Below is an incomplete list of Israeli museums, some of which are located in East Jerusalem.
Name LocationPrimary display/topicAnnual visitorsANU - Museum of the Jewish PeopleTel AvivJewish history220,000Israel MuseumJerusalem (Givat Ram)Archaeology, art, sculpture~1,000,000 (2023)Yad VashemJerusalem (Mount Herzl)Holocaust~1,000,000Rockefeller MuseumJerusalem (East Jerusalem)ArchaeologySiebenberg HouseJerusalem (Old City)ArchaeologyL. A. Mayer Institute for Islamic ArtJerusalem (Katamon)Islamic art, antique clocks & watchesGush Katif MuseumJerusalem (Nachlaot)History (Gush Katif)Heichal Shlomo Jewish Heritage MuseumJerusalem (King George Street)JudaicaMenachem Begin Heritage CenterJerusalemBiographical – Menachem BeginFriends of Zion MuseumJerusalemJewish historyBeit AgnonJerusalem (Talpiot)Biographical – Shmuel Yosef AgnonMuseum of Underground PrisonersJerusalem (Morasha)Jewish resistance in the British MandateBible Lands Museum JerusalemJerusalem (Givat Ram)Biblical history, archaeologyBloomfield Science MuseumJerusalem (Givat Ram)Hands-on science and technology300,000Ticho HouseJerusalemPaintings by Anna Ticho, JudaicaTower of DavidJerusalem (Old City)History of Jerusalem500,000+ (2023)Herzl museumJerusalem (Mount Herzl)Biographical – Theodor Herzl, history of ZionismU. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish ArtJerusalemItalian Jewish art, Italian synagogue40,000Jerusalem Tax MuseumJerusalem (Jaffa Road)Historical documentsTel Aviv Museum of ArtTel AvivModern art, contemporary Israeli art1,070,714 (2022)Frenkel Frenel MuseumSafedArt of Franco-Israeli painter and sculptor, Isaac Frenkel FrenelIndependence HallTel AvivHistory of Israel (independence)Batei HaOsefFormerly Tel Aviv, now being transferred to LatrunIsrael Defense ForcesBauhaus MuseumTel AvivWhite City of Tel AvivBialik HouseTel AvivHayyim Nahman BialikBen-Gurion HouseTel AvivDavid Ben-GurionHetzel MuseumTel AvivIrgun pre-state Jewish undergroundEtzel House (Beit Gidi)Tel AvivIrgun – Operation HametzSteinhardt Museum of Natural HistoryTel Aviv Natural historyYitzhak Rabin CenterTel AvivYitzhak Rabin100,000HerzLilienblum Museum of Banking and Tel Aviv NostalgiaTel AvivBanking and old Tel Aviv cultureLehi Museum – Beit YairTel Aviv (Florentin)LehiThe Olympic ExperienceTel Aviv (Hadar Yosef)SportsNahum Gutman Museum of ArtTel Aviv (Neve Tzedek)Art by Nachum GutmanFarkash Gallery collectionTel Aviv (Old Jaffa)PostersIlana Goor MuseumTel Aviv (Old Jaffa)Israeli art and cultureJaffa MuseumTel Aviv (Old Jaffa)Israeli art and culture, antiquities Eretz Israel MuseumTel Aviv (Museum Campus)Archaeology, history of Eretz YisraelBeit HaPalmachTel Aviv (Ramat Aviv)Jewish resistance during the British Mandate – PalmachHaifa MuseumHaifaContemporary Israeli artTikotin Museum of Japanese ArtHaifaJapanese artIsrael Railway MuseumHaifaTransportation – railwaysIsraeli Clandestine Immigration and Naval MuseumHaifaIsrael Defense Forces – Sea CorpsIsraeli National Maritime MuseumHaifaMaritime historyIsrael National Museum of Science, Technology, and SpaceHaifaScience and technology, hands-on exhibits400,000Moshe Shteklis Museum of PrehistoryHaifaHistory – prehistoryHecht MuseumHaifaArchaeology, ArtMunio Gitai Weinraub Museum of ArchitectureHaifaArchitectureMane-Katz MuseumHaifaArtArad Bible MuseumAradArchaeologyArad Doll MuseumAradComedia del arte figures, handcrafted dollsArad Glass MuseumAradGlass sculptureArad Museum of ArtAradArtBeit HaGdudimAvihayilJewish LegionAshdod Museum of ArtAshdodArtKarin Maman MuseumAshdodArchaeologyNegev Museum of ArtBeershebaArtBiblical Museum of Natural HistoryBeit ShemeshHands-on animals, Torah, history and scienceRalli MuseumCaesareaArtEin Harod Museum of Art (Mishkan)Ein HarodArtSturman MuseumEin HarodNatural historyJanco Dada MuseumEin HodArt (Israeli)Wilfrid Israel MuseumHaZore'aArt (Asian)Israeli Air Force MuseumHatzerim AirbaseIsrael Defense Forces – Air ForceHerzliya Museum of Contemporary ArtHerzliyaArt (contemporary Israeli)Holon Children's MuseumHolonChildren; visually impaired; hearing impairedDesign Museum HolonHolonDesignEgged Historical Vehicle MuseumHolonTransportation – busesYad La-ShiryonLatrunIsrael Defense Forces – Armor CorpsMini IsraelLatrunMiniature park, architectureGhetto Fighters' HouseLohamei HaGeta'otHolocaust and Jewish ResistanceMuseum of Prehistory of the Hulah ValleyMa'ayan BarukhArchaeologyMasada MuseumMasada History of MasadaInternational Jewish Sports Hall of FameNetanyaSportsPetah Tikva Museum of ArtPetah TikvaArtMuseum of Israeli ArtRamat GanArt (Israeli)Museum of Russian ArtRamat GanArt (Russian)Yehiel Nahari Museum of Far Eastern ArtRamat GanArt (Far Eastern)Yemenite Jewish Heritage Center and MuseumRehovotYemenite Jewish HeritageRishon LeZion City MuseumRishon LeZionCityThe Arab Museum of Contemporary ArtSakhninArt (Contemporary Arab, Israeli and Mediterranean Art) Museum for Archaeology and Knowledge of IsraelSasaArchaeologyQassam MuseumSderotQassam rocketsGerman-Speaking Jewry Heritage Museum TefenTefen Industrial ZoneJewish historyUmm al-Fahm Art GalleryUmm al-FahmArt (Arab)40,000 (2010)Beit HaTotchanZikhron Ya'akovIsrael Defense Forces – Artillery CorpsUrigeller MuseumOld Jaffa, Tel Aviv-YafoArt, History
References
External links Israel's official national museum portal