The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, which specializes in modern and contemporary art, is one of the most diverse and exciting cultural institutions in Israel. Situated in a vast cultural complex in the center of Tel Aviv, the museum houses the largest collection of Israeli art in the world.

The Museum serves as a meeting place for all the arts - painting, sculpture, photography, video art, architecture, graphics, music, dance and cinema. A dynamic program of more than 25 changing exhibitions a year presents the public with the best in international and local art, focusing on current debates in the art world.

With over half a million visitors each year, the permanent and loan collections offer the general and scholarly public a representative history of the major movements in international Modern art, Israeli art from the 1920s on, and a selection of 16th - 19th century art, with notable works and collections of importance in painting, sculpture, prints, drawings and photography.

Speciality reference material and a unique archive of Israeli artists are housed in the Museum's Art Library. Art Education is a priority of the Museum, and the Education Department provides a wide range of guided tours, workshops and lecture series for children and adults, including a program for underprivileged children, who are gifted in the arts.

The Tel Aviv Museum of Art first opened to the public in 1932 in the home of Tel Aviv's first mayor, Meir Dizengoff. The Museum quickly became the cultural center of Tel Aviv, presenting local and foreign artists. In addition to its steadily growing collections, the museum serves as a platform for free-thinking cultural and artistic exchanges.

Website:
http://www.tamuseum.com

Address:
27 Shaul Hamelech Blvd.
Tel Aviv 61332
Israel