- Address: st. Yoel Moshe Salomon, 10, Nahalat ha-Shiva, Jerusalem;
- Phone: +9725406505;
- Working time: Sun. - Th. from 9:00 - 17:00, Fri. from 9:00 to 13:00;
- Admission cost: adults - $ 16.5, children 3-6 years - $ 7, children 6-12 years - $ 11, students - $ 10, soldiers - $ 8.5.
Jerusalem is not only interesting archaeological sites and shrines, but also museums. Each in its own way is interesting, but all have valuable exhibits that can not be seen in other countries. Museum of Musical Instruments (Jerusalem) - is one of the most original and cognitive.
What can you see in the museum?
Visitors to the museum can see more than 250 exhibits, which represent musical instruments from around the world. To do this, visit the famous Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance named after S. Rubin. Under the museum, it has a certain territory. The educational institution itself, where music is taught from a young age, is located on the university campus of Givat Ram. Beginning with junior classes, continue in middle classes, receive higher education and a master's degree.
But tourists are more interested in the exhibition of musical instruments, which opened in 1963. It tells visitors the history of music from ancient times to modern times. Each booth is dedicated to a particular state or era. Having carefully studied it, one can learn a lot about the country's musical culture in a certain period of time.
Among the exhibits sometimes come across very original tools, all of them are divided into families. A separate stand is made for musical instruments of the antique period. The knowledge that can be learned in the museum will be useful not only for music specialists, but also for those who are simply interested in the sphere of culture.
Visiting the museum you can learn the history of the creation of musical instruments in different countries, what unites them, and also how they differ, what role they played in the history of their countries. Tourists can learn many interesting and unique facts that are not mentioned in encyclopedias.
Facilities for visitors
The museum of musical instruments is equipped in a modern way, therefore it can be visited even by invalids. The thresholds, stairs and steps will not become an obstacle. The founders took care that visitors did not experience any inconvenience while visiting the museum. Therefore, there is a toilet, a shop where you can buy interesting souvenirs.
Entry to the museum is paid and is: adults - $ 16.5, children 3-6 years - $ 7, children 6-12 years - $ 11, students - $ 10, soldiers - $ 8.5. You can use the services of experienced guides, but only pre-register, especially if you visit the museum by a tourist group. The duration of the tour is only 1 hour.
What can not be done in a museum is to come with pets and take pictures. But the exposition will be interesting for children, so visiting the museum will be an excellent family entertainment.
Each visitor is given an iPad headphone so that they can study the instruments in detail and hear their sound. Another plus of visiting the museum is the availability of kosher restaurants on the street adjacent to the building, so that it will be possible to combine business with pleasure and not only enrich with knowledge, but also taste delicious Jewish dishes.
How to get there?
The Museum of Musical Instruments is located on Peres Smolensky Street. It can be reached by public transport or by car. For vehicles, there is a paid parking.