The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
מוזיאון הטבע ע״ש שטיינהרדט
Museum · Natural history · Animals and plants of Israel · Biodiversity research · Botanic garden · Family workshops · 20-168 ₪
12 Klausner Street, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Is this your business?Claim it freeTel Aviv University's natural history museum on Klausner Street in Ramat Aviv, showing Israel's national natural history collections, with a botanic garden and family workshops
The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History belongs to Tel Aviv University, and its site says it shows the public Israel's national natural history treasures, chosen from a scientific collection of about five and a half million items. Its exhibitions show thousands of items, and in each permanent exhibition some may be touched; the collections record the animals and plants of Israel and the Middle East over thousands of years, and the museum also serves as a national centre for biodiversity research. Visitors can add a guided tour of the botanic garden or a family workshop to a ticket, and the building has a dairy café, a shop, an auditorium and protected spaces. A paid car park of 620 spaces lies under the building.
At a glance
- Shabbat
- Open Saturday 10:00-18:00
- On offer
- Natural history, animals and plants of israel, biodiversity research, botanic garden, family workshops
- Prices
- 20-168 ₪
- Wheelchair
- Lifts to every display space, disabled bays in the car park under the building including bays for tall vehicles, a sensory map, touchable items in each permanent exhibition, and sign-language tours on request
- Parking
- Accessible parking listed
- Own website
- Active on Instagram
- Facebook page
- Good for families
- Protected space on site
Photos
On its Facebook
For illustration: the area around The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, not the business itself. Its own pictures are on Instagram
Opening hours
Checking the clock in Israel
| Sunday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday | 10:00-16:00 |
| Friday | 10:00-15:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00-18:00 |
Candle lighting 5:40 PMShabbat ends 6:36 PM
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October's hours; closed to visitors on Sunday. Last entry is two hours before closing. Special hours: Monday 19 October and election day, Tuesday 27 October, 10:00 to 18:00; Friday 30 October 10:00 to 14:00. Tickets are sold on its website only, in advance, for a set entry time.
Location
12 Klausner Street, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo
- Train: Tel Aviv University1.3 km from the door, straight line
- Bus: Nearest stop 138 mlines 7, 25, 45, 107, 222, 271, 289, 450 and 5 more
- Parking: Accessible parking listedA paid car park of 620 spaces under the museum building, with disabled bays.
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Questions
About The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
- Open on ShabbatOn Saturday it is open 10:00 to 18:00.
- 1.3 km from Tel Aviv University stationBus stops within 411 m: אוניברסיטת ת״א/מוזיאון הטבע, מדעי החיים/קלאוזנר, הפקולטה להנדסה/קלאוזנר, ביה״ס לרפואה/קלצ׳קין.
- Its own website and social pagesThe prices and the news come from the business itself, not from a directory.
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The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History is a museum at 12 Klausner Street, Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv-Yafo, in the Tel Aviv District.
The price list it publishes on smnh.tau.ac.il runs from Workshop, added to a museum ticket at 20 ₪ to Family ticket, up to 4 people at 168 ₪, read on 14 October 2026.
Free of charge on its list: Children up to 5.
Hours, as listed on smnh.tau.ac.il on 14 October 2026: Sunday closed, Monday to Thursday 10:00 to 16:00, Friday 10:00 to 15:00, Saturday 10:00 to 18:00.
The nearest railway station is Tel Aviv University, 1.3 km away. The nearest bus stops are אוניברסיטת ת״א/מוזיאון הטבע (138 m), מדעי החיים/קלאוזנר (179 m), הפקולטה להנדסה/קלאוזנר (365 m). A paid car park of 620 spaces under the museum building, with disabled bays.
It is listed as wheelchair accessible on smnh.tau.ac.il.
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
- Listed as wheelchair accessible smnh.tau.ac.il2026-10-14
- Companies Registrar
- Its pages present it as part of Tel Aviv University and name no company. smnh.tau.ac.il2026-10-14
- Municipal business licence
- A museum run by the state, a city or a foundation seldom needs a business licence. Tel Aviv-Yafo's open register of licensed businesses, read on 14 October 2026, has no row at 12 Klausner Street. gisn.tel-aviv.gov.il2026-10-14
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| Field | Value | Source | Read on | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | מוזיאון הטבע ע״ש שטיינהרדט / The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History | smnh.tau.ac.il | Fact, shown | |
| Address | 12 Klausner Street, Tel Aviv University | smnh.tau.ac.il | Fact, shown | |
| Coordinates | 32.114562, 34.80878 (the museum's Waze link) | smnh.tau.ac.il | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | 073-380-2000 | smnh.tau.ac.il | Fact, shown | |
| Website | smnh.tau.ac.il | smnh.tau.ac.il | Fact, shown | |
| Table bookings | smnh.tau.ac.il | smnh.tau.ac.il | Linked, not copied | |
| Opening hours | Sunday closed, Monday to Thursday 10:00 to 16:00, Friday 10:00 to 15:00, Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 | smnh.tau.ac.il | Fact, shown | |
| What it is like | Written from smnh.tau.ac.il | smnh.tau.ac.il | Fact, shown | |
| Prices | 11 items with prices | smnh.tau.ac.il | Fact, shown | |
| Accessibility | Lifts to every display space, disabled bays in the car park under the building including bays for tall vehicles, a sensory map, touchable items in each permanent exhibition, and sign-language tours on request | smnh.tau.ac.il | Fact, shown | |
| Parking | A paid car park of 620 spaces under the museum building, with disabled bays. | smnh.tau.ac.il | Fact, shown | |
| Train and bus | Tel Aviv University 1.3 km; אוניברסיטת ת״א/מוזיאון הטבע 138 m; מדעי החיים/קלאוזנר 179 m; אוניברסיטת ת״א/מוזיאון הטבע 185 m; הפקולטה להנדסה/קלאוזנר 365 m; ביה״ס לרפואה/קלצ׳קין 411 m; ביה״ס לרפואה/קלצ׳קין 425 m | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Companies Registrar | Its pages present it as part of Tel Aviv University and name no company. | smnh.tau.ac.il | Fact, shown | |
| Business licence | A museum run by the state, a city or a foundation seldom needs a business licence. Tel Aviv-Yafo's open register of licensed businesses, read on 14 October 2026, has no row at 12 Klausner Street. | gisn.tel-aviv.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Photographs | 1 licensed | instagram.com | Linked, not copied |
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