As part of the master plan for the renewal of MUZA Eretz Israel Museum Tel Aviv, a public park has been constructed in the western area of the Museum, enhancing the Museum’s material and spiritual connection with the city and the general public. Opening large tracts of the Museum to the public is an expression of its character as a social and cultural institution that is an integral part of the fabric of urban life.
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel MUZA Park has opened to visitors in two stages: in September 2023 the first section of the project, covering about half the total area of the park, opened to the public. In July 2024 the second half was completed and dedicated in a festive ceremony. The Park and the Museum grounds are accessible through five spacious gates located around its circumference (four gates are currently in use and the fifth will be completed during 2024), and it is open to the public, free of charge, during specific times.
The Park, planned by Studio Urbanof, is the first stage in the implementation of the Museum’s comprehensive renewal plan, entrusted to the architecture firms of Kimmel Eshkolot and Studio De Lange. The construction of the Park was made possible by matching funding from the Tel Aviv Yafo municipality and the Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation.
As an integral part of an important and prestigious museal institution, the Park has been planned according to the highest standards, with meticulous attention to detail. Within it visitors can enjoy the Park Pond, the reconstructed Olive Press and Flour Mill, the Planetarium, Sundial Square, and a wealth of archaeological exhibits from the Museum’s collection. The Jewish Culture and Folklore Pavilion, located in a historic building in the heart of the Park, reopened in June 2024 after an extensive reconstruction and redesign of the building and its exhibits. One of Israel’s largest and most impressive collections of Judaica, ethnography and folklore is maintained in this pavilion and on display to museum visitors, and it also includes a space for rotating exhibitions in dialogue with the permanent exhibition. Many “sheep tracks” invite visitors to stroll throughout the Park; they are lined with hundreds of seating areas, cool and intimate shady corners, cold water fountains, grapevine trellises, mulberry trees, and soft and sheltering native Mediterranean flora. Two toilet buildings are available to visitors, adjacent to the Folklore Pavilion and the Planetarium.
With the opening of the Park to the public, the sites distributed around it will remain an integral part of the Museum and its exhibition spaces, and will host exhibitions, workshops, festivals and external events (some with an admission charge). Admission to the Planetarium, the Jewish Culture and Folklore Pavilion and the other Museum Pavilions requires purchase of an entry ticket to the Museum.
Please note:
Entry to the MUZA Park and museum grounds is free. Visiting the exhibitions and/or participating in museum activities requires payment
- Keep the area clean
- No lighting fires
- No private functions
- No admission to motorized vehicles (including electric bicycles and scooters)
- Dogs admitted only on a leash
What’s On
Werner Braun Between Water and Sky
07.01.26-06.06.26
One Shot Fatma Shanan
31.10.25-28.02.26
Worth The Wait An exhibition for the whole family
11.09.25-06.06.26
Postcards from Yesterday Vera Vladimirsky
13.03.25-31.12.26
Of Objects and People Seals from the MUZA Collection
13.12.24-06.06.26
Special Display at The Jewish Culture and Folklore Pavilion Yehudit Shadur, Papercuts, 1970–1980
10.03.25-07.03.26
Layers of Light Analog Cameras, 1860–2000
22.11.24-21.11.26
Special Exhibit: Postcards without Borders Postcards from the Museum Collection, 1870–1930
19.09.21-21.03.26