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Jerusalem

Museums in Jerusalem

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Of the 17 places on this page, 3 open on Saturday.

17 places

For illustrationmuseumAgnon Houseבית עגנון16 Klausner Street, TalpiotThe house in Talpiot where S. Y. Agnon, Hebrew writer and Nobel laureate in literature, lived from 1931 until 1970, now a literary museum and national heritage siteClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumBible Lands Museum Jerusalemמוזיאון ארצות המקרא ירושלים21 Shmuel Stefan Wise Street, Museum RowA museum of the ancient Near East on Jerusalem's Museum Row, showing thousands of objects from the lands of the Bible in 20 galleriesClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumBloomfield Science Museum Jerusalemמוזיאון המדע ע"ש בלומפילד ירושלים3 Museums BoulevardA hands-on science museum on Museums Boulevard in Jerusalem, where visitors touch, try and experiment in interactive exhibitions for the whole familyOpen Saturday

For illustrationmuseumFriends of Zion Museumמוזיאון ידידי ציון20 Yosef Rivlin StreetA museum on Yosef Rivlin Street in central Jerusalem, opened in 2015, whose hour-long guided multimedia tour tells of non-Jews who supported the return of the Jewish people to its landClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumGush Katif Museumמוזיאון גוש קטיף5 Sha'arei Tsedek StreetA museum of Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip and of the Gush Katif communities, opened in 2008 on Sha'arei Tsedek Street in central JerusalemClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumHebrew Music Museumמוזיאון המוזיקה העברית10 Yoel Moshe Salomon Street, Nahalat Shiv'aA museum of Jewish music from around the world in Nahalat Shiv'a, central Jerusalem, where seven spaces present the instruments and sounds of different Jewish culturesClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumHerzl Museumמוזיאון הרצלHerzl Boulevard, Mount HerzlThe museum of Theodor Herzl's life at the Herzl Center on Mount Herzl, from late 19th-century Paris and the congress hall in Basel to his own study, brought from ViennaClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumIsrael Aquariumאקווריום ישראלAharon Shulov Road, MalhaIsrael's first aquarium, on the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo's extension in Malha, showing the marine habitats of the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee and the Dead SeaOpen Saturday

For illustrationmuseumMenachem Begin Heritage Centerמרכז מורשת מנחם בגין6 S. A. Nakhon StreetThe heritage centre of Menachem Begin on the ridge facing Mount Zion and the Old City walls, whose museum takes visitors through his life on a guided audiovisual tourClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumThe Museum for Islamic Artהמוזיאון לאמנות האסלאם2 HaPalmach StreetA museum of Islamic art on HaPalmach Street in Jerusalem, opened in 1974, with art of the Muslim world from the 7th to the 19th century and the Sir David Salomons collection of watches and clocksOpen Saturday

For illustrationmuseumMuseum of Tolerance Jerusalemמוזיאון הסובלנות ירושלים32 Hillel StreetA museum and cultural centre on Hillel Street in central Jerusalem that works for tolerance, dialogue and shared life, with exhibitions, an art centre, an open amphitheatre and daily guided toursClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumMuseum on the Seamמוזיאון על התפר4 Heil HaHandasa StreetA museum of socially engaged contemporary art in a 1932 house on the old line between East and West Jerusalem, with a roof that looks out over the cityClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumNahon Museum of Italian Jewish Artמוזיאון יהדות איטליה ע"ש ש"א נכון25 Hillel StreetThe museum of Italian Jewish life and art in the Italian Jewish House on Hillel Street, whose centrepiece is a synagogue brought whole from Conegliano VenetoClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumOld Yishuv Court Museumמוזיאון חצר הישוב הישן6 Or HaChaim Street, Jewish Quarter, Old CityA museum of Old Yishuv life in a 500-year-old house in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old CityClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumMuseum of the Underground Prisonersמוזיאון אסירי המחתרות1 Mish'ol HaGvura, Russian CompoundThe British Mandate's central prison in the Russian Compound, restored by the Ministry of Defense as a museum of the Jewish underground prisoners held thereClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumYad Vashemיד ושםMount of Remembrance (Har Hazikaron)The World Holocaust Remembrance Center on Jerusalem's Mount of Remembrance, with the Holocaust History Museum, memorials and the Hall of Names on one campusClosed Saturday

For illustrationmuseumWolfson Museum of Jewish Art, Hechal Shlomoמוזאון היכל שלמה לאמנות יהודית ע"ש וולפסון58 King George StreetA museum of Jewish art in the historic Hechal Shlomo building on King George Street in central Jerusalem, built on a large Judaica collectionClosed Saturday

Museums side by side

Place	Saturday	Prices	Rating
Agnon HouseS. Y. Agnon's life and work, The writer's house, Hebrew literature	Closed	5-20 ₪
Bible Lands Museum JerusalemAncient Near East, Archaeology of the Bible lands, Gold jewellery and precious stones, Frescoes and sculpture	Closed	22-44 ₪
Bloomfield Science Museum JerusalemHands-on science, Space, Energy, Science and music	10:00-16:00	32.5-235 ₪
Friends of Zion MuseumNon-Jewish friends of Zion, Interactive guided tour, Prime ministers' holograms	Closed
Gush Katif MuseumJewish settlement in Gaza, The Gush Katif communities, Finds from ancient Gaza, Art and photography	Closed	25-40 ₪
Hebrew Music MuseumJewish music of the world, Musical instruments, Live musical demonstrations, Virtual reality	Closed	30-60 ₪
Herzl MuseumTheodor Herzl's life, Herzl's original study, The Zionist idea	Closed
Israel AquariumMarine habitats of Israel, Red Sea fish and corals, Mediterranean sea life, Marine conservation	09:00-18:00	39-73 ₪
Menachem Begin Heritage CenterMenachem Begin's life, Audiovisual museum, Rare films and original items	Closed	20-30 ₪
The Museum for Islamic ArtIslamic art from the 7th to the 19th century, Antique watches and clocks	10:00-14:00	22-44 ₪
Museum of Tolerance JerusalemTolerance and dialogue, Changing exhibitions, Art and culture	Closed
Museum on the SeamContemporary art, Socially engaged art, Changing exhibitions	Closed	25-850 ₪
Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish ArtItalian Jewish heritage, The Conegliano Veneto synagogue, Judaica and ritual objects, Textiles	Closed	15-30 ₪
Old Yishuv Court MuseumLife in the Old Yishuv, Everyday life in old Jerusalem, Changing exhibitions	Closed	10-50 ₪
Museum of the Underground PrisonersThe British Mandate's central prison, The Jewish underground movements, The Russian Compound	Closed
Yad VashemThe Holocaust, Survivor testimonies, Holocaust art, Righteous Among the Nations	Closed
Wolfson Museum of Jewish Art, Hechal ShlomoJudaica, Ritual objects, Jewish heritage and Jewish-Israeli culture, Torah scrolls from Vilna	Closed	10-60 ₪

Questions

Open on Shabbat itself: Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem (10:00-16:00), Israel Aquarium (09:00-18:00), The Museum for Islamic Art (10:00-14:00).

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