Peres Center for Peace and Innovation – Visitor Guide
The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Tel Aviv offers public tours that let you learn about Israel’s history of innovation.
Map
Peres Center for Peace and Innovation is located at 132 Kedem Street, Tel Aviv.
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Opening Hours
The museum is open on weekdays, and you can visit it only after booking a tour on the official website.
Entrance Fee
Adult: 58 NIS
Child (6 – 12): 48 NIS
Senior: 44 NIS
Student: 42 NIS
Note: The entrance fee and opening hours were updated in October 2026. In any case, recheck the official website before your visit.
Arriving at the Museum
I purchased tickets for a Friday morning tour. Since I was not sure I would find nearby parking, we parked near Davidof Park on Ed Koch Street. There is a small free parking lot there, and it is a 10-minute walk.
As it turned out, there were many free parking spaces on the street by the museum at 10 am on a Friday. When the tour ended, all street parking spaces were taken. Hence, if you are arriving by car, consider booking the morning tour on a Friday.
You can also use the light rail (about a 1.5 km walk from the closest stop) or the buses.
The Building
The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation is located on the Mediterranean Sea shore. The location is not random. As our guide told us, when Shimon Peres immigrated to Israel, his ship arrived here. This beach was the first place he saw in Israel.
The building has five floors, and most of them are dedicated to the museum.
And the building has an interesting design. It is made of glass and concrete.
The Tour
Shortly after arriving, our tour began. We started in the lobby and watched a short introductory movie.
The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, founded in 1996 by the late President of Israel, Shimon Peres, develops and implements impactful and meaningful programs with a focus on promoting a prosperous Israel, nurturing and highlighting Israeli innovation, and paving the way for shared-living between all of Israel’s citizens and lasting peace between Israel and its neighbors.
Source: official website
Then we moved to a nearby hall. In this hall, each group stood in front of a big screen. Pre-recorded interviews with many entrepreneurs were available, and you could choose who to watch and which questions you wanted them to answer.
Then we headed up one floor to a copy of Shimon Peres’s study room.
Shimon Peres was a founding father of Israel. From the early years of its establishment, he was central in its defense – from spearheading deterrence and defense capabilities and developing the IDF, to establishing the Dimona reactor and Sorek Nuclear Research Center. He worked tirelessly for decades to promote peaceful relations within Israel and between Israel and its neighbors, and he led Israel to become a global technology and innovation powerhouse.
Source: official website
In the Innovation Nation Hall, we saw innovations from various fields, including USB Flash Drives, Xbox Kinect motion recognition, Drip Irrigation, and more.
Then we headed up one floor to the capsule. Inside the capsule, each person sat in a rotating chair and put on an Oculus virtual reality headset. In virtual reality, you can choose different fields and see how they might look in the future. For example, you can see what transportation, medicine, and agriculture might look like. Each field also includes a short task at the end.
From my children’s perspective, the capsule was the best part of the tour.
Next, we stopped at the auditorium with its sea views.
