Wilfrid Israel Museum
The Wilfrid Israel Museum
originally based it's exhibition on the unique
tint collection of Israel Wilfrid, who was
a true friend of the founders of Kibbutz
Hazorea, and bequeathed the collection to
the kibbutz. Israel tragically met his death
while on a mission to rescue German Jews
during Second World War. The Museum opened
in 1951 and now has three permanent exhibitions:
The ancient Far East - India, China, Thailand,
Cambodia, The art of ancient Near East, and
a collection of local archaeology. In addition,
the museum holds exhibitions of modern art
that are changed every two months and cover
painting, sculpture, photography, textiles
and more.
The museum also organizes a wide range of
community educational programmes for children,
youth and adults. These programs include
guided tours of the museum's permanent and
temporary exhibitions as well as creative
hands-on activities in the museum's art workshop.
Opening hours:
Sunday-Thursday-9:00am-2:00pm
Friday- 9:00am-2:00pm
Saturday and holidays- 10:00am-4:00pm
Kibbutz Hazorea 30060
Tel: 04-9899566
Fax: 04-9590860
E-Mail:[email protected]
http://www.wilfrid.org.il/
Sources: Wilfrid
Israel Museum; Jerusalem
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