Batya Historical Museum (Historical Museums)
The moshava (village) Mazkeret Batya was founded in 1883, at the time of the first wave of Zionist Jewish immigration (first aliya), with the aid of Baron Edmond de Rothschild of Paris. The Mazkeret Batya village museum, honouring Eran Shamir, is dedicated to local history. It portrays life in olden times through artifacts, photographs and documents. The museum spans several old buildings, some now under restoration, and an old bucket-chain well. Even as the village is turning into a town, the main street still retains much of the old village character. The new (1927) synagogue and the old cemetery can also be visited. Guide assistance in English can be provided by prior arrangement.
more details - Meir Dizengoff Museum (Historical Museums)
A two-storeyd building which was the house of the mayor Meir Dizengoff and has become a museum. It was there, on may 14th, 1948 that members of the state council and leaders of the Jewish population and the Zionist Movement declared the establishment of the state of Israel. more details - Minkov Museum (Historical Museums)
The unique Minkov Museum preserves the oldest citrus orchard in Rehovot, planted in 1904. It explains the fruit growing industry that flourished in the land of Israel more than a century ago.
The original facilities and activities of the grove were restored to operational status, and include citrus trees, fruit packing facility, original external combustion engine water pump, irrigation reservoir and aquaducts, owner’s residence, rail carts that transported the fruit to the packing facility and introductory film. The museum offers a variety of activities for visitors of all ages. more details - Museum "Etzel in 1948 year" (Historical Museums)
The museum is devoted to the organization activities during the Independence War (from the 29th of November in 1947 till the 22nd of September in 1948) and participation of the organization fighters in military actions of IDF (Israel Defense Forces). The central exposition - description of the battles for liberation of Yaffo in Passover in 1948 using of light and sound effects. Historical documents, photos, old newspapers, maps, weapons, films. more details - Museum of Jewish Diaspora - Beit Hatefusoth (Historical Museums)
The history of Jews, their life in different countries for 2500 years – what can be more important for the history and for the present of the people who started to create their own country only 50 years ago. All the exhibits produce a great impression: dioramas, audiovisual displays, documentary films, computers and multimedia presentations. more details - Museum of Provisional Peoples Council and Administration (Historical Museums)
The museum and educational center is located in the J.N.F. house.
In 1935 Benjamin Ankstein won an architectural competition to design the J.N.F. house in Tel Aviv. And in 1937 the house opened its doors to the public.
In 1988 Dr. Arie Ben - the founder and director of the museum and educational center - opened the doors for the public (group tours only).
We have library and archives, and it contains books and literature relevant to the museum subjects, and it is available to visitors for further research – that we happy to help.
A new exhibition – the “blue box” and the J.N.F stamps. more details - Physical education and sport exhibition in Israel (Historical Museums)
The permanent exhibition is aimed at documenting development of physical education and sport since the beginning of the past century to the present time. The first part is presented chronologically and in four chapters. The first chapter covers the Ottoman period, the second covers the British Mandate period, the third the period covering the 1930’s and 1940’s and the fourth chapter tracing the events over World War II, and the years prior to the foundation of the State of Israel. The second part is dedicated to the State of Israel and is displayed through various topics with the exception of the first three years after the creation of the State (1948-1951), as these are shown in a separate section in order to describe the early development in this period (up to the establishment of the national sports institutions). At the end of the exhibition there is a special State-of-Israel-Sports-Stamp Collection, and a selection of original caricatures of popular Israeli sportsmen. more details - Ramla Museum (Historical Museums)
The museum contain six exhibition rooms that follow the history of the city : the middle ages, the Ottoman Period, the British mandate, The War of Independence and the Establishment of the State, Ramla at the 50’s and urban planning for the future. more details - Rishon Le-Zion Museum (Historical Museums)
This is the story of the first “Aliyah”. Original tools, pioneers’ voices retelling their authentic stories. You can dress up as one of them and take a photo. Here you can sit in the first Hebrew classroom. You can get a guided tour of all the exhibits, walk along “Pioneer’s Way” and see a unique “light and sound” show at the village well. more details - Rokach House (Historical Museums)
Rokach House was built in 1887, the house of Shimon Rokach, the head of community who had the vision and the initiation to build the first Jewish neighborhood outside of Jaffa walls.
