Museums in Israel
86 museums in Israel. Most visited: Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
Top museums in Israel
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Art museum · 1,070,714 visitors a year
Discover the vibrant world of creativity at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, a cultural gem nestled in the heart of Israel. This stunning museum showcases a diverse collection that ranges from classical...
Israel Museum
Art museum · 760,000 visitors a year
Welcome to the Israel Museum, a vibrant cultural hub nestled in the heart of Jerusalem. This prestigious institution is a treasure trove of art, archaeology, and Jewish heritage, inviting visitors of...
Bauhaus Museum
Furniture and objects designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer and Walter Gropius are at the centre of the Bauhaus Museum, run by the Bauhaus Foundation as a private, non-profit museum and...
Beit Gidi
A glass structure built over the ruins of a stone house from 1900, near the end of the Ottoman period, holds this seafront museum dedicated to the Irgun, the Zionist paramilitary organization also...
Ben-Gurion House in Tel Aviv
For more than two decades, from 1931 to 1953, this house in northern Tel Aviv was the family home of David Ben-Gurion, the pre-State Zionist leader who became Israel's first Prime Minister and...
Bible Lands Museum
Archaeology museum
Ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians, Persians and Jews: the Bible Lands Museum (מוזיאון ארצות המקרא) in Jerusalem's Givat Ram area uses archaeology...
Bloomfield Science Museum
Science and technology museum
Huge soap bubbles, drawn out with chains and sticks, are a highlight of the Bloomfield Science Museum's bubble-making corner, one of the hands-on exhibits spread across its indoor and outdoor spaces....
Chamber of the Holocaust
Memorial museum
Israel's first Holocaust museum, the Chamber of the Holocaust was founded in 1948 by the Ministry of Religious Services and occupies a small site on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. Its Hebrew name, Martef...
Givon Art Gallery
Art museum
Pinchas Cohen Gan, Micha Ullman, Moshe Gershuni, Raffi Lavie and Jonathan Hirschfeld are among the artists represented by the Givon Art Gallery (גלריה גבעון), a family-run contemporary art gallery in...
Haifa City Museum
History museum
Set at the edge of Haifa's German Colony, close to the historical part of the city, the Haifa City Museum looks out on an urban fabric that shows the city's history as home to many different...
Heichal Shlomo
Until 1992, Heichal Shlomo (Hebrew: היכל שלמה, "Palace of Solomon") was the seat of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. The building on King George Street stands next to the Great Synagogue and is...
Hetzel Museum
A glass structure built over the ruins of an Ottoman-era stone house gives the Hetzel Museum, widely known as Beit Gidi (בית גידי), its unusual form. A Jewish owner built the original house in 1900....
Ilana Goor Museum
Its eclectic collection has been called an "artistic jungle," but for the artist, designer and sculptor Ilana Goor, who founded the museum in 1995, the collection has been her own "university." Signs...
Israel Defense Forces History Museum
Military museum
The Israel Defense Forces History Museum traces Israel's military history from the underground organizations of the British Mandate for Palestine to the modern Israel Defense Forces. Its Hebrew name,...
Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space
Science and technology museum
Madatech is Israel's national museum of science, technology and space, a title reflected in its full Hebrew name, MadaTek – HaMuze'on HaLe'umi LeMada, Tekhnologya VeHalal. It occupies a building...
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Israeli National Maritime Museum
Maritime museum
The Athlit Ram, a bronze ram from a warship of the 2nd century BC, is the best-known piece at Haifa's Israeli National Maritime Museum (in Hebrew, HaMuze'on HaYami HaLe'umi). A ram was the armoured...
Israeli Navy Museum
Military museum
The Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum (מוזיאון ההעפלה וחיל הים ע"ש דוד הכהן) tells Israel's maritime history in two linked chapters. It begins with clandestine immigration during the British...
Jerusalem Archaeological Park
Archaeology museum
The earliest known artistic depiction of the Temple menorah appears on a rare coin at the Jerusalem Archaeological Park. The coin was minted by Antigonus II Mattathias, the last Hasmonean king, 107...
Jerusalem Artists House
Art museum
This 19th-century building once housed the Bezalel Art School, established in 1906. It was the home of Boris Schatz, who opened an art school and museum alongside his family residence in the Rehavia...
Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Zoo or aquarium
Many of the animals at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo are species described in the Hebrew Bible, and that link shapes its Afro-Asiatic collection of wildlife. Officially the Tisch Family Biblical Zoo, it...
Museums by city in Israel
Israel’s museum landscape brings together archaeology, modern art, Jewish history, design, and local heritage within short travel distances. In Jerusalem, major institutions such as the Israel Museum sit alongside memorial and history museums that explore religion, statehood, and the ancient past. In Tel Aviv, visitors can move from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art to smaller house museums and galleries that reflect the city’s architecture, literature, and cultural life.
Beyond the two largest cities, museums in Haifa, Be’er Sheva, the Galilee, and kibbutzim across the country offer a more regional view of Israel. You’ll find maritime collections on the coast, desert and Bedouin heritage in the south, and Holocaust remembrance museums including Beit Terezin. On Mooseum, these places are easier to compare and explore through digital tours, indoor maps, and practical information for planning museum visits by area.
