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Wilfrid Israel Museum
Kibbutz Hazorea 30060, Tel:04-9899566, fax:04-9590860
E-Mail:dvir_al@hazorea.org.il
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Wilfrid Israel Museum originally based it's exhibition on the
unique collection of Israel Wilfrid, who was a true friend of the founders of Kibbutz Hazorea,
and his tint collection bequeathed to the Kibbutz. Wilfrid Israel, himself tragically met his death
while on a mission to rescue German Jews during Second World War. The Museum opened in the year 1951
and ever since has displayed Wilfrid's unique collection that grew significantly during the years,
side by side with a wide variety of additional activities at the museum.
The museum displays 3 permanent exhibitions:
- The ancient Far East - India, China, Thailand, Cambodia.
- The art of ancient Near East.
- Collection of local archaeology.
In addition, the museum holds exhibitions of modern art that are changed every two months and cover all areas of the plastic arts such as painting, sculpture, photography, textiles and more.
The museum also organises a wide range of community educational programmes for children, youth and adults. These programmes 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
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