Must call and plan for a tour guide in advance.Cannot just show up.Excellent tour guide. Answers your questions about Herzl the great leader and also answers the question about the importance of Israel to Jews and why Zionism is still such a hot topic.
Herzl Museum – Binyamin Herzl Biography & Museum
The Dream: About Herzl Museum
The Herzl Museum opened in honor of 100 years since the passing of Theodor Herzl and it offers an opportunity to take an in-depth look at the life and activities of the founder of the modern Zionist movement. The museum is situated on Mount Herzl, close to Herzl’s gravesite and the graves of many other leaders of Israel and war martyrs.
Visitors can enjoy the interactive approach of the museum, including an hour long sound and light show which presents Herzl’s vision in relation to the Jewish world. According to the museum’s website, the greatness of his accomplishments go to show the power of his vision, leaving after him a feeling of empowerment to visitors for their part in his heritage.
The museum is split into four exhibition spaces, three of them showing different eras of Herzl’s life, from the beginning of his life in Vienna and the Dreyfus trial, through the Zionist Congresses in Basel until his early death at the age of 44. The highlight of the tour is the fourth room where visitors are given an awe-inspiring view of the accomplishments of the Jewish state, despite the many difficulties and hardships, and it raises the question of whether Herzl’s famous quote, “If you will it, it is no dream,” has come to fruition or is still in the midst of coming true.
Available languages: Hebrew, English, Russian, French, Spanish, German, Amharic
Visit Mount Herzl
Named for Theodore Herzl, the visionary founder of modern Zionism, Mount Herzl is Israel’s national cemetery. Read more
TripAdvisor Reviews
Based on 57 traveler reviewsNew
“After Yad V'shem , go across the street and get inspired and uplifted by the life of Herzl”
“Intersting Museum”
If you are interested in the man that defined Zionism and the history of the movement this is the museum for you. It is next to the military cemetery where some of the prime ministers are buried.
“Must see if in Jerusalem”
A very special museum, good quality video-audio presentations, I recommend it for people who are interested in the history of Zionism and its great leader - Herzl.