Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Hebrew: מוזיאון תל אביב לאמנות Muzeon Tel Aviv Leomanut) is an art museum in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art was established in 1932 in a building that was the home of Tel Aviv's first mayor, Meir Dizengoff. The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art opened in 1959. Planning for a new building began in 1963 when the museum's collections of modern and contemporary art began to outgrow the premises. Construction commenced in 1966 but stopped for two years due to shortage of funds. The new museum moved to its current location on King Saul Avenue in 1971.[1]
Another wing was added in 1999 and the Lola Beer Ebner Sculpture Garden was established.[2] The museum also contains "The Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Art Education Center", opened since 1988.[3]
The museum houses a comprehensive collection of classical and contemporary art, especially Israeli art, a sculpture garden and a youth wing.
In 2018, the museum set an all-time attendance record with 1,018,323 visitors, ranking 70th on the list of most visited art museums.[4] In 2019, the museum's ranking rose to 49th with 1,322,439 visitors.
Permanent collection
The Museum's collection represents some of the leading artists of the first half of the 20th century and many of the major movements of modern art in this period: Fauvism, German Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Russian Constructivism, the De Stijl movement and Surrealism, French art, from the Impressionists and Post- Impressionists to the School of Paris including works of Chaim Soutine, key works by Pablo Picasso from the Blue and Neo-Classical period to his Late Period, Cubist paintings by Albert Gleizes, Jean Metzinger, several sculptures by Jacques Lipchitz, and Surrealists works of Joan Miró.
One section of the Museum displays the history of Israeli art and its origins among local artists in the pre-state Zionist community of the early twentieth century.
In 1989, the American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein created a giant two-panel mural especially for the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. It hangs in the entrance foyer.[5]
The Collection includes several masterpieces, among them the painting Friedericke Maria Beer, 1916 by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt and Untitled Improvisation V, 1914, by the Russian master Wassily Kandinsky.
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, donated in 1950, includes 36 works by Abstract and Surrealist artists, including works of Jackson Pollock, William Baziotes, and Richard Pousette-Dart, and Surrealists works by Yves Tanguy, Roberto Matta, and André Masson.
Sculptures are displayed in the entrance plaza and in an internal sculpture garden. In addition to a permanent collection, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions of individual artists' work and group shows curated around a common theme.
The Florentine neighborhood is located in southern Tel Aviv and is somewhat reminiscent of New York's Greenwich Village.
The roaming of the narrow streets evokes mixed emotions. On the one hand, it evokes an unpleasant sense of neglect, poorness and poverty, but on the other, the place evokes a sense of transcendence, as if you are visiting a wild and avant-garde museum, full of art creations of all types.
For walking around, take the corner of Frenkel Street and Abrabanel street as a starting point (near the synagogue "Ahavat Hesed"). and from there, walk in the narrow streets, (north and south of this point), that are filled with auto and carpentry workshops, and enjoy the beauty of the amazingly wonderful authentic art creations!!
I LOVE Urban Gallery!!!! Best customer service, and always take good care of their clients. They have a wonderful selection of art pieces... well worth a visit and if you are looking to buy amazing art in Israel, this should be your first stop. Ask to speak with Adi, she is wonderful :)!
When you visit Tel Aviv, there is a really good chance you’ll come across some brilliant graffiti while walking around.
The city has a lively street art scene, with local and international artists leaving their mark on its walls.
It was refreshing finding out about this place. Got to spend some time in artists' studios around the block as well. Finding it was like a scavenger hunt. The exhibit changes all the time.
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Art gallery with two separate show rooms in Tzedek neighborhood. the staff is very friendly and the gallery is free and open to people and children of all ages.
It is a must see for all art collectors visiting Tel Aviv. will definitely visit again next time.
Great Street Photography Workshop! Anedrew is super talented and nice, and the workshop had been a great experience. Walking the streets of the city, we were able to explore new angles, learn new photography techniques that even the non-experienced were able to practice and truly feel the city vibes. Highly recommended.
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