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Tel Aviv is Israel Cultural Center and where everything that matters happens

Visual Art
Tel Aviv Museum of Art the shrine of Tel Aviv art,
27 Shaul Hamelech street Tel 03-6961297

Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for contemporary art near Habima is connected to Tel Aviv Museum of
Art and you can visit both in one ticket

Art galleries - many are located on Gordon Street or in the streets around.

Museum Haaretz a Museum dedicated to the land of Israel in the past and present that contains
many archaeological, cultural and ethnological displays- Tel Aviv 2, Haim Levanon Street tel: 03-
6415244

LITVAK Gallery a private gallery museum that hosts special exhibitions of International glass
sculptures - 4 Berkovitz street tel: 972 3 6959495

Ilana Gur Museum in Old Jaffa is a unique experience of collected art things.
Everything about photography in Tel Aviv can be found in the Guy Olami's website
( it is in Hebrew :-(

Horace Richter Gallery - also a center for art music and special events in Old Jaffa

Beit Binyamini - Contemporary Ceramic art center and gallery

Cinema

There are many cinema venues in Tel Aviv and the important thing is that they are not dubbed. The
most popular movies play usually at Ravhen Tel Aviv in Dizengoff Square the foreign and artistic
movies play usually at Lev Cinema in Dizengoff Center Mall. If you want to see a film just buy a
newspaper in English and you will find there the updated listing. (I am sure you figured that out by
yourself :-) )

Cinemateque Tel Aviv offers a rich repertoire of foreign films and also other events website (Hebrew
only) 2 Shprintzak street Tel: 972-3-6060819

Music

Rock Jazz Blues: Tel Aviv has a variety of venues for live music some of them are pubs or restaurant
bars as well.The following venues have different live music performances every night you can
inquire by phone what's on. There is also live music in some of Tel Aviv pubs and in some music
clubs venues.

Classical music - the TAPC - the Tel Aviv Performing art center also known as the Opera is having a
rich repertoire
if you are into classics or you can go to a concert at Heichal Hatarbut,
The Mann Auditorium , 1 Huberman Street Tel Aviv Tel: 03-6211777, 1700 703703 ,Tel Aviv
greatest and oldest concert hall and the home of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra directed by the
renown Zubin Mehta - !

The Einav Cultural Center on Eben Gvirol street on top of the Gan Hayr shopping center tel: 03-
5217763 presents different music shows every evening

Tzafta on 30 Eben Gvirol, tel: 03-6950156 is presenting classical concerts on Saturdays mornings
at 11 (website in Hebrew)

Felicja Blumenthal Music Center - located in the beautiful Bialik Piazza a renovated old building that
serves as a music library and a venue for classical music concerts

Theater

Theater is in mostly in Hebrew - simultaneous translations to English are available at Habima and
Hakameri and Hagesher for some of the performances - check before you buy tickets.

The main theater halls in Tel Aviv are:
Habima (site in Hebrew only) the first national Hebrew Theater
2 Tarsat Blvd. Tel: 03 – 6295555
Hakameri Tel Aviv city Theater now located in a new and modern venue in the Performing Art Center
area - 30 Leonardo de Vinci St Tel: 03 – 6061900
Hagesher Theater - Started some years ago by Russian new immigrants has now a successful
repertoire in Hebrew - Yerushalaim Blvd Jaffa Tel:03-6843131
Beit Lessin (site in Hebrew only) a small theatre with a main stream chamber style repertoire 101,
Dizengoff St. Tel: 03 –7255333
Tzavta is a small venue that hosts avant-garde theater or music shows and is politically oriented to
the left wing of the Israeli political opinions.
(website is in Hebrew only)
30 Eben Gvirol Tel:03-6950166
Na Lagaat Center - a unique theater with actors that are blind and deaf

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Dance

Suzan Dellal Center is the main dance venue where are presented many interesting dance
performances
The Israeli Ballet
Batsheva Dance Company The most famous Israeli Dance Group