There are said to be more museums in Israel per person than in any other country in the world. From the major institutional Israeli museums in particular the Israel Museum Jerusalem, and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, to small museums in towns or villages, Israel is truly criss-crossed with high-quality museums about almost every topic conceivable. Museums in Israel offer a vast exploration of all fields including art, music, history, religion and much more. Below is our listing of museums in Israel, if you are specifically interested in Museums in Tel Aviv or Museums in Jerusalem, see the relevant pages.
Museums in Israel
Museums in Israel
Tel Aviv Diamond Exchange – ‘Bursa’
The Tel Aviv Diamond Exchange, known locally as the ‘Bursa’, is the world’s largest diamond trading complex. The Exchange employs over 15,000 people from 1,500 companies working and trading here every day. The Tel Aviv Diamond Exchange is located in ultra-high security buildings in Ramat Gan, minutes from central Tel Aviv. These buildings contain billions of dollars... Read More
Ticho House
Ticho House is one of the first houses built in Jerusalem in the second half of t he 19th century which was purchased by the ophthalmologist, Dr. Avraham Albert Ticho and his wife, Anna. Today, the house serves as a museum dedicated to the works of Anna, whose sketches are iconic, as well as other exhibitions, a library of books about Jerusalem, art and literature, and a popular restaurant. Read More
Atlit Detainee Camp Museum
The Atlit Detainee Camp Museum is located in Atlit, a small town located on the northern coast about 20 kilometers south of Haifa. In the 1930s and 40s, this site served as a detention center for illegal Jewish immigrants seeking refuge in Palestine (which is now the State of Israel). The land was under British... Read More
Ayalon Institute Museum
Now a museum, the Ayalon Institute was a secret ammunition factory disguised as part of a kibbutz to fool the British back in the 1940s. Jewish people used the factory in their efforts to fight for the independent state of Israel. Organizers went to extreme measures to build and sustain this secret factory within the... Read More
Mitzpe Ramon Visitor Center
Opened in 2013, the new Mitzpe Ramon Visitor Center, is set on the northern cliffs of the Ramon Crater, and tells the geological story behind this unique and amazing work of nature. The Ramon Crater is the world’s largest makhtesh, and whilst rumor often states that it was created by a collision with an asteroid... Read More
Ilan Ramon Museum and Memorial, Mitzpe Ramon
The new memorial and museum for Ilan Ramon is part of the new Makhtesh Ramon visitor center, on the edge of the ‘crater’ in Mitzpe Ramon. Dedicated to the memory and presentation of the life of Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first and only astronaut, who tragically died Opened in 2013, the new Ilan Ramon Memorial has... Read More
Yitzhak Rabin Center
The Yitzhak Rabin Center in Tel Aviv weaves the history of the State of Israel through the life story of one of its most devoted sons. In fact, it is the only official memorial dedicated to this monumental man. Yitzhak Rabin, born in 1922, grew up alongside the State of Israel. The museum makes it... Read More
Chelouche Gallery for Contemporary Art
Walk a few blocks down from the busy Carmel Market to Mazeh Street. Turn left onto a quiet and bright lane of Bauhaus apartments and pillared buildings in the heart of the White City that look like they were transplanted from Saint Petersburg. At number 7 you’ll come across the Twin Houses, which is home to the Chelouche Gallery for Contemporary Art. Originally built in the 1920’s by the architect Joseph Berlin, the classic, open, and polished exterior welcomes visitors just before they enter the bright and surprisingly cozy gallery interior. Read More
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem is Israel's National Museum. Founded in 1956, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem was extensively extended and refurbished reopening in 2010. The focus of the museum is on the art, Judaica and ancient artifacts of the Land of Israel and beyond, with the museum holding some 500,000 artefacts, with 7,000 on active display. Read MoreEretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
The Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv is a stunning museum spread across a beautiful campus in the Ramat Aviv district of the city, overlooking the center of Tel Aviv. The museum has an amazing array of displays relating to archaeology, judaica, ethnography, history and culture and arts and crafts, each housed in a pavilion, of which there are many spread across the museum site, centered around an archaeological site. Read More
Beit Hatfutsot: The Museum of the Jewish People
Beit Hatfutsot: The Museum of the Jewish People is a vast museum which chronicles the history of Jews throughout the diaspora, throughout history and is a fascinating look into understanding Jewish Identity. Beit Hatfutsot has some amazing displays, some of which are interactive and its location, within the campus of Tel Aviv University, is interesting... Read More