Haifa City Museum
מוזיאון העיר חיפה
Museum · The history of Haifa · Templer buildings · Contemporary art · Urban culture · 15-170 ₪
11 Ben Gurion Avenue, German Colony, Haifa
Is this your business?Claim it freeA museum of Haifa's history in two restored Templer buildings at the edge of the German Colony, where the city's story is told alongside contemporary art.
The Haifa City Museum follows the growth of a modern Mediterranean city, from the 18th century, when Daher al-Omar, ruler of the Galilee, pulled down old Haifa and built a new one, through its years as a mixed and cosmopolitan city to the northern metropolis of today, telling the city's stories through history and contemporary art. It stands at the edge of the German Colony in two carefully preserved Templer buildings: Beit HaAm, built in 1869 as the Templers' first community building and given a large hall and a bell tower in 1890, and the Templer school of 1902. The museum opened in Beit HaAm in 2000 and in the school building in 2004, and the courtyard between the two is used for gatherings and events. It runs educational programmes for children and families, cultural and historical tours, and a Templer escape game through the German Colony.
What happens here
- Thursday
- Open until 18:00
On Thursday it stays open until 18:00, two hours later than from Sunday to Wednesday.
- 3 September 2026 to 27 May 2027
- At First Glance: On Photography and Truth
An exhibition at the museum.
As published on the museum's website, read 2026-10-14.
At a glance
- Shabbat
- Open Saturday 10:00-16:00
- On offer
- The history of Haifa, templer buildings, contemporary art, urban culture
- Prices
- 15-170 ₪
- Wheelchair
- Disabled parking near the museum, an accessible ticket desk, an accessible ground floor with accessible toilets, and aids for visitors with impaired hearing; the building is listed and has no lift, so only the ground floor is accessible.
- Parking
- Accessible parking listed
- Good for families
- Own website
- Active on Instagram
- Facebook page
Photos
On the chain's Facebook
For illustration: the area around Haifa City Museum, not the business itself. The chain's own pictures are on Instagram
Opening hours
Checking the clock in Israel
| Sunday | 10:00-16:00 |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday and Wednesday | 10:00-16:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00-18:00 |
| Friday | 10:00-14:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00-16:00 |
Candle lighting 5:38 PMShabbat ends 6:34 PM
As published on hms.org.il, read 2026-10-14. Shabbat times in Haifa
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Sources disagree on these hours
Its regular hours, as the Haifa Museums hours page lists them: closed on Monday, and open until 18:00 on Thursday.
Location
11 Ben Gurion Avenue, German Colony, Haifa
- Train: Haifa Center HaShmona0.5 km from the door, straight line
- Bus: Nearest stop 90 mlines 1, 2, 5א
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Distances from OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-14.
Questions
About Haifa City Museum
- Open on ShabbatOn Saturday it is open 10:00 to 16:00.
- 0.5 km from Haifa Center HaShmona stationBus stops within 150 m: בן גוריון, המגינים/בן גוריון, המושבה הגרמנית, העצמאות/שדרות בן גוריון.
- Its own website and social pagesThe prices and the news come from the business itself, not from a directory.
Haifa City Museum is a museum at 11 Ben Gurion Avenue, German Colony in Haifa, in the Haifa District. It is one of the 6 Haifa Museums branches listed on hms.org.il.
The price list it publishes on hcm.org.il runs from Senior citizen at 15 ₪ to Combined ticket for the Haifa Museums, seven days, family of two adults and two children at 170 ₪, read on 14 October 2026.
Free of charge on its list: Reservists and members of the security forces.
Hours, as listed on hms.org.il on 14 October 2026: Sunday 10:00 to 16:00, Monday closed, Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00 to 16:00, Thursday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday 10:00 to 14:00, Saturday 10:00 to 16:00.
The nearest railway station is Haifa Center HaShmona, 0.5 km away. The nearest bus stops are בן גוריון (90 m), המגינים/בן גוריון (128 m), המושבה הגרמנית (141 m).
We found no published accessibility statement, so call ahead if step-free access matters to you.
The Haifa Museums site names its operator as Haifa Museums, a public benefit company, number 510730898. The Companies Registrar lists it as an active private company, incorporated on 23 February 1976, registered at 26 Shabtai Levi Street, Haifa. Haifa does not publish its business licence register online, so the licence could not be checked.
The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.
- Accessibility statement
- None found on its site or its listings hms.org.il2026-10-14
- Companies Registrar
- The Haifa Museums site names its operator as Haifa Museums, a public benefit company, number 510730898. The Companies Registrar lists it as an active private company, incorporated on 23 February 1976, registered at 26 Shabtai Levi Street, Haifa. data.gov.il2026-10-14
- Municipal business licence
- The Haifa municipality publishes no register of licensed businesses: its business-licensing pages have processes and forms only, its list of registered databases names a business-licensing database that is not published, the only businesses dataset on its open-data portal covers the Sammy Ofer stadium complex, and data.gov.il has no such register for Haifa. haifa.muni.il2026-09-30
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| Field | Value | Source | Read on | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | מוזיאון העיר חיפה / Haifa City Museum | hcm.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Address | 11 Ben Gurion Avenue, German Colony | hcm.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Coordinates | 32.822199, 34.992061 (the government's address map) | govmap.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | 04-603-0800 | hcm.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Chain | Haifa Museums, 6 branches | hms.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Website | hcm.org.il | hcm.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Table bookings | hms.smarticket.co.il | hcm.org.il | Linked, not copied | |
| Opening hours | Sunday 10:00 to 16:00, Monday closed, Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00 to 16:00, Thursday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday 10:00 to 14:00, Saturday 10:00 to 16:00 | hms.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| What happens here | Open until 18:00; At First Glance: On Photography and Truth | hcm.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Prices | 9 items with prices | hcm.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Accessibility | Disabled parking near the museum, an accessible ticket desk, an accessible ground floor with accessible toilets, and aids for visitors with impaired hearing; the building is listed and has no lift, so only the ground floor is accessible. | hms.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Train and bus | Haifa Center HaShmona 0.5 km; בן גוריון 90 m; בן גוריון 122 m; המגינים/בן גוריון 128 m; המושבה הגרמנית 141 m; המושבה הגרמנית 147 m; העצמאות/שדרות בן גוריון 150 m | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Companies Registrar | The Haifa Museums site names its operator as Haifa Museums, a public benefit company, number 510730898. The Companies Registrar lists it as an active private company, incorporated on 23 February 1976, registered at 26 Shabtai Levi Street, Haifa. | data.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Business licence | The Haifa municipality publishes no register of licensed businesses: its business-licensing pages have processes and forms only, its list of registered databases names a business-licensing database that is not published, the only businesses dataset on its open-data portal covers the Sammy Ofer stadium complex, and data.gov.il has no such register for Haifa. | haifa.muni.il | Fact, shown | |
| Photographs | 1 licensed | instagram.com | Linked, not copied |
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