Haifa Museum of Art – Visitors Guide

The Haifa Museum of Art features over 7,500 artworks from various movements, making it a charming spot for a short visit.

Map

Haifa Museum of Art is located at 26 Shabbetai Levi Street, Haifa. And the easiest way is to use the following links.

Directions for drivers: Link to Waze and Link to Google Maps
Directions for public transport: Link to Moovit

Interactive map of the area:

Parking

There is a small parking lot in front of the museum, but it appears to be designated for the museum’s staff. We visited on a Saturday and I found free parking along Herzliya Street. The street has blue and white colored curbs, but since it was a Saturday, the parking was free. From Herzliya Street, we took the stairs down, and within five minutes, we were at the museum.

Entrance Fee

The National Maritime Museum, Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, and Haifa Museum of Art are part of the six Haifa Museums. Hence, you can purchase a combined ticket or a single ticket to this museum. Here is a screenshot from the Haifa Museums site:

Coupons and Discounts

Currently, there are discounts for Mizrachi Tfahot card members and holders of different credit cards (Isracard, Cal, MAX). There are also discounts for HTZone members and the teachers association. But these benefits are changing over time. Thus, I suggest searching the web for deals and coupons before your visit.

Opening Hours

Opening hours and entrance fees were updated in July 2025. In any case, recheck the official site before visiting the museum.

Contact Information

Phone: 046030800
Email: info@hms.org.il

Exhibitions, Tours, and Other Activities

As in most art museums, there are permanent and temporary exhibitions. Therefore, I suggest checking what exhibitions are currently showing. Moreover, when they prepare new displays, parts of the museum can be closed.

In addition, there are tours, courses, and special events in the museum. Thus, if you are interested, check the official site.

Give Me Strength – ​​Gallery for Families

Currently, you can purchase family tickets (2 adults + 2 children) for 100 NIS. I was able to buy the same bundle for less than 50 NIS. Hence, check for coupons as they can significantly reduce entrance cost.

After showing the tickets, we began our visit to “Give Me Strength”. Here is a quote from the official site:

Many people living in Africa create power figures: hollow mannequins, which they fill with various materials, such as healing herbs or animal bones. In Africa, people believe that every material has energy that can have a positive influence on reality. So these power figures are charms providing protection against evil spirits, bad luck, and disease, and giving life-force to whoever holds them.

There were explanations and all the required materials to build those figures. We sat at one of the tables and created figurines. My daughters loved this family activity, which took us about an hour. Here are several photos:

Facial Topography: Israeli Art from the Museum’s Collection

We climbed one floor up and reached the next exhibition. Here is a quote from the official site:

The permanent exhibition showcases masterpieces from the Haifa Museum of Art’s collection, which encompasses over 8,000 works, charting major trends in the history of local art. It spans works from the late 19th century to the present, where face and topography are mutually reflected, indicating affinities between the furrows of plowed earth and furrowed faces, between sun-scorched soil and tanned skin, between cracked asphalt and wounded flesh.

Here are several photos from that exhibition:

Africa Calling: The African Collection Revealed

On the same floor, we also saw the “Africa Calling”. It is a temporary exhibition that will be shown till January next year.

Here is the relevant quote from the official site:

The Museum’s collection of African ethnographic artifacts, which has remained hidden from public view for 30 years, includes approximately 1,000 pieces, donated by avid collectors and dedicated donors from around the world, who have intensely explored specific cultures and regions of Africa. These works were once exhibited at the Haifa Museum of Ethnology, founded in the early 1950s and active on Arlozorov Street until 1995. In unveiling these works again, “Africa Calling” calls on its viewers to immerse themselves in the diverse and vibrant cultures of Africa.

Here are several photos from that exhibition:

Desktop: A Physical Exhibition about a Digital Era

On the top floor, we saw another temporary exhibition (till January 2026).

Here is the relevant quote from the official site:

For the exhibition, the Museum invited artists to create new works, exploring how digital thinking, concepts, and tools take on substance in the physical world, shaping artistic practice and material expression. Their works delve into what happens when digital aesthetics encounter physical limitations—people, matter, and unpredictability—and what it means when technology becomes an integral part of our bodies and identities.

Here are several photos from that exhibition:

Summary

We spent a little more than two hours at the museum. Out of it, almost one hour was dedicated to the family activity, and nearly 90 minutes to the exhibitions. We passed some of the exhibits quite quickly since my youngest daughter, who is five years old, was getting tired.

Nonetheless, all of us enjoyed the visit, and it was a lovely experience.

Note: As you can see from the photos above, if you love classical art, I would suggest waiting until the current temporary exhibitions change.

For additional nearby attractions, see Haifa.

Have you ever been to the Haifa Museum of Art? Tell us about your experience in the comments below.

That’s all for today, and I’ll see you on future travels!

Stay Tuned!

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