Following the construction of Neve Zedek more houses and new neighborhoods were built conquering the dunes and spreading out to form the city of Tel Aviv.
Rokach House – encounter with life 120 years ago, operates as a museum dedicated to the period, it includes furniture, household goods, clothing, photographs, historical background and a short film.
The house features the sculpture and paintings of Lea Majaro Mintz Shimon Rokach’s granddaughter who restored the house. more details - The Ayalon Institute (Historical Museums)
The Ayalon Institute presents the story of a secret factory that manufactured ammunition, built underneath a limestone hill. On the surface it was used for training groups of young people (garinim) for Kibbutz life.
It was built and operated during the years 1946-1948. Established by the "Haganah", the largest Jewish underground movement during the British Mandate. This factory would develop into what is today called IMI (Israel Military Industries) or "TAAS". This special clandestine factory was prepared secretly in less than a month, 8 meters (25 feet) underground. Its openings were covered by a 10 ton oven and a large washing machine that camouflaged the noise of manufacturing bullets.
The Ayalon institute was the largest IMI factory to operate underground and produced over 2,500,000 9mm bullets mostly for Sten guns during its three years of operation more details - The Babylonian Jewry Museum (Historical Museums)
Museum presents chapters in the history of the Jews of Babylon over a period
of 2700 years, from the time of their exile from the Land of Israel (721-586 BCE) until their
return to the State of Israel by Operation "Ezra and Nehemia" (1950-1952). The ethnographic exhibition
shows the life style of the Jews of Iraq, their customs and manners, art and culture. more details - The Founders Room (Historical Museums)
The Founders Room – Museum of the Pioneers at Yad Lebanim depicts the period between 1912 and 1936 – the year when the British Mandate officially recognized Raanana as a local council. The exhibition tries to show the range of activities that kept Raanana’s first settlers busy from dawn till dusk. Unfortunately, space limitations forced us to carefully select just a few of the pioneering achievements of Raanana’s first residents. We hope that in the future, we will have a permanent home in which to present a large exhibition showing the transformation of Raanana from a tiny village with a few huts to the busting, dynamic town that it is today. more details - The Jabotinsky Museum (Historical Museums)
Zeev (Vladimir) Jabotinsky – the famous leader of Zionism movement. The history of the Revisionist Movement and Etzel and Lehi underground movements. Electronic devices are widely used in the museum. more details - The Mikve Israel Visitor Center (Historical Museums)
The Mikve Israel Visitor Center provides a variety of guided tours and activities, among the different sites, sounds and stories of Israel’s most famous agricultural school, established in 1870. more details - The Museum of Holon History (Historical Museums)
The museum is located in the house of Avraham Harzfel. One of the founders of the Histadrut -the General Federation of Labor in Israel, and a member of Knesset.
The museum displays the history of the city. The first days, the first neighborhoods, the ’Maabara’ period, industrial development, the Shomronin community, etc.
The museum has old artifacts and serves as the city archives, containing old documents and certificates and includes a movie telling the story of Holon.
more details - The Museum of Jewish Heritage (Historical Museums)
"People look at these old objects and start to cry. They say their mother had something exactly like it back in the old country." This museum contains old cooking utensils, all kinds of things associated with Jewish ritual. Torah scrolls in wonderful ethnic casings, ketubot (marriage contracts) including some very rare examples, amulets, exquisite models of synagogues, carpets woven with Jewish themes – the range and variety of objects, all of which authentic and not copies, is breathtaking. more details - The Old Courtyard (Historical Museums)
The museum in kibbutz Ein Shemer is the only place in Israel where the settlements of the period of armed workers’ detachments is restored and kept. The place is surrounded by the wall, and the kibbutz is inside. You can see here a brick house, where the exhibition of weapons is on display; dwelling barrack, bake-house, cribs. The visitors can also see the exhibition of agricultural equipment of the previous century.
more details - Bialik House (Literature and Theatre Museums)
The house was the home of Israel’s national poet, Chaim Nachman Bialik, in the years 1925-34. After his death, the entire house and all its contents were bequeathed to the municipality of Tel-Aviv-gaff. The house contains Documents and personal items belonging to Bialik, an archive and a substantial Library.
