| Name | Location | Primary display/topic | Annual visitors |
|---|
| Israel Museum[1] |
Jerusalem (Givat Ram) |
Archaeology, art, sculpture |
827,254 (2012)[2] |
| Yad Vashem |
Jerusalem (Mount Herzl) |
Holocaust |
~1,000,000 |
| Siebenberg House |
Jerusalem (Old City) |
Archaeology |
|
| L. A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art |
Jerusalem (Katamon) |
Islamic art, antique clocks & watches |
|
| Gush Katif Museum[3] |
Jerusalem (Nachlaot) |
History (Gush Katif) |
|
| Heichal Shlomo Jewish Heritage Museum |
Jerusalem (King George Street) |
Judaica |
|
| Menachem Begin Heritage Center[4] |
Jerusalem |
Biographical – Menachem Begin |
|
| Friends of Zion Museum[5] |
Jerusalem |
Jewish history |
|
| Beit Agnon |
Jerusalem (Talpiot) |
Biographical – Shmuel Yosef Agnon |
|
| Museum of Underground Prisoners |
Jerusalem (Morasha) |
Jewish resistance in the British Mandate |
|
| Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem |
Jerusalem (Givat Ram) |
Biblical history, archaeology |
|
| Bloomfield Science Museum |
Jerusalem (Givat Ram) |
Hands-on science and technology |
|
| Ticho House |
Jerusalem |
Paintings by Anna Ticho, Judaica |
|
| Tower of David |
Jerusalem (Old City) |
History of Jerusalem |
|
| Herzl museum[6] |
Jerusalem (Mount Herzl) |
Biographical – Theodor Herzl, history of Zionism |
|
| U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art[7] |
Jerusalem |
Italian Jewish art, Italian synagogue |
|
| Jerusalem Tax Museum[8] |
Jerusalem (Jaffa Road) |
Historical documents |
|
| Tel Aviv Museum of Art |
Tel Aviv |
Modern art, contemporary Israeli art |
750,000 (2012)[2] |
| Independence Hall |
Tel Aviv |
History of Israel (independence) |
|
| Batei HaOsef |
Tel Aviv |
Israel Defense Forces |
|
| Etzel Museum |
Tel Aviv |
Irgun pre-state Jewish underground |
|
| 5708 Etzel Museum – Beit Gidi |
Tel Aviv |
Irgun – Operation Hametz |
|
| Herzlilienblum Museum of Banking and Tel Aviv Nostalgia[9] |
Tel Aviv |
Banking and old Tel Aviv culture |
|
| Lehi Museum – Beit Yair |
Tel Aviv (Florentin) |
Lehi |
|
| The Olympic Experience |
Tel Aviv (Hadar Yosef) |
Sports |
|
| Nachum Gutman Museum |
Tel Aviv (Neve Tzedek) |
Art by Nachum Gutman |
|
| Farkash Gallery collection |
Tel Aviv (Old Jaffa) |
Posters |
|
| Ilana Goor Museum |
Tel Aviv (Old Jaffa) |
Israeli art and culture |
|
| Eretz Israel Museum |
Tel Aviv (Ramat Aviv) |
Archaeology, history of Eretz Yisrael |
|
| Beth Hatefutsoth |
Tel Aviv (Ramat Aviv) |
Jewish communities in the Diaspora |
|
| Beit HaPalmach |
Tel Aviv (Ramat Aviv) |
Jewish resistance during the British Mandate – Palmach |
|
| Haifa Museum |
Haifa |
Contemporary Israeli art |
|
| Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art |
Haifa |
Japanese art |
|
| Israel Railway Museum |
Haifa |
Transportation – railways |
|
| Israeli Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum |
Haifa |
Israel Defense Forces – Sea Corps |
|
| Israeli National Maritime Museum |
Haifa |
Maritime history |
|
| Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space |
Haifa |
Science and technology, hands-on exhibits |
|
| Moshe Shteklis Museum of Prehistory |
Haifa |
History – prehistory |
|
| Hecht Museum |
Haifa |
Archaeology, Art |
|
| Mane-Katz Museum |
Haifa |
Art |
|
| Arad Bible Museum |
Arad |
Archaeology |
|
| Arad Doll Museum |
Arad |
Comedia del arte figures, handcrafted dolls[10] |
|
| Arad Glass Museum |
Arad |
Glass sculpture |
|
| Arad Museum of Art |
Arad |
Art |
|
| Beit HaGdudim |
Avihayil |
Jewish Legion |
|
| Ashdod Museum of Art |
Ashdod |
Art |
|
| Karin Maman Museum |
Ashdod |
Archaeology |
|
| Negev Museum of Art |
Beersheba |
Art |
|
| Biblical Museum of Natural History |
Beit Shemesh |
Hands-on animals, Torah, history and science |
|
| Ralli Museum |
Caesarea |
Art |
|
| Ein Harod Museum of Art |
Ein Harod |
Art |
|
| Janco Dada Museum |
Ein Hod |
Israeli art |
|
| Israeli Air Force Museum |
Hatzerim Airbase |
Israel Defense Forces – Air Force |
|
| Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art[11] |
Herzliya |
Contemporary Israeli art |
|
| Holon Children's Museum |
Holon |
Children; visually impaired; hearing impaired |
|
| Design Museum Holon |
Holon |
Design |
|
| Egged Historical Vehicle Museum |
Holon |
Transportation – buses |
|
| Samaritans Museum[12] |
Kiryat Luza (Nablus) |
History (Samaritans) |
|
| Yad La-Shiryon |
Latrun |
Israel Defense Forces – Armor Corps |
|
| Mini Israel |
Latrun |
Miniature park, architecture |
|
| Ghetto Fighters' House |
Lohamei HaGeta'ot |
Holocaust and Jewish Resistance |
|
| Museum of Prehistory of the Hulah Valley |
Ma'ayan Barukh |
Archaeology |
|
| Masada Museum |
Masada |
History of Masada |
|
| International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame |
Netanya |
Sports |
|
| Petah Tikva Museum of Art |
Petah Tikva |
Art |
|
| Museum of Israeli Art |
Ramat Gan |
Art (israeli) |
|
| Museum of Russian Art |
Ramat Gan |
Art (Russian) |
|
| Yehiel Nahari Museum of Far Eastern Art |
Ramat Gan |
Art (Far Eastern) |
|
| The Arab Museum of Contemporary Art [13] |
Sakhnin |
Art (Contemporary Arab, Israeli and Mediterranean Art) |
|
| Museum for Archaeology and Knowledge of Israel |
Sasa |
Archaeology |
|
| Qassam Museum |
Sderot |
Qassam rockets |
|
| German-Speaking Jewry Heritage Museum Tefen |
Tefen Industrial Zone |
Jewish history |
|
| Umm al-Fahm Art Gallery[14][15] |
Umm al-Fahm |
Art (Arab) |
|
| Beit HaTotchan |
Zikhron Ya'akov |
Israel Defense Forces – Artillery Corps |
|