Eretz Israel Museum Complex Museum in Tel Aviv

Eretz Israel Museum Complex Museum in Tel Aviv

The founders of Eretz Israel Museum Complex in Tel Aviv were motivated by visions of an institution which could house under a single roof the manifold aspects of Israeli life which includes handicrafts, ceramics, ethnography, folklore and many others. The Museum also has an impressive collection of coins, some of which date back to 3,000 years of history. Eretz Israel Museum Complex of Tel Aviv is one of the most important Museums in Tel Aviv.

Comprising as many as eight pavilions, Eretz Israel Museum Complex also includes the recently excavated Tel Qasile, which is a pre historic hillock where 12 layers of ancient civilizations have been revealed. The archeological site of Eretz Israel Museum Complex is made more fascination by the presence of a remodeled house of the pre-Israelite Canaanite period.

Each of the pavilions in Eretz Israel Museum Complex in Tel Aviv is a repository of incredible fascination. The Kadman Numismatic Pavilion preserves the prehistoric coins and with a display of series of coins, it seems to reveal a story of its own. The Glass Pavilion houses some rare collection of glass containers, some of which date back to 1500 B.C. The collection is the largest of its kind in Israel. The Ceramics Pavilion displays the methods employed in the making of pottery. Also to be seen in the pavilion is a small habitation full of pots which is a remodeling of homes during Biblical period. Further, there is the Ethnography and Folklore Pavilion which holds an impressive collection of ancient Jewish Art and Craft which includes jewelry, religious items, costumes, handicrafts and so on. The Nechushtan Pavilion is dedicated to mining and metallurgy with a clear focus on the methods followed during the biblical times. The Mosaic Square houses the mosaic floor of the once Samaritan Synagogue which was discovered on the museum site. The Lasky Planetarium within the Eretz Israel Museum Complex in Tel Aviv exhibits a collection of moon rocks.

Eretz Israel Museum Complex in Tel Aviv also has a small shop where small gifts and souvenirs may be bought. Eretz Israel Museum Complex in Tel Aviv is open all throughout the week.

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