Sunday, April 17, 2016

UPDATED Free Attractions / PESACH 2016

UPDATED -- This year's FREE attractions list is significantly different from last year's, so please help spread the word ! This post is the NEW, UPDATED LIST!

This year, chol Hamoed is April 24-28. Most sites will close early on erev chag, April 28. Please verify opening hours before you go!


Here's the list of free attractions for Pesach 2016, sponosred Bank HaPoalim. I have linked to websites in English, whenever possible. I hope you find this list helpful, and that you get to have some super-frugal fun over Pesach!

*Please note that I put a lot of effort into this post, tracking down websites in English for your convenience. I know the Bank Hapoalim info is available to the public in Hebrew, but this blog  post has added benefits for the English speaking community. Because it was so much work, I request that if you plan to share this info, you link back to my site. Thank you for this common courtesy.  

Please leave a comment with your favorite place to visit (from this list)!
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North:
 
The Ghetto Fighters' House Museum 04-9958052  
The Galilee Sculpture Festival in Maalot 04-9578871 
The Deer Forest  050-8723920    
The Golan Antiquities Museum  04-6961350    
Park Qatzrin 04-6962412  
The Umm el-Fahem Art Gallery  04-6315257  
The Treasures in The Walls Museum (of Acco) 04-9911004  
The Robotic Dairy 054-4962656  

 
 
Haifa and the Northern Valleys: 


Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art   04-8383554

The Haifa Museum of Art   04-9115997
The Wilfrid Museum of Israeli Art  04-9899566 

The Janco-Dada Museum (Ein Hod) 04-9842350  
The Haifa Zoo - 04-8372886 
The National Maritime Museum 04-8536622   
The Haifa City Museum 04-9115888  
The Mane Katz Museum 04-9119372   
The Herman Struk Museum 04-6359962

Central Israel:




The Rabin Center Israeli Museum *4585 

Tel Aviv Museum of Art 03-6077000 
Design Museum Holon   073-2151500
Petach Tikva Museum of Art   03-9286300  
Beit Hatfutsot  Jewish History and Culture Museum 03-7457808
The Nachum Gutman Museum of Art 03-5161970  
The Chanan Rozen Museum of Israeli Art Ramat Gan   03-7521876/7
The Rishon L'Tzion Museum 03-9598862     
The Igudan Visitors Center 03-9555222
The Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center 03-5339278  



Jerusalem:

Yad LaShiryon at Latrun 08-9784302 
Museum for Islamic Art    02-5661291/2
The Bible Lands Museum 02-5611066   
Hasmonean Aqueduct Tour *6033  
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens 02-6794012  
The Menachem Begin Heritage Center 02-5652018    
The Ariel Center -Historic Jerusalem (First Temple Period) 02-6286288  


South:

The Ashdod Art Museum Monart Center 08-8545180 
Arad Doll Museum  052-2398918
Arad Glass Museum  08-9953388   
The Corinne Mamane Museum of Philistine Culture 08-6224799  
The Museum of Water and Security at Kibbutz Nir Am 050-9672874    
The Joe Alon Center for Bedouin Culture  08-9913322  
Chai Negev Revivim (Ecological Park)   08-6562688




 
Other attractions that are free for Pesach (NOT sponsored by Bank HaPoalim):

The Israel Museum will be free for children (under 18) during April 23–30, 02-6708811



Have a great time!  p.s. Please share this with your friends, so everyone can plan a fun and frugal Pesach!

2 comments:

  1. Great work, Ester! (links don't work for me, though) We will likely go at least to the museum in town while we are there.

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  2. Please try the links again, I've tested them all and fixed a few buggy ones.
    Hope you can enjoy the local "scene" this Pesach!

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