Many museums in Israel are closely tied to place: a Bauhaus collection makes sense in Tel Aviv’s White City, while memorial houses and history museums are often set in former homes, public buildings, or community sites. That gives museum visits here a strong local context. Mooseum helps visitors navigate both well-known institutions and smaller museums such as Beit Gidi, Beit Castel, and Ben-Gurion House in Tel Aviv.
Map of museums in Israel
Museums in Israel: questions
- How many museums are there in Israel?
- Mooseum lists 86 museums in Israel. Jerusalem has the most, with 24.
- Which cities in Israel have the most museums?
- Jerusalem (24), Tel Aviv (14), Haifa (8) and Ramat Gan (7).
- What are the most visited museums in Israel?
- By annual visitors reported on Wikipedia: Tel Aviv Museum of Art (1,070,714) and Israel Museum (760,000).
- What kinds of museums are in Israel?
- Of the 56 whose type we know, the most common are art museums (17), history museums (10), military museums (5) and music, film and theatre museums (5).
- Archaeology museums and site museums covering biblical eras, Roman and Byzantine periods, and the material history of the Levant
- Strong modern and contemporary art collections in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, alongside smaller private galleries such as Alon Segev Gallery
- Holocaust remembrance and memorial museums, including institutions focused on specific communities and survivor testimony
- House museums and historic homes connected to political leaders, writers, and military history, including Ben-Gurion House in Tel Aviv
- Architecture and design stories rooted in place, especially Bauhaus and early modern urban planning in Tel Aviv
- Check opening days carefully: many museums have reduced hours on Fridays, are closed on Saturdays, and may also close or shorten hours on Jewish holidays.
- In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, pre-booking online is useful for major museums, especially during school breaks and holiday periods when timed entry may be in place.
- Public transport is practical in larger cities, but service is limited on Shabbat in many areas, so plan museum visits and returns in advance if you are not driving.
- Combine indoor museums with nearby historic districts or archaeological sites; spring and autumn are the easiest seasons for moving between museums on foot.
All museums in Israel
Every museum in Israel listed on Mooseum. Search by name or type.
| Name | Type | Website | Links | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Art museum | www.alonsegev.com |  | — | |
Bauhaus MuseumFurniture and objects designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer and Walter Gropius are at the centre of the Bauhaus Museum, run by the Bauhaus Foundation as a private, non-profit museum and... | — | www.bauhaus.org.il | | — |
Art museum | he.beitcastel.com | | — | |
Beit GidiA glass structure built over the ruins of a stone house from 1900, near the end of the Ottoman period, holds this seafront museum dedicated to the Irgun, the Zionist paramilitary organization also... | — | www.gal-ed.co.il/etzel | | — |
— | bterezin.org.il/en | | — | |
Ben-Gurion House in Tel AvivFor more than two decades, from 1931 to 1953, this house in northern Tel Aviv was the family home of David Ben-Gurion, the pre-State Zionist leader who became Israel's first Prime Minister and... | — | www.bg-house.org | | — |
— | www.ben-gurion.co.il | | — | |
Bible Lands MuseumAncient Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians, Persians and Jews: the Bible Lands Museum (מוזיאון ארצות המקרא) in Jerusalem's Givat Ram area uses archaeology... | Archaeology museum | www.blmj.org/en | | — |
Natural history museum | www.biblicalnaturalhistory.org/he/?lang=he | | — | |
Bloomfield Science MuseumHuge soap bubbles, drawn out with chains and sticks, are a highlight of the Bloomfield Science Museum's bubble-making corner, one of the hands-on exhibits spread across its indoor and outdoor spaces.... | Science and technology museum | www.mada.org.il | | — |
Zoo or aquarium | www.parks.org.il/parks/ParksAndReserves/Hai%20Bar%20Carmel/Pages/default.aspx | | — | |
— | www.wiesenthal.com/museums/museum-of-tolerance-jerusalem | | — | |
Chamber of the HolocaustIsrael's first Holocaust museum, the Chamber of the Holocaust was founded in 1948 by the Ministry of Religious Services and occupies a small site on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. Its Hebrew name, Martef... | Memorial museum | www.martefhashoah.org.il | | — |
History museum | chckk.org.il | | — | |
Art museum | www.dmh.org.il/heb | | — | |
— | www.dubrovin-farm.com | | — | |
Art museum | museumeinharod.org.il | | — | |
— | www.eretzmuseum.org.il | | — | |
— | www.frenkel-frenel.org | | — | |
Memorial museum | gfh.org.il/eng | | — | |
Givon Art GalleryPinchas Cohen Gan, Micha Ullman, Moshe Gershuni, Raffi Lavie and Jonathan Hirschfeld are among the artists represented by the Givon Art Gallery (גלריה גבעון), a family-run contemporary art gallery in... | Art museum | www.givonartgallery.com | | — |
Music, film or theatre museum | www.haifacin.co.il | | — | |
Haifa City MuseumSet at the edge of Haifa's German Colony, close to the historical part of the city, the Haifa City Museum looks out on an urban fabric that shows the city's history as home to many different... | History museum | www.hcm.org.il/eng | | — |
Art museum | www.hma.org.il | | — | |
— | www.diamond-museum.co.il | | — |