Attached is a list of the Art Museums in Israel. The next time
you visit Israel you can use this guide to help plan your trip.
Address:
Corner of Suleiman and Jericho Roads
City
East Jerusalem
Phone:
02-628-2251
Hours:
Sun - Thu 10 - 5 Fri, Sat, Holiday Eve 10 - 2
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Impressive collection of Middle Eastern Antiquities from various Excavations.
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Kastra Art Center
8 Moshe Feldman Street
City
Haifa
Phone:
04-859-0000, 04-859-0004
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Sun-Thurs. 10-10, Friday 10-2:30, Shabbat 10-10
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This museum contains a permanent exhibit that depicts Jewish history from Creation until today through dolls. You can view more than 1,000 dolls in 80 different displays.
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10 Mifratz Shlomo Street
City
Jaffa
Phone:
03-682-5375
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Located near the Jaffa port, includes archeological findings of Jaffa and the surrounding region.
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Mount Herzl
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-675-1611
Hours:
Sun - Thu 9 - 4:30 Fri 9 - 2
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Memorial commemorating the Nazi Holocaust. A vivid reminder of man's capacity for evil. A must see for those who have not visited.
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King George Street
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-624-7112
Hours:
Sun - Thu 9 - 1 Fri 9 - 12
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Rich collection of ceremonial objects, Judaica and artifacts. Diorama room depicting Jewish history from Abraham to the present.
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Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-675-9911
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Permanent exhibition of musical instruments from around the world.
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1 Hayl Handassah Street
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-628-1278
Hours:
Sun - Thurs 9 - 4 Fri 9 - 1
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Restored former border military outpost with exhibits and audio-visual show.
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Hadassah Medical Center
Ein Karem
City
Jerusalem
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02-677-6279 02-677-6271 02-677-6272
Hours:
Sun-Thurs 8-1:15 and 2-3:45
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Permanent stained glass windows by Marc Chagall depicting Jacob's blessings to his sons.
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Near Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-641-3257 Phone in advance
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On-hands demonstration of how people lived in antiquity. Weaving, pottery, wine-making all in an archeological site.
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13 King David Street
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-620-3333
Hours:
Sun - Thu 10 - 4 Sat 10 - 2
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Housed at the Hebrew Union college, an excellent display of Biblical Archeology
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16 Klausner Street
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-671-6498
Hours:
Sun - Thurs 9 - 1
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The original residence of the Nobel prize winning author, with library, exhibits and videos. Guided Tours.
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25 Granot Street (opposite Shrine of the Book)
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-561-1066
Hours:
Sun-Thurs 9:30-5:30 Wed to 9:30 Fri to 2:00
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Unique collection of ancient art and artifacts depicting the civilizations of the Bible, with relevant quotes and an interactive computer program.
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Givat Ram on main road to University Campus
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-561-8128
Hours:
M-W-Th 10-6, Tues 10-8, Fri 10-1, Sat 10-3
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Hands on science and technology museum suitable for adults and children.
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Mount Herzl
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-652-1108
Hours:
Sun - Thurs 9 - 4 Fri 9 - 1
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Viennese room of Herzl as originally furnished. Includes documents, photographs, books and personal belongings.
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2 HaPalmach Street
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-566-1291 02-566-1292
Hours:
Sun - Thurs 10 - 5 Fri - Sat 10 - 2
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L.A. Mayer Memorial for Islamic Art. Exhibits of various periods and countries. Also contains a collection of fine antique clocks.
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Givat Ram
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-670-8811
Hours:
Sun,Mon,Wed,Thu 10-5; Tue 4-10; Fre 10-2; Sat 10-4
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A major world class museum. Large exhibits of art, archeology, Judaica, ethnography. Also includes the Shrine of the Book which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls. Guided English tours Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 11; Tues 4:30.
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Address:
27 Hillel Street
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-624-1610
Hours:
Sun - Thu 9 - 1; Wed also 4 - 7
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Italian Judaica and artifacts in the beautifully restored 18th century Congliano Veneto Synagogue
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32 Agron Street
City
Jerusalem
Hours:
Sun, Tue, Thu 10 - 12
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Unusual museum reflecting the history of Israel from ancient times as seen through the perspective of taxation of its inhabitants.
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Next to Holyland Hotel in Bayit Vegan
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-643-7777
Hours:
Sun - Thu 8am - 10pm; Fri and Sat 8am - 6pm
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Incredibly detailed and accurate scale model of Jerusalem at the time of Herod. Also recently constructed models of prominent Jerusalem landmarks.
