A Stroll through Jerusalem

A Stroll through Jerusalem
Beautiful sites in the city center
Jerusalem Municipality
Tourism Authority
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2. Confederation ‫הנגיד‬
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Museum on
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Beit Avi Chai
Dear Guests and Visitors,
Enjoy your visit
Observation Audiovisual Lecture Museum
Program
Sun-Thurs 09:00-17:00
Performances at 20:30 or 21:30 Sat night
Paul Emile Botta St. 12, Yemin Moshe
Tel: 6245206
www.confederationhouse.org
Free of
Charge
discount
15%
except for
Oud Festival
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The Jerusalem
Artists' House
Tour Gallery Restaurant Concert
A cultural institution promoting productions 2
and enrichment programs involving ethnic
music, world music, literature, poetry
and Jewish thought. Unique musical
performances and meetings with writers and
intellectuals are presented on its stage.
Sun-Thurs 09:00-22:00 according to the
schedule of activities
King George St. 44, corner Keren Hakayemet St.
Tel: 6215300
www.bac.org.il
Confederation House
Welcome to the City Center.
The Jerusalem Municipality Tourism Authority and Eden Company for the
Development of the City Center of Jerusalem are delighted to introduce you to
the wealth of attractions, sites and museums in the city center. These sites are
all located within a short walking distance from the parking lots where you have
parked your cars. The booklet includes the list of sites around the parking lots, brief
details about every site and the discount offered to holders of this booklet. For your
convenience, the booklet includes also a map locating the site. Please present the
booklet at the entrance to the site and enjoy the discounted price.
discounts valid until 31.12.09
For additional details, changes and updates, please call the Municipal
Hotline 106, Tel: 5314600.
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A cultural and social center that provides
a place to hear the myriad voices in Israeli
Jewish cultural discourse. Symposia,
lectures, workshops, performances, and
other cultural events are held at the center.
A dynamic center for exhibitions displaying
unique and varied works of both Israeli and
international artists, situated in a historic
building that once housed "The Bezalel
School of Arts and Crafts."
Sun–Thurs 10:00–13:00, 16:00–19:00
Fri 10:00–13:00, Sat 11:00–14:00
Shmuel Hanagid 12
Tel. 02–6253653
www.art.org.il
Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 10:00–17:00, Tues
10:00–22:00, Fri 10:00–14:00
Harav Kook St. 9
Tel. 6245068
www.imj.il
Free of
Charge
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Sun-Thurs 09:00-16:30
Jaffa St. 17
Tel: 6256937
www.jerusalem.muni.il
Yemin Moshe neighborhood,
Bloomfield Garden.
discount
special price
11 NIS per
person
Free of
Charge
Sun-Thurs 10:00-17:00
Fri and Holiday eves 10-14:00
Hativat Yerushalyim St. 14
Tel: 6221163
www.hutzot-hayotzerart.com
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Ramparts Walk
The gallery offers a venue and address
for young artists, new immigrants and
long time residents. The gallery art
exhibits change regularly.
Sun-Thurs 09:00-16:00, Fri 09:00-12:00
Harav Kook St. 9
Tel: 9232560
www.moreshet.co.il/beit-harav
The Municipal Art Gallery
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Rabbi Kook's home.
A permanent exhibition of the
Rabbi's life and an
audio-visual presentation.
Built in the middle of the 19th century
at the initiative of Sir Moses Montifiore.
Located in the square is a replica of the
original carriage Sir Moses Montifiore
used to tour the country.
An artists' street at the foot of the
Old City Walls and the Tower of David.
26 Galleries and workshops of selected
Israeli artists working in the mediums of
Judaica, jewelry, sculpture, painting and
printing, ceramics, leatherwork and more.
The Windmill
25%
Beit Harav Kook
discount
Khutzot Hayotzer
Galleries
Ticho House
An extension of the Israel Museum
Jerusalem situated in the city center,
the house is filled with the atmosphere
of old Jerusalem and the art of Israel's
painter Anna Ticho.
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Free of
Charge
9 A tour on the ramparts,
the combined spectacular sights of the old
and new city form the components of the
unique mosaic of Jerusalem.
