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Tel Aviv Musuem of Art |
Mon.,
Wed. 10 am - 4 pm, Tue., Thur. 10 am - 10 pm, Fri. 10 am - 2
pm, Sat. 10 am - 4 pm. Closed Sundays
Buses: 9, 18, 28, 70, 90, 111 |
27 Shaul Hamelech Blvd.
Tel: 03-696-1297 |
Israel's
major art museum of the Central Region with a dynamic program of more than
25 changing exhibitions each year and on-going quality cinema, lectures,
chamber music, jazz, activities for children, and performing arts
productions.
The
permanent collections include a wide range of paintings, sculptures,
prints and drawings: Israeli art, European art of the 16th-19th centuries,
Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, and 20th century art.
Permanent
exhibit of Modern Israeli Art - the only one of its kind in the world!
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| Helena
Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art |
Mon.,
Wed. 10 am - 4 pm, Tue., Thur. 10 am - 10 pm, Fri. 10 am - 2
pm, Sat. 10 am - 4 pm
Buses: 5, 26
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6 Tarsat Blvd.
Tel: 03-528-7196 |
The
beautifully renovated pavilion serves as the Museum's and the city's most
prestigious venue for contemporary art exhibitions.
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Azrieli
Observatory
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all days
(except Mon). 10 am - 8 pm, Fri. 10 am - 6 pm. Sat. 10 am - 8 pm
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Azrieli Center (Round Tower, 49th Floor)
132 Petach Tikvah Rd.
Tel: 03-608-1179
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See the
changing skyline of the Tel Aviv metro area from the highest observation
center in the Middle East. High-powered telescopes, audio guide system,
coffee shop - and even Internet surfing stations. |
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| Ben-Gurion
House
(Free Entrance)
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Sun., Tue., Wed., Thur. 8 am - 3
pm, Mon. 8 am - 5 pm, Fri. 8 am - 1
pm, Every 1st Sat. of the month 11 am - 2 pm.
Buses:
4, 11
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17 Ben Gurion Blvd.
Tel: 03-522-1010 522-4925 |
Residence
of David Ben Gurion, first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Open to
the public as a museum. Library of 20,000 volumes and all the items
belonging to Paula and David Ben Gurion. |
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| Ministry
of Defense Museums |
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| Beit Yair Museum
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Sun.-Thurs. 9 am -
3 pm
Buses: 1, 2, 3, 16, 18, 19
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8
Avraham Stern St.
Tel: 03-682-0288 |
Projecting Lehi's main underground goal - the expulsion of the
British from Eretz Israel, this Museum contains the rooftop apartment
where Abraham Stern ("Yair") was killed, and a modern display about Lehi,
with audio-visual programs.
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| Etzel
Museum 1947-1948 |
Sun.-Thur.
8:30 am - 4 pm
Buses: 10, 8, 25
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South Herbert Samuel
Promenade, Jaffa
Tel: 03-517-2044
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The Museum portrays the history of the Etzel movement during the
War of Independence. The highlight of the exhibition is the Passover 1948
campaign to liberate Jaffa.
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Etzel Museum |
Sun.-Thur. 8:30 am - 4
pm
Buses: 2, 4, 25
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38 King George
St.
Tel: 03-621-0611 |
The
history of the Etzel undergound movement throughout the 17 years of its
existence.
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The Haganah Museum
(Beit Eliyahu)
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Sun.-Thur. 9 am - 4
pm
Buses: 4, 5 |
23 Rothschild
Blvd.
Tel: 03-560-8624
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The Haganah Museum
bears the name of Eliyahu Golomb, one of the founding fathers and
commanders of the Haganah. A modern exhibition depicts the Haganah's
struggle to establish a Jewish State from 1920 until the end of the War of
Independence. |
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| The Collection House (Museum of the History of the
IDF) |
Sun.-Thur. 8:30 am - 4 pm
Buses: 40, 42, 44 |
35
Eilat St., Jaffa
Tel: 03-516-1346 |
The Museum, located at the site of Jaffa's old
railway station, portrays by means of films, maps, models, historic
documents and authentic weapons, the history of the IDF from the beginning
of the struggle for statehood up to the present day.
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| Palmach
Museum |
Sun.-Thur. 8 am - 3 pm, Fri. 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.
By
appointment only
Buses: 7, 7a, 13, 24,
25, 27, 74, 86, 274
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10
Haim Levanon St., Ramat Aviv
Tel: 03-643-6393 |
Audiovisual experience that allows visitors to feel the
Palmach spirit and its part in the struggle for Israel's independence.
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| Ilana
Goor Museum
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Sun.-Thur., Sat. 10 am - 10 pm, Fri. 10 am - 4 pm.
Buses: 10, 46 |
4 Mazal Dagim St., Old Jaffa
Tel: 03-683-7676 |
The first Jewish Khan,
located in the heart of ancient Jaffa, was built in the 18th century and
served as a hostel for Jewish pilgrims arriving at the Jaffa port on their
way to Jerusalem. Today the Khan is the private home and museum of Ilana
Goor. The grand stone building, overlooking the Jaffa port, has changed
many hands over the years, and its walls unfold fascinating historical
tales. The many rooms of the Museum display Goor's varied works of art in
sculpture and design, as well as her unique art collection from all over
the world. View the Mediterranean Sea from the rooftop Museum coffee shop.
