Tel Aviv Museum of Art
The Herta and Paul Amir Building here is the city’s boldest and newest architectural achievement. Built over the course of a decade, the 200,000-square-foot concrete structure is designed like a series of geometric boxes that subtly shift and turn upon one another to create the galleries within. Designed by Preston Scott Cohen, the addition nearly doubled the museum’s exhibition space, providing galleries devoted to the entire history of the Israeli contemporary art movement. The on-site Pastel restaurant has earned raves for its interior design and is an excellent spot for a pick-me-up after strolling the gallery halls.
More Things To Do in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv’s Bauhaus Buildings
At the heart of Tel Aviv-Jaffa is a cluster of some 4,000 buildings built in the Bauhaus or International Style, an architectural imprint of the many German Jewish architects who settled here in the years before World War II.
The Tayelet
Tel Aviv’s Mediterranean coastline is hugged by a paved boardwalk dubbed “The Tayelet," featuring restaurants, ice cream parlors, and a jogging path.
Ozen Bar
The Ozen Bar, Tel Aviv’s undisputed center of alternative music, is a rocking local venue that sits on the third floor above one of the oldest vinyl shops in the country.
Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater
This center is Israel’s primary dance venue and also serves as the home of the Batsheva Dance Company, the nation’s best and most-respected modern dance troupe.
Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery
Longtime gallerist Irit Sommer’s namesake Tel Aviv gallery is where local art-world stars like photographer Adi Nes are making their mark.
Old Jaffa
Jaffa, one of the oldest ports in the world, has been a center of commerce and community for centuries, and today its cobblestones and courtyards are enjoying a renaissance.
Dvir Gallery
Dvir is one of Tel Aviv’s most established contemporary art dealers, with spaces in the city center, Jaffa, and the Noga district.
Gordon Gallery
Gordon Gallery has long been one of Tel Aviv’s flagship galleries with dual locations in the city’s posh north, but when it opened its third, it signaled a grand revolution for art in this city’s industrial south.
Carmel Market and the Nachalat Binyamin Art Fair
Tel Aviv’s one-stop shop for fresh produce, meat, spices and hummus is also a temple of cut-rate clothing, hole-in-the-wall gastronomic gems, and in-your-face Israeli culture.