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6 Mohliver Street - German Colony
City
Jerusalem
Phone:
02-563-1116
Hours:
Sun - Thu 9 - 2 also until 6 pm on Mon and Wed
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Permanent display of flora and fauna of Israel.
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6 Or Hayim Street - Jewish Quarter
City
Old City, Jerusalem
Phone:
02-628-4636
Hours:
Sun - Thurs 9 - 2
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Restored old house depicting the life of the Jewish community in the Old City of Jerusalem from the 19th century until 1948 when the Old City fell to the Jordanians.
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Armenian Patriarchate Street
Armenian Quarter
City
Old City, Jerusalem
Phone:
02-628-2331
Hours:
Mon-Sat 10 - 4:30
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Documentation of Armenian history including Armenian arts and crafts.
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Below Dung Gate
Southeast of Old City Walls
City
Old City, Jerusalem
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Outstanding revelations from the early pre-Solomonic periods of Jerusalem's history.
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Tiferet Yisrael Street - Jewish Quarter
City
Old City, Jerusalem
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Remains of building destroyed during the roman conquest of Jerusalem
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Shonei Halachot Street - Jewish Quarter
City
Old City, Jerusalem
Phone:
02-628-6288
Hours:
Sun-thurs 9-4
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Scale model of Jerusalem at the end of the First Temple Period
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24 Misgav Ladach Street
Jewish Quarter
City
Old City, Jerusalem
Phone:
02-626-4545
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Exhibition of Temple vessels based on Biblical, Talmudic and archeological research.
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Cardo
City
Old City, Jerusalem
Phone:
02-628-8141 02-628-8142
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Sun - Thu 9 - 5 Fri 9 - 1
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Depicts the story of the final day when the Jewish Quarter was surrendered to the Jordanian Army in 1948.
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Hakarim Street - Jewish Quarter
City
Old City, Jerusalem
Phone:
02-628-3448
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Sun - Thurs. 9 - 5
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Substantial exhibit of actual remains of houses from Herod's time.
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Near Jaffa Gate
City
Old City, Jerusalem
Phone:
02-626-5333
Hours:
Sun - Thu 10 - 4 Fri, Sat 10 - 2
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Exhibits depicting 3000 years of history in Jerusalem. Includes models, dioramas and holograms.
English guided tour daily at 11 AM.
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7 HaGitit Street
Jewish Quarter
City
Old City, Jerusalem
Phone:
02-628-2341
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Guided tour by appointment
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Tour of the excavations under a private house. Includes fascinating finds.
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Klausner Street
Tel Aviv University Campus
City
Ramat Aviv (Tel Aviv)
Phone:
03-6462020
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The Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, showing murals, dioramas, audio visual displays and other multi-media presentations.
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2 Levanon Street
City
Tel Aviv
Phone:
03-641-5244
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This museum shows the history of the country with fine archeological displays, including pottery, ancient coins and glass. Also exhibited are a reconstructed oil press and flour mill. Contains a planetarium and at times will have a weaver, potter or glass blower at work.
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14 Bialik Street
City
Tel Aviv
Phone:
03-525-5961 03-525-3402
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Former residence of the famous Israeli painter, Reuven Rubin, where he lived and worked from 1946 until his death in 1974. Contains a selection of Rubin's work from the 1920's to the 1970's.
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27 Shaul Hamelech Boulevard
City
Tel Aviv
Phone:
03-696-1297
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Paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings of Israeli and European art of the 16th to 19th centuries. Masters displayed include Cezanne, Chagall, Dali, Monet, Moore, Rodin, Picasso among others.
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17 Ben Gurion Boulevard
City
Tel Aviv
Phone:
03-522-1010
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The home of Israel's first Prime Minister with his personal library of 20,000 books, pictures and mementos of private and public life.
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38 King George Street
City
Tel Aviv
Phone:
03-528-4001
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This museum focuses on the history of the pre-state of Israel's underground Etzel movement and its fight against Arabs and Britons in the quest for Jewish independence.
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23 Rothschild Boulevard
City
Tel Aviv
Phone:
03-560-8624
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Depicts the history of mainstream Jewish defense of Jews and Jewish settlements and the breaking of the British blockade during and after the second World War. Spans over forty years of history.
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21 Rokach Street
City
Tel Aviv
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Paintings and lithographs by the famous Israeli artist, mainly depicting the early Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel.