From Jaffa Gate-Lion's Gate:
Sun-Thurs & Sat 09:00-16:00 Summer until 17:00
From Jaffa Gate to Zion/Dung:
Sun-Thurs & Sat 09:00-16:00 Summer until 17:00
Fri and Holiday eves 09:00-14:00
Tel: 6277550 extension 5
[email protected]
for visitors
during the day*
Jaffa Gate
Tel: 6265333, information 24 hours: 6265310
www.towerofdavid.org.il
*Discount is not valid for nightly spectacle
In the Museum you can experience
Italian Jewry during the Renaissance
and Baroque periods. The highlight of
the exhibition is the ancient synagogue
brought in its entirety from Italy.
Sun, Tues, Wed 09:00-17:00
Mon 09:00-14:00, Thurs, Fri 09:00-13:00
Hillel St. 27
Tel: 6241610
www.jija.org.il
discount
10%
Token
charge
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Museum on the Seam
Sun-Thurs 09:00-17:00 Fri irregular hours and
groups coordinated in advance.
Russian Compound, Mishol Hagvura St. 1
(next to City Hall), Tel: 6233166 www.mod.gov.il
33%
11 The permanent exhibition in the ancient
citadel tells the story of the history of the
city during 4,000 years, from the Canaanite
period to the present.
The nightly spectacle in the Tower of David,
a one of a kind experience only the most
beautiful city in the world deserves.
Underground Prisoners
Museum
The struggle of prisoners from the
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Underground, members of Haganah,
Irgun and Lechi (the Stern Group) as part
of the struggle of the Yeshuv (the Jewish
population in the Land of Israel) for the
establishment of the State. Includes a tour
of the restored prison, its cells and facilities.
discount
Jewish ceremonial items
and hertiage are reflected
in the Judaica collection,
one of the most important in the world.
Permanent and changing exhibitions.
Sun-Thurs 09:00-15:00
King George St. 58
Tel: 6247908
www.hechal-shlomo.org.il
Museum of Italian Jewish
Art Jerusalem
15%
Tower of David
Museum of the History
of Jerusalem
Discount
13
Wolfson Museum
Hechal Shlomo
King David St. 26
Tel: 5692692, 6253438
www.ymca.net
Jerusalem International
YMCA
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A cultural and athletic center.
The building, one of the most beautiful,
impressive and conspicuous in Jerusalem,
has an observation tower offering a
breathtaking view of the city of Jerusalem.
The building was dedicated in 1933 by
British General Edmund Lord Allenby.
discount
33%
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A museum for Dialogue, Understanding
and Coexistance. Presents contemporary
art dealing with different aspects of the
socio-political reality. Situated in Jerusalem on the seam between west and east.
Sun-Thurs 09:00-17:00, Fri 09:00-14:00
Chel Handasa St. 4
Tel: 6281278
www.mots.org.il
Sun-Thurs 10:00-17:00, Fri 10:00-14:00,
Sat 12:00-18:00 Entrance from 5 years
Hillel St. 37, Beit Agron
Tel: 6248381
www.time-elevator-jerusalem.co.il
discount
10%
Free of
charge
An intermission break for groups touring
the courtyards of Nahlaot. A selection of
films about the area. The story of "photos in
stone" is a Jerusalem initiative of photos and
brief stories of the pioneers who lived in the
neighborhood at the start of the century on
the walls of the homes.
Visits coordinated in advance.
Tel: 6223267
www.levhair.org.il
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Shmuel Hanagid St.
opposite the Jerusalem Artists' House
Schatz Wall
Outdoor museum, changing exhibition of
works of art of the Shatz family artistsBezalel, Boris, Louise and Zahara.
Free of
charge
The wall paintings were created for the
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Municipality and the Ministry of Tourism by the
Cite-de la Creation artists from the city of Lyon in
France with the help of Israeli artists.
•Top of Ben Yehuda Promenade, corner of
Histadut St. - "The Children of Jerusalem" a variety of delightful Jerusalem personalities
looking through the window of the future.
•Gerhard Behar Center -"Around the World in
92 Days" painting of the artist Gabriel Cohen.
•Corner of King George St.-Jaffa St. "Transportation in Jerusalem" - the development
of transportation in Jerusalem over the centuries.
•Agrippas St.- "Mahane Yehuda Market" - colorful
pictures from the life of the Mahane Yehuda
market, stories and merchants painted on the wall
of a house.
