International Museum Day in Jerusalem 2021Sat | May 1 | 9:00AM
International Museum Day in Jerusalem 2021 events and dates will be updated as soon as they’re available. Meanwhile, you can check out last year’s events.
Dates & Times
May 1-31 2021
09:00 - 19:00
International Museum Day is celebrated annually with the intention of exposing the public to the cultural wealth in museums, to encourage people to visit museums worldwide and to raise awareness of the place of the museum in our society. The last Museum Day saw 75 museums open their doors for free throughout Israel.
List of participating museums
On Museum Day all participating museums allow free entrance for individual visitors. Click on the names to learn more about each museum.
- Old Yishuv Court Museum
- Yad Vashem, Phone call: 072-3281988
- Bloomfield Science Museum , Phone call: 072-3281844
- L.A. Mayer Museum of Islamic Art , Phone call: 072-3932847
- The Bible Lands Museum , Phone call: 072-3281846
- Israel Museum, Phone call: 072-3385065
- Museum on the Seam, Phone call: 072-3290753
- Museum of Underground Prisoners
About the Association of Museums and ICOM Israel
Museum Day is organized by the Association of Museums and ICOM (International Council of Museums) Israel which represents the majority of museums in Israel, and boasts a membership of around 1,400, with a mix from all realms of the industry. They function according to the principles of ICOM which is based in Paris and which is affiliated with UNESCO.
The central goals of the Association of Museums and ICOM Israel are to promote collaboration within the museum industry in Israel, organize events for professionals based on museulogical themes, to ensure professional advancement of museum staff via conferences, stipends and scholarships and to publish information on the topic of museums.
Read more here: http://www.icom.org.il/en/node/21
Dates & Times
May 1-31 2021
09:00 - 19:00