Its own pictures, from its Instagram. More photographs

The Photohouse

הצלמניה

Art gallery · Historic photographs of Tel Aviv and Israel · Prints and framing · Original gift items

Archive shop of historic photographs on Tchernichovsky Street in Tel Aviv, selling prints of old Tel Aviv and Israel.

Its website says the Photohouse, also known as Tzalmania Pri-Or, was founded in 1936 and is one of the largest private archives of historic photographs in Israel, with about a million negatives. It now works as an archive shop open to the public free of charge, where photographs can be bought, and it also sells original gift items. The site says print and framing orders can take up to 14 working days, and it ships abroad.

12 facts checked 2026-10-22

At a glance

Shabbat: Closed. Friday until 14:00
On offer: Historic photographs of Tel Aviv and Israel, prints and framing, original gift items
Wheelchair: No statement

Own website
Active on Instagram
Facebook page
Open on Friday

Photos

On its Facebook

For illustration: the town and the trade, not The Photohouse itself. Its own pictures are on Instagram

Framed paintings hung on the walls of a gallery room. — Framed paintings hung on the walls of a gallery room

The Tel Aviv promenade and beach, with hotels and towers along the seafront

Opening hours

Checking the clock in Israel

Opening hours by day
Sunday to Thursday	10:00-18:00
Friday	10:00-14:00
Saturday	Closed

Candle lighting 4:33 PMShabbat ends 5:29 PM

As published on thephotohouse.co.il, read 2026-10-22. Shabbat times in Tel Aviv

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Every Shabbat of 2027 in Tel Aviv, framed for your wall. From $36, shipped free.

Location

5 Tchernichovsky Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo

Waze Google Maps

Train: Tel Aviv HaShalom2.1 km from the door, straight line
Bus: Nearest stop 91 m

Questions

Sunday to Thursday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday 10:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed. As listed on thephotohouse.co.il, read on 22 October 2026.

No. It is closed on Saturday; on Friday it closes at 14:00.

5 Tchernichovsky Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo. As listed on thephotohouse.co.il, read on 22 October 2026.

By train: Tel Aviv HaShalom station is 2.1 km away. By bus: the nearest stops are אלנבי/ביאליק (91 m), אלנבי/גאולה (100 m), המלך ג׳ורג׳/אלנבי (115 m), יונה הנביא/אלנבי (159 m), העבודה/המלך ג׳ורג׳ (162 m), שוק הכרמל/שינקין (163 m).

03-517-7916, as published on thephotohouse.co.il.

About The Photohouse

Closed on ShabbatOpen 6 days a week; on Friday it closes at 14:00.
2.1 km from Tel Aviv HaShalom stationBus stops within 163 m: אלנבי/ביאליק, אלנבי/גאולה, המלך ג׳ורג׳/אלנבי, יונה הנביא/אלנבי, העבודה/המלך ג׳ורג׳, שוק הכרמל/שינקין.
Its own website and social pagesThe prices and the news come from the business itself, not from a directory.

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The Photohouse is a art gallery at 5 Tchernichovsky Street in Tel Aviv-Yafo, in the Tel Aviv District.

Hours, as listed on thephotohouse.co.il on 22 October 2026: Sunday to Thursday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday 10:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed.

The nearest railway station is Tel Aviv HaShalom, 2.1 km away. The nearest bus stops are אלנבי/ביאליק (91 m), אלנבי/גאולה (100 m), המלך ג׳ורג׳/אלנבי (115 m).

We found no published accessibility statement, so call ahead if step-free access matters to you.

Tel Aviv-Yafo publishes a list of the businesses it has licensed; this page has not been checked against it yet.

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 listings2026-10-22
Companies Registrar: Its website names no company. thephotohouse.co.il2026-10-22
Municipal business licence: Tel Aviv-Yafo publishes its register of licensed businesses as open data, reloaded nightly. gisn.tel-aviv.gov.il2026-10-22

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Field	Value	Source	Read on	Use
Name	הצלמניה / The Photohouse	thephotohouse.co.il	2026-10-22	Fact, shown
Address	5 Tchernichovsky Street	thephotohouse.co.il	2026-10-22	Fact, shown
Coordinates	32.07126, 34.770495 (the government's address map)	govmap.gov.il	2026-10-22	Fact, shown
Phone	03-517-7916	thephotohouse.co.il	2026-10-22	Fact, shown
Website	thephotohouse.co.il	thephotohouse.co.il	2026-10-22	Fact, shown
Opening hours	Sunday to Thursday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday 10:00 to 14:00, Saturday closed	thephotohouse.co.il	2026-10-22	Fact, shown
What it is like	Written from thephotohouse.co.il	thephotohouse.co.il	2026-10-22	Fact, shown
Accessibility	No published statement found	Our own check	2026-10-22	Fact, shown
Train and bus	Tel Aviv HaShalom 2.1 km; אלנבי/ביאליק 91 m; אלנבי/גאולה 100 m; המלך ג׳ורג׳/אלנבי 115 m; יונה הנביא/אלנבי 159 m; העבודה/המלך ג׳ורג׳ 162 m; שוק הכרמל/שינקין 163 m	openstreetmap.org	2026-10-22	Fact, shown
Companies Registrar	Its website names no company.	thephotohouse.co.il	2026-10-22	Fact, shown
Business licence	Tel Aviv-Yafo publishes its register of licensed businesses as open data, reloaded nightly.	gisn.tel-aviv.gov.il	2026-10-22	Fact, shown
Photographs	2 licensed	instagram.com	2026-10-22	Linked, not copied

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