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Independance
Hall
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Sun-Thur. 9 am - 2 pm
Buses: 4, 12 |
16 Rothschild Blvd.
Tel: 03-517-3942 |
Stand in the hall preserved as it was when Ben
Gurion read Israel's Declaration of Independence on May 14, 1948, and
listen to the rare, original recording of the ceremony. On view are
memorabilia depicting that historic moment. |
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Jabotinsky
Institute
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Sun.-Thur. 8
am - 4 pm, Fri.-Sat. closed.
Group tours by reservation
Buses: 5, 18, 24, 25, 48, 61, 62,
129
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38 King George St. (Entrance from 1 Simtat Sheva Hashikmim St.)
Tel: 03-528-7320 |
The history of the Revisionist movement and
the Etzel and Lehi underground movements, using electronic devices of
sight and sound, and video films.Permanent Exhibition: "Vladimir (Ze'ev)
Jabotinsky, the Man and His Achievements."Temporary Exhibition: "Detention
and Deportation": Underground fighters in British prisons and detention
camps in Palestine and Africa (1920-1948).
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| Antiquities
of Tel Aviv-Jaffa |
Sun.-Thur. 9 am - 1 pm
Buses: 10, 25, 46 |
10 Mifratz Shlomo St., Old Jaffa.
Tel: 03-682-5375 |
Located in the ancient "Saraya" (Government House
of the Ottoman period) which dates back to the 18th century or earlier.
The exhibition is based upon archaeological finds unearthed during
excavations conducted in Jaffa and vicinity.A special part of the
exhibition is dedicated to "Jaffa History in Coins" - the history of the
city as reflected by the coins unearthed in its excavation - from the 4th
century BCE up to the 19th century CE.
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| Nachum
Gutman Museum |
Sun.-Wed. 10 am - 4 pm, Thur. 10 am - 7 pm, Fri. 10 am - 2 pm, Sat.
10 am - 5 pm.
Buses: 12, 24, 31 |
21 Rokah St.,
Neve Tzedek
Tel: 03-516-1970 |
Nachum Gutman, 1898-1980, was among the founders of a new
language of the local art scene called the "Eretz-Israeli style" in
painting. Painter, illustrator and writer, he is considered a local
cultural hero. The Museum shows some 200 works in different media
reflecting the history of Israel through Gutman's eyes. Special Exhibits:
"Gutman Hosts Reuven Rubin" - two prominent Israeli artists of the 1920s
shown side by side (through March); "Magic Orchard" - Gutman works with an
erotic theme.
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Rokach
House
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Fri.-Sat. 10 am - 2 pm, Sun.-Thur.
Buses: 4, 12, 25, 46 |
36 Simon Rokach St., Neve-Tzedek
Tel: 03-510-0655, 03-516-2531 |
Groups by
appointment.Includes an encounter with a Hundred-Year-Old Way of Life, a
video movie, furniture, clothing, accessories and photographs on view. The
house tells of the fulfillment of Jaffa Jews' dream of leaving the dark
alley of the city for the expanses of sand, to build a new Hebrew
neighborhood. Rokach House, built in 1887, was the home of Shimon Rokach,
1868-1922, the visionary who organized and built the new neighborhood
"Neve Tzedek".
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Rubin
Museum
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14 Bialik St.
Tel: 03-5255162 |
The Rubin Museum is the former residence of
painter Reuven Rubin, where he lived and worked from 1946 until his death
in 1974. Rubin's work represents his formative year.
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| Shalom
Aleichem House
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Sun.-Thur.
10 am - 2 pm, Fri. 10 am - 12 pm.
Buses: 18, 9, 70, 10
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4 Berkowitz St.
Tel: 03-695-6513 |
A house devoted to Yiddish culture. Permanent
exhibition about Shalom Aleichem's life. Conducts evening Yiddish classes
and yearly course on Jewish culture in Eastern Europe. |
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| Bialik
House
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Sun.-Thur. 9 am - 5 pm, Fri.
closed, Sat. 11 pm - 2 pm.
Free admission. Group tours by
reservation only
Buses: 4
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22 Bialik St.
Tel: 03-525-4530 |
Museum, archives and library of Israel's
greatest national poet and author.
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Shalom
Tower Observatory
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Sun.-Thurs. 10 am -
6:30 pm, Fri., 10 am - 2 pm, Sat., 11 am - 4 pm. |
9 Achad Ha'am St.
Tel: 03-517-7304 |
Spectacular views - from
Mediterranean coast to Jerusalem hills and northern border of Israel.
Multimedia room with "touch screen station", sky-high cafe, mosaic walls
by artists Nachum Gutman and David Sharir.
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| Bible
House |
Sun.-Thur. 9 am -
1 pm.
Buses: 12, 4
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16 Rothschild Blvd.
