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Hansen House

14 Gdalyahu Alon St, Jerusalem
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After many years of being shuttered to the public for the Hansen House has recently reopened its doors, this time as a center for design, media and technology with a host of permanent and temporary exhibits.

The historical exhibit tells the story of the house and its occupants, combining the a movie theater, sound processing, animation and fabrication laboratory.

Many of the temporary exhibits are provided by the Betzalel Academy of Art and Design, one of the leading institutions in the fields of contemporary art; research groups from the fields of design and technology; cinema from the local “Eighth Note” company; and the Jerusalem Development Authority’s projects for film and television.

Hansen House designed by architect Conrad Schick and was built in 1887 by Jerusalem’s Protestant community to serve as a hospital for isolated leprosy patients. In 1950, the Jewish National Fund purchased the property and and continued to run the hospital. In 2009, the Israeli government transferred authority over the Hansen House to the Jerusalem Municipality, which oversaw its renovation into a center of design, media and technology. Between 2011 and 2013, the JDA oversaw planning and conservation efforts for the renovation.

After years in which the walls of the place were closed to the public, recently opened a re-Hansen. Place, which used as a hospital for leprosy patients isolated, has a serious face lift, and converted into a center of design, media and technology.

For information about new cultural events at Hansen House visit their official website.

Photographs courtesy of Hansen House

Sun-Thu: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Fri: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

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