National Maritime Museum in Haifa in Israel

National Maritime Museum in Haifa in Israel

Haifa, the third largest city and the northern capital of Israel can be a perfect destination for the holiday makers. Located in a natural bay between the stunning Mediterranean Sea and the stirring Carmel Mountain, the scenic beauty is fascinating! The landscape of Haifa offers the traveler a wide variety of astounding panoramas. The city of Haifa has plenty of tourist attractions. And you will find here a number of museums. The National Maritime Museum in Haifa in Israel is one of the chief among them.

Situated in Allenby Road, the National Maritime Museum in Haifa in Israel is the must visited site here. To increase the knowledge about Maritime history, this museum was established in 1953 and the present building was inaugurated in 1972. The huge work was made possible by the munificence of the Jack and Michael Morrison Foundation and the Haifa Municipality. At the beginning, the museum was based on the personal collection of its first founder Aryeh Ben- Eli. Now you will find here a rich collection of over 7,000 items of which include:
  -  Maritime mythology
  -  Ancient anchors
  -  Greco-Roman coins
  -  Fish and Dolphins
  -  Stamps and Maritime themes
  -  Modern seafaring
  -   Naval Battles and Naval Architecture
  -  Ethnology of seafaring societies
  -  Coptic art
  -  Portraits from Fayyum
  -  Terra cottas
The relics which were acquired through underwater archaeology are really outstanding!

The present building of the museum comprises three floors. The ground floor is used for temporary exhibition purpose. Besides this, there are the John Cohen Library, offices and research rooms and the Yitzhak Rokach Auditorium in the ground floor. The upper floors are used as permanent exhibition space.

Come here to visit this National Maritime Museum in Haifa in Israel. Apart from the tourists, it is ideal for the students and research workers.

There are other museums in Haifa in Israel. They are:
  -  Chagall Arts’ House in Haifa in Israel
  -   Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum in Haifa in Israel
  -  Dagon Grain Museum in Haifa in Israel
  -  Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art in Haifa in Israel
  -  Israel Edible Oil Museum in Haifa in Israel
  -  Mane Katz Museum in Haifa in Israel
  -  The Haifa Museum of Art in Haifa in Israel
  -  National Museum of Science, Technology and Space in Haifa in Israel
  -   Railway Museum in Haifa in Israel

For further information, you can click on the following links:
Museums in Haifa in Israel
Haifa Tourist Attractions in Haifa in Israel
Sightseeing in Haifa in Israel
Haifa Travelguide in Israel

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