List of Israeli museums
Below is an incomplete list of Israeli museums, some of which are located in East Jerusalem.
| Name | Location | Primary display/topic | Annual visitors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Museum | Jerusalem (Givat Ram) | Archaeology, art, sculpture | 827,254 (2012)[1] |
| Yad Vashem | Jerusalem (Mount Herzl) | Holocaust | ~1,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Museum | Jerusalem (East Jerusalem) | Archaeology | |
| Siebenberg House | Jerusalem (Old City) | Archaeology | |
| L. A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art | Jerusalem (Katamon) | Islamic art, antique clocks & watches | |
| Gush Katif Museum | Jerusalem (Nachlaot) | History (Gush Katif) | |
| Heichal Shlomo Jewish Heritage Museum | Jerusalem (King George Street) | Judaica | |
| Menachem Begin Heritage Center | Jerusalem | Biographical – Menachem Begin | |
| Friends of Zion Museum | Jerusalem | Jewish history | |
| Beit Agnon | Jerusalem (Talpiot) | Biographical – Shmuel Yosef Agnon | |
| Museum of Underground Prisoners | Jerusalem (Morasha) | Jewish resistance in the British Mandate | |
| Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem | Jerusalem (Givat Ram) | Biblical history, archaeology | |
| Bloomfield Science Museum | Jerusalem (Givat Ram) | Hands-on science and technology | |
| Ticho House | Jerusalem | Paintings by Anna Ticho, Judaica | |
| Tower of David | Jerusalem (Old City) | History of Jerusalem | 450,000 (2017)[2] |
| Herzl museum | Jerusalem (Mount Herzl) | Biographical – Theodor Herzl, history of Zionism | |
| U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art | Jerusalem | Italian Jewish art, Italian synagogue | |
| Jerusalem Tax Museum[3] | Jerusalem (Jaffa Road) | Historical documents | |
| Tel Aviv Museum of Art | Tel Aviv | Modern art, contemporary Israeli art | 750,000 (2012)[1] |
| Independence Hall | Tel Aviv | History of Israel (independence) | |
| Batei HaOsef | Tel Aviv | Israel Defense Forces | |
| Bauhaus Museum | Tel Aviv | White City of Tel Aviv | |
| Bialik House | Tel Aviv | Hayyim Nahman Bialik | |
| Ben-Gurion House | Tel Aviv | David Ben-Gurion | |
| Etzel Museum | Tel Aviv | Irgun pre-state Jewish underground | |
| Etzel House (Beit Gidi) | Tel Aviv | Irgun – Operation Hametz | |
| Steinhardt Museum of Natural History | Tel Aviv | Natural history | |
| Yitzhak Rabin Center | Tel Aviv | Yitzhak Rabin | |
| Herzlilienblum Museum of Banking and Tel Aviv Nostalgia[4] | Tel Aviv | Banking and old Tel Aviv culture | |
| Lehi Museum – Beit Yair | Tel Aviv (Florentin) | Lehi | |
| The Olympic Experience | Tel Aviv (Hadar Yosef) | Sports | |
| Nahum Gutman Museum of Art | Tel Aviv (Neve Tzedek) | Art by Nachum Gutman | |
| Farkash Gallery collection | Tel Aviv (Old Jaffa) | Posters | |
| Ilana Goor Museum | Tel Aviv (Old Jaffa) | Israeli art and culture | |
| Jaffa Museum | Tel Aviv (Old Jaffa) | Israeli art and culture, antiquities | |
| Eretz Israel Museum | Tel Aviv (Ramat Aviv) | Archaeology, history of Eretz Yisrael | |
| The Museum of The Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot | Tel Aviv (Ramat Aviv) | A pluralistic and diverse experience of the Jewish people | |
| Beit HaPalmach | Tel Aviv (Ramat Aviv) | Jewish resistance during the British Mandate – Palmach | |
| Haifa Museum | Haifa | Contemporary Israeli art | |
| Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art | Haifa | Japanese art | |
| Israel Railway Museum | Haifa | Transportation – railways | |
| Israeli Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum | Haifa | Israel Defense Forces – Sea Corps | |
| Israeli National Maritime Museum | Haifa | Maritime history | |
| Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space | Haifa | Science and technology, hands-on exhibits | |
| Moshe Shteklis Museum of Prehistory | Haifa | History – prehistory | |
| Hecht Museum | Haifa | Archaeology, Art | |
| Munio Gitai Weinraub Museum of Architecture | Haifa | Architecture | |
| Mane-Katz Museum | Haifa | Art | |
| Arad Bible Museum | Arad | Archaeology | |
| Arad Doll Museum | Arad | Comedia del arte figures, handcrafted dolls[5] | |
| Arad Glass Museum | Arad | Glass sculpture | |
| Arad Museum of Art | Arad | Art | |
| Beit HaGdudim | Avihayil | Jewish Legion | |
| Ashdod Museum of Art | Ashdod | Art | |
| Karin Maman Museum | Ashdod | Archaeology | |
| Negev Museum of Art | Beersheba | Art | |
| Biblical Museum of Natural History | Beit Shemesh | Hands-on animals, Torah, history and science | |
| Ralli Museum | Caesarea | Art | |
| Ein Harod Museum of Art (Mishkan) | Ein Harod | Art | |
| Sturman Museum | Ein Harod | Natural history | |
| Janco Dada Museum | Ein Hod | Art (Israeli) | |
| Wilfrid Israel Museum | HaZore'a | Art (Asian) | |
| Israeli Air Force Museum | Hatzerim Airbase | Israel Defense Forces – Air Force | |
| Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art[6] | Herzliya | Art (contemporary Israeli) | |
| Holon Children's Museum | Holon | Children; visually impaired; hearing impaired | |
| Design Museum Holon | Holon | Design | |
| Egged Historical Vehicle Museum | Holon | Transportation – buses | |
| Yad La-Shiryon | Latrun | Israel Defense Forces – Armor Corps | |
| Mini Israel | Latrun | Miniature park, architecture | |
| Ghetto Fighters' House | Lohamei HaGeta'ot | Holocaust and Jewish Resistance | |
| Museum of Prehistory of the Hulah Valley | Ma'ayan Barukh | Archaeology | |
| Masada Museum | Masada | History of Masada | |
| International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame | Netanya | Sports | |
| Petah Tikva Museum of Art | Petah Tikva | Art | |
| Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum | Ramat Gan | Diamonds | |
| Museum of Israeli Art | Ramat Gan | Art (Israeli) | |
| Museum of Russian Art | Ramat Gan | Art (Russian) | |
| Yehiel Nahari Museum of Far Eastern Art | Ramat Gan | Art (Far Eastern) | |
| Yemenite Jewish Heritage Center and Museum | Rehovot | Yemenite Jewish Heritage | |
| Rishon LeZion City Museum | Rishon LeZion | City | |
| The Arab Museum of Contemporary Art | Sakhnin | Art (Contemporary Arab, Israeli and Mediterranean Art) | |
| Museum for Archaeology and Knowledge of Israel | Sasa | Archaeology | |
| Qassam Museum | Sderot | Qassam rockets | |
| German-Speaking Jewry Heritage Museum Tefen | Tefen Industrial Zone | Jewish history | |
| Umm al-Fahm Art Gallery[7][8] | Umm al-Fahm | Art (Arab) | |
| Beit HaTotchan | Zikhron Ya'akov | Israel Defense Forces – Artillery Corps |
References
- http://www.theartnewspaper.com/attfig/attfig12.pdf Archived January 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Riba, Naama (May 15, 2018). "$40 Million Expansion-renovation Planned for Jerusalem's Tower of David Museum". Haaretz. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- "Israel's past seen anew, as Jerusalem's historic Custom House reopens". Haaretz.
- "Feel the Heartbeat of Old Tel Aviv". Jerusalem Post.
- "Arad Doll Museum". ArtPortal.co.il. Israel. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
- "Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art". JewishVirtualLibrary.org.
- "Israel to get first museum of Arab art and culture". The Guardian. UK.
- "When Is an Arab Museum Not an Arab Museum?". Haaretz. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
- Israel's official national museum portal (in English)
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