Tel: 03-517-7760 |
Permanent exhibition of the Bible in print and art. Permanent
exhibition of enamel paintings by Albert Dov Sigal. |
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Beth
Hatefutsoth
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Sun., Mon., Tue., Thur. 10 am - 4 pm; Wed. 10 am
- 6 pm, Fri. 9 am - 1 pm, Sat. closed.
Daily guided tours in English:
Sun.- Fri. 11:00 am
Buses: 6, 25, 45, 49, 27 |
Tel Aviv University Campus, Matityahu
Gate (#2), Klauser St., Ramat Aviv
Tel: 03-646-2020 |
Beth Hatefutsoth tells the story of
the Jewish people beginning with their expulsion from the Land of Israel
2,500 years ago to the present. History, traditions and the heritage of
Jewish life in all parts of the world are brought to life in
reconstructions, dioramas, audio-visual displays, documentary films and
interactive media presentations.The three floors of the Permanent
Exhibition depict threads common to the Jewish people throughout the
Diaspora, as well as the diversities of the different communities.
Study Areas for viewing documentary films on Jewish life in the
Diaspora, as well as information on Jewish communities and the origin of
Jewish family names; The Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center, where
the visitors can search a computerized database containing genealogies of
Jewish families all over the world, and can register their own family
trees;
The Feher Jewish Music Center, which contains a collection of some
4,000 recordings of Jewish music and a computerized database
cross-referenced by composer, performer, musical tradition, instrument,
motif and language.
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| Eretz
Israel Museum
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Sun., Mon., Tue., Thur. 9 am - 3 pm, Wed. 9 am -
5 pm, Fri., Sat. 10 am - 2 pm.
Guided tour in English: Sat. 12:30
pm.
Buses: 7, 7a, 13, 24,
25, 27, 74, 86, 274 |
2 Chaim Levanon St.,
Ramat Aviv
Tel: 03-641-5244 |
Here
you can relive the daily life of our forefathers, explore the
beautiful collections of ceramics, glass and coins, and walk
through the lovely "Landscapes of the Holy Land"
Park. You can find a reconstructed oil press producing olive
oil, an authentic water-operated flour mill, the garden of
Jotham's Parable, a sundial square and more. In the "Man
and His Work" Center, you can have a hands-on experience,
watching artisans at work - a weaver, a potter, a glass
blower. The Folklore Pavilion displays an exciting exhibit of
dress and Jewish artifacts. And, last but not least, you can
visit the archaeological site of Tel Qasile.
Museum Shop - Open Sun.-Thur.
10 am - 7 pm, Fri. 9 am - 2 pm, Sat. closed. |
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Museum Information taken from Tel Aviv
Municipality Website
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| SHOPS |
ADDRESS
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INFORMATION |
| Halper's
Books |
Allenby 87 -
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Rated best English used books store
by HaIr Newspaper
03-629-9710
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| Nun Bet
Sefarim |
Idelson Street (nr. Ben Yehuda
Street) |
English used book store |
| Etz
Hada'at |
Ben Yehuda 42 |
Second Hand Books with English
selection
Cozy little bookshop where you can
curl in a corner with a
book and and have a cup of tea.
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USB
Machshevim
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Reiness 41 |
Great service and ask Raviv for a
discount!
03-529-1939, 057-745-5433
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| Slalom
Bicycles |
Hashmonaim Street |
Friendly Staff and great service.
Quality bikes starting price 1,000
nis
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| JEWISH |
ADDRESS |
INFORMATION |
Minyan Ichud Olam
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Ben
Yehuda Street |
Young
Oleh/Israeli Minyan |
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Shabbat Times
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Shabbat Times Tel Aviv |
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Joy
of Charity |
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The Joy of Charity! How, How much?
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Aish
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Wisdom for Living - Explore Judaism
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Brodt Center |
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| ARTS |
ADDRESS |
INFORMATION |
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Nachalat Binyamin |
Nachalat Binyamin Street (near the Shuk) |
Outdoor
Arts and Craft Market, open on Tuesday and Friday mornings |
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| FILM |
ADDRESS |
TELEPHONE |
| Now
Showing!
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| Cinematque
(H) |
2 Sheprintzak
Street |
03-6917181 |
| Dizengoff |
Dizengoff Centre
(lower floor) |
03-6200485 |
| Gat |
62 Ibn Gvirol
Street |
03-6967888
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| Globus |
Azrielli
Canyon |
03-6081130 |
| Hod |
1-4 Hod Passage,
101 Dizengoff Street |
03-5226226 |
| Lev |
Dizengoff Centre
(top floor) |
03-5288288 |
| Pe'er |
1 Yeshaiayu
Street |
03-5467134 |
| Rav Chen |
Dizengoff
Circle |
03-5282288 |
| Tel Aviv
Museum |
Shaul HaMelech
Street |
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| Z.O.A House |
1 Daniel Frisch
Street |
03-6969959
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| MUSIC |
ADDRESS |
INFORMATION |
| Arutz 24 |
Channel
24 on Cable/Satellite Television |
Israeli
"MTV" |
| Ozen
Hashlishi |
Sheinkin
Street |
Video/DVD
rent and sale |
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