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Museums

Jerusalem’s museums, from the Israel Museum and Yad Vashem to the Tower of David and the smaller collections, with hours, prices and honest verdicts.

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Zigzagging stone-lined trenches leading to a concrete bunker on Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem, with information signs and trees behind
Museums

Ammunition Hill Memorial

The 1967 battlefield in north Jerusalem, now a national memorial: what happened, the trenches and museum, 2026 hours and tickets, how the site tells its story, and pairin…

7 Oct 202612 min read
The white limestone Rockefeller Archaeological Museum in Jerusalem with its octagonal tower, seen across olive trees and a stone wall on Sultan Suleiman Street
Museums

Rockefeller Archaeological Museum

One of Jerusalem's finest buildings, and closed to walk-in visitors since 2023: the Rockefeller Museum's status, how tours have worked, its collection and history, and wh…

6 Oct 202612 min read
Aerial view of the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, a square stone building with a roof of white pyramid-shaped skylights, a glass entrance wing and a plaza with a tall column
Museums

Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem

The museum of the Bible's neighbours, opposite the Israel Museum: 2026 prices, hours, the free English tour, whether a combined ticket exists, and how to plan a two-museu…

5 Oct 202613 min read
The Knesset building in Jerusalem, a flat-roofed stone block ringed by tall square columns, with an Israeli flag on the roof, seen from behind its security fence
Museums

Knesset & Supreme Court Tours

How to tour Israel's parliament and Supreme Court for free: the English tour days and times, who needs to book, what to bring, what you see, and how to do both in one mor…

4 Oct 202612 min read
Aerial view of the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem, with pale stone buildings, a glass-roofed hall and brightly coloured window panels, and government office blocks behind
Museums

Bloomfield Science Museum

Jerusalem's hands-on science museum and the city's best rainy-day answer for families: the unusual opening days, advance booking, 2026 prices, best ages and how to get th…

3 Oct 202612 min read
The pale stone facade of the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem on Hillel Street, seen through a stone archway, with exhibition banners and an Israeli flag banner on its walls
Museums

Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

Open since 2023 after twenty years of delays: what the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem actually shows in 2026, how the guided tours work, and why its site was so contested.

2 Oct 202613 min read
Theodor Herzl's tomb at the head of the paved ceremonial plaza on Mount Herzl, with Israeli flags and a large cedar behind
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Mount Herzl & the Herzl Museum

Israel's national cemetery on the western edge of Jerusalem: Herzl's tomb, the prime ministers' graves, the military cemetery and Memorial Hall, and how to book the Herzl…

1 Oct 202616 min read
The Second Temple and its courts on the 1:50 model of ancient Jerusalem at the Israel Museum, with modern Jerusalem housing on the hills behind
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Israel Museum Jerusalem: Complete Visitor Guide

Everything you need for the Israel Museum: the Tuesday hours that catch everyone out, 2026 ticket prices, how to get there, and what to see in each wing in three hours or…

30 Sep 202620 min read
The white dome of the Shrine of the Book beside its black basalt wall at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem
Museums

Museums in Jerusalem: The Complete Guide

Every museum in Jerusalem worth your time, from the Israel Museum and Yad Vashem to the small collections nobody visits, with 2026 prices, Shabbat hours and honest verdic…

29 Sep 202629 min read
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