Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art

Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art
Established 1987
Location Abba Hillel Road 146, Ramat Gan, Israel
Coordinates 32°05′41″N 34°49′10″E / 32.094589°N 34.819306°E / 32.094589; 34.819306
Type Art
Director Meir Aharonson
Website www.m-i-a.co.il

The Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art is an art museum that displays Israeli art, located on Abba Hillel Street, Ramat Gan, Israel. The museum was opened on 4 April 1987.

The museum has been showcasing eclectical exhibitions since the day of its opening. For numerous reasons, directors have come and gone, and the current director is the curator Meir Aharonson. Of the museum's most popular and prominent exhibitions, we can find photographer Simha Shimran's phototography exhibition, curator Yehudit Mezkel's motherhood themed group exhibition, and more.

The building was built in the 1930s with the initial purpose of serving as an industrial plant. Prior to the opening of the museum, the building was converted into a museum space by architect Danny Schwarz, in order to serve its new purpose.

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