Tel Aviv Museum of Art

The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, at 27 Sderot Sha'ul HaMelech in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, is the country's leading art museum and one of its most architecturally striking cultural venues. The collection spans Old Masters, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works, early and mid-20th-century modernism and a large body of Israeli art, alongside design, photography, prints and contemporary installations. The museum occupies two buildings: the original 1971 Brutalist-influenced Helena Rubinstein Pavilion area and the Herta and Paul Amir Building, designed by Preston Scott Cohen and opened in 2011. Its signature feature is the Lightfall, a spiralling, light-filled atrium of angled concrete walls and skylights that links galleries over several levels and offers some of the best interior photographs in the city. Visitors typically spend two to three hours, with highlights including European paintings, Israeli modern masters, temporary exhibitions and the sculpture garden. The museum also screens films and hosts concerts and talks, and has a cafe and shop. Admission is 50 ILS (approx $16) for adults, with entry free for visitors under 18. Opening hours vary by day: it opens late on Tuesday and Thursday, closes early on Friday afternoon, and Sunday should be checked on the museum's website. Crowds are lightest on weekday mornings and heaviest on Saturday and during popular exhibitions; Tuesday and Thursday evenings are pleasant when galleries stay open until 9:00PM. The museum sits near Sarona and the Kirya, about a ten-minute walk from Arlozorov station on the Red Line of the light rail. Audio guides and guided tours are offered, and booking tickets online avoids queues during busy exhibitions.