•Coresh St. - "The Mysteries of the Garden of
Eden" - ceramic wall painting created and
donated by the artist Marie Balian.
•Kol Israel Haverim School - in the parking lot of
Mahane Yehuda Market, on the Tweig family building,
documenting the Kol Israel Haverim school.
19 Aldonia-Motti Mizrachi, 1999-colored
bronze, Beit Hadfus Square, Nahalat Shiva.
David Bat Sheva and Shlomo- Aharon
Bezalel, 1972-Beit Haitonaim, Hillel St.
Sheep-Pessah Palit, 1992- Independence
Park near Agron St.
On the Verge of Jerusalem-Jean Arp
1961-1972-Meir Sherman Park,
King George St.
Sacrifice of Isaac-Avraham Ofek, 1987,
Jerusalem stone, Safra Square.
Modern Head - Roy Lichtenstein
1984-1989-Gan Daniel, City Hall.
Shiver-Michael Gross,1983,
Independence Park.
Wall Paintings in City Center
The Weiner Heritage
Center- Community
Lev Hair
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Street Sculpture
An interactive audio-visual
presentation of the 3,000 year
history of Jerusalem using the
most innovative state-of-the art technology.
The Time Elevator
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Free of
charge
Mamilla-Alrov Quarter
A cultural and performing arts center for
theater, music, dance, and artistic events.
The center houses the "Vertigo" dance
company, "Kolben Dance Company" and
Hazira Performance Art.
Box office: Sun-Thurs 16:30
until performance time
Bezalel St. 11
Tel: 6251139
Free of
charge
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Located in the complex is "Stern House",
a preserved and restored building where
Binyamin Ze'ev (Theodor) Herzl stayed
during his historic visit to Jerusalem in 1898.
Today it houses the Steinmatzky Book Store.
In the Mamilla-Alrov Quarter there are
events, outdoor exhibitions and from there
you can see the extraordinary view on the
way to the Jaffa Gate and the Old City.
Tel: 6234592
Gerard Behar Center
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Guided Tours
The main market of Jerusalem.
Your visit to the market is a
sensual encounter with enchanting
smells, colors and tastes. There are colorful
and abundant stalls, clothing shops, jewelry,
coffee shops, restaurants and more.
A vibrant place of entertainment.
Mahane Yehuda Market
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Jerusalem City Tour
a double-decker tourist bus, visiting
approximately 80 sites in the city.
Simultaneous commentary in 8 languages
on individual earphones.
Sun-Thurs 09:00-17:45 Fri 09:00-14:45
Departure opposite the entrance to the Central
Bus Station on Line 99 Around Jerusalem
Tel: *2800 groups 052 3572220
www.city-tour.co.il
Audio Tours jerusalemp3
A variety of guided and recorded tours in
the Jerusalem environs. Downloading audio
tours, video, maps and activity games for
children, free of charge.
www.jerusalemp3.co.il
Mercaz Shimshon
Beit Shmuel
a variety of guided
tours. The facility
also serves as a
cultural center for a
wide range of events
and performances.
Shama St. 6
Tel: 6203461
www.beitshmuel.com
Safra Square
City Hall Compound
Guided tours of City
Hall compound and the
miniature Jerusalem city
model of the developing
city center.
For individuals every
Monday in Hebrew and
English, departing near the
palm trees at 10:00
For organized groups, with
appointment.
Tel: 6295363
www.jerusalem.muni.il
The Society for the Protection of Nature
Tours in Jerusalem and the surrounding
green spaces. A center for events and
activities on the subject of green culture.
Sergeii courtyard, library and information
center.
Sun-Thurs 09:00-17:00 (summer until 18:00)
Fri and holiday eves 08:30-12:00
(summer until 13:00)
Helena Hamalka St. 13, Tel: 6252357
www.sustainable-jerusalem.org
Weekend tours - The Jerusalem
Municipality Tourism Authority
On Fridays, with guides from Rachel Yanait
Ben-Zvi Center tel: 6271155. On Saturdays,
with guides from the Tourism authority.
Walking tours, in Hebrew and English, free
of charge, without desecrating the sabbath,
for individuals (not groups). Departing 10:00
from City Hall compound, Safra Square Jaffa
St. 26. Details City Hotline 106, tel: 5314600.
www.ybz.org.il http://tour.jerusalem.muni.il