more details - Shalom Aleichem Museum (Literature and Theatre Museums)
Shalom Aleichem (Shalom Rabinovich) a famous Jewish writer. The house is devoted to Yiddish culture. Permanent exhibition about Shalom Aleichem’s life. Conducts Yiddish classes and yearly course of Jewish culture in Eastern Europe. more details - Man and the Living World Museum (Museums of Nature)
The exposition of the museum has a great effect on visitors. It is a lively description of nature and a human being in it. The exhibits are constantly changed. The newest technical aids are used. more details - Egged Museum of Passengers Traffic (Other Museums)
All kinds of buses this transport company has ever used from the 20-ies up to our days are exhibited here. more details - Geological museum (Other Museums)
Geological structure of Israel is very original. Mt. Gilboa, The Galilee Sea, The Dead Sea and many other things are unique on the territory of Israel. The museum’s displays tell about it. Visit it with your children. more details - Israel Children’s Museum (Other Museums)
The Israel Children’s Museum in Holon invites children and parents to enjoy a unique creative experience – the Museum’s exhibitions encourage children to touch the objects, feel their textures, and step right into the world they represent. Interactive participation draws children into the realm of imagination and fantasy, as they assume a shaping role in the stories that spring to life. more details - Keren Sahar Vintage Auto Museum (Other Museums)
An old agricultural building in Kibbutz Eyal hides a hidden treasure. Within this building resides one of the most amazing collections of vintage cars in the country. The collection mainly features British automobiles from the 1930s and 40s. A stunning two-tone Jaguar pre-dating the country ( 1946 ) and a 1930 MG Midget sports car ( believe it or not, it’s made of cloth stretched over it’s ashframe ), are just two of the surprises that await you. Mr. Uri Sahar, the museum’s founder and owner has vast knowledge on the subject and is quite content to share it along with spell binding anecdotes. The museum features an ever-growing library. more details - Pierre Gildesgame Maccabi Sports Museum (Other Museums)
Exhibits of the museum are devoted to the development of sports in Israel. more details - Postal and Philatelic Museum (Other Museums)
The Postal and Philatelic Museum recounts the story of postal services in Eretz Israel on the backdrop of the historical, social and political changes in the region. The museum’s permanent exhibits feature new and dynamic presentation methods, multimedia displays and interactive systems. The museum focuses on the history of postal services in Eretz Israel from the mid-19th century through the establishment of the State of Israel. more details - Havayeda, Holon (Science and Technology Museums)
"Havayeda" – science centers, established by "Perach" – tutorial project.
"Havayeda" – knowledge through fun. Is an extracurricular science and technology center. The "Havayeda" offers:
The museum area – the exhibits which deal with subjects like: optics, liquids, mechanics, electricity etc., are designed for interaction, using the "Hands on" museum style.
A laboratory where activities and experiments take place in many scientific subjects such as: electricity, optics, optics etc.
Mind-logic games.
Temporary exhibitions.
more details - Havayeda, Rehovot (Science and Technology Museums)
“Havayeda” – science centers, established by “Perach” – tutorial project.
“Havayeda” – knowledge through fun. Is an extracurricular science and technology center. The “Havayeda” offers:
The museum area – the exhibits which deal with subjects like: optics, liquids, mechanics, electricity etc., are designed for interaction, using the “Hands on“ museum style.
A laboratory where activities and experiments take place in many scientific subjects such as: electricity, optics, optics etc.
Mind-logic games.
Temporary exhibitions. more details - Museum of Human Sciences and Environment (Science and Technology Museums)
The Museum of human sciences and environment is a unique museum suitable for visitors of all ages.
The museum’s display and activities are imaginatively designed, to enhance understanding of man’s physical being and the interaction between man and his environment. The museum’s permanent and temporary exhibitions include fascinating, interactive, hands-on displays dealing with anatomy, physiology and health education. more details - The Clore Garden of Science (Science and Technology Museums)
The Clore Garden of Science is an entirely outdoor sñience museum. It was designed to bring people of all ages closer to science in all its fascinating aspects. The Garden enables the visitor to experience science through interactive exhibits that demonstrate the principles and natural phenomena that influence our life. more details
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