Art Guides: Tel Aviv
Following is a sample list of museums and galleries in Israel. Please consult each institution’s website to confirm opening hours and activities ahead of your visit.
Museums
Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Helena Rubinstein Pavilion
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, founded in 1932, is Israel’s largest museum dedicated to modern and contemporary. In 2011, the museum celebrated the completion of the new Herta and Paul Amir Building, a multi-layered complex that doubled its exhibition space.
The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art opened as an annex space to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 1959 and was renovated in 1989. It is used mainly to showcase exhibitions by modern and contemporary artists from Israel and abroad.
MoBY Museums of Bat Yam is a complex of three museums in Bat Yam, a suburb of Tel Aviv. Its main building is a round, Modernist structure that acts as a center for contemporary art.
Since 1998, the Center for Contemporary Art has promoted contemporary art practice in Israel, primarily in video, performance, and installation. It mounts several exhibitions per year of leading Israeli and international artists and a range of related programming and events.
The Center for Digital Art, Holon was established in a disused school building in the working class Tel Aviv suburb of Holon in 2001 as an exhibition space and resource for new media art. Their programming focuses on socially-engaged and community-based work. The Center’s public programs include “Halas” Internet radio station and an online arts and culture magazine, Maarav.
The Design Museum Holon opened in 2009 in a stunning building designed by Ron Arad Architects. It showcases experimental projects and exhibitions that highlight cutting edge innovations in international design. Funded by the city of Holon, the museum augments an educational and cultural center that includes the Holon Institute of Technology, Mediatheque, and the Israeli Cartoon Museum.
Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art
Founded in 1965, the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art focuses mainly on contemporary art by Israeli and international artists. It is located in the heart of Herlzliya, a suburb 20-minutes north of Tel Aviv.
The Petach Tikva Museum of Art is located on the outskirts of Petach Tikva, bordering one of the most beautiful parks in the country, Independence Park. Their exhibitions promote innovative approaches to the museum space and the breaching of traditional boundaries between artistic mediums and their modes of presentation.
Galleries
Founded in 2000, Alon Segev Gallery is housed in a beautiful modernist building. Their roster of artists includes Maya Zack, Guy Yanai, and Eitan Ben Moshe.
Founded in 2004 in one of Tel Aviv’s developing neighborhoods, Braverman Gallery’s emphasis is on video and installation art. It actively produces artists’ projects and represents artists such as Dana Levi, Nira Pereg, Ilit Azoulay, Robin Rhode, and Gilad Ratman, who represented Israel in the 2013 Venice Biennale.
Founded in 1985, the gallery represents artists including Gal Weinstein, William Kentridge, Uri Gershuni, Sigal Primor, Miki Kratsman, and Michelangelo Pistoletto, are among other artists.
Dvir Gallery was founded over 20 years ago and showcases leading international artists such as Douglas Gordon and Lawrence Weiner alongside Israeli artists including Omer Fast, Dor Guez, and Miri Segal.
Gordon Gallery is known for its collection of fine Israeli art, one of the largest collections of its kind, as well as for representing today’s leading Israeli artists and several important estates. In 2012 the space on Natan Hachacham St. reopened its doors as Gordon Gallery 2, a sister gallery to the established Gordon Gallery, focusing on contemporary Israeli art and the next generation of artists and art lovers.
Located in southern Tel Aviv, the Hezi Cohen Gallery program features shows by artists from Israel including Nahum Tevet, Jan Tichy, and Sigalit Landau.
Inga Gallery is located not far from the new Kiryat Hamelacha gallery district and showcases a range of Israeli artists such as Irit Hemmo and Alona Harpaz.
Located in the heart of Tel Aviv, the gallery is home to artists such as Ori Gersht, Keren Cytter, and Nevet Yitzhak.
Sommer Contemporary Art represents Israeli and international artists including Adi Nes, Guy Ben Ner, Yehudit Sasportas, Sharon Ya’ari, and Yael Bartana.
Located in the new gallery district of Kiryat Hamelachav, RawArt Gallery was established in 2005 and represents a variety of Israeli and international artists with a focus on younger experimental practitioners.
The Rosenfeld Gallery was founded in 1952 and represents emerging and established artists including, Einat Amir, Boaz Arad, Zoya Cherkassky, Ben Hagari, and Roee Rosen.