The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tel-aviv-museum-of-art/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:32:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Tel Aviv Museum of Art | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tel-aviv-museum-of-art/ 32 32 Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across art world, dies at 97 https://www.timesofisrael.com/yayoi-kusama-who-splashed-polka-dots-across-art-world-dies-at-97/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:13:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3886446 Artist said she drew the way she saw the world; Tel Aviv Museum of Art added one of avant-garde pioneer's infinity mirror rooms to its permanent collection last year, after vast 2021 retrospective

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]]> Underground art, literally: War takes Tel Aviv museum’s tours to the basement https://www.timesofisrael.com/underground-art-literally-war-takes-tel-aviv-museums-tours-to-the-basement/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:44:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3801805 The Tel Aviv Museum of Art's curators guide visitors through the New Objectivity exhibit, rehung in its dressing rooms

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]]> Against the odds, Tel Aviv Museum of Art makes world’s top 100 for visits https://www.timesofisrael.com/against-the-odds-tel-aviv-museum-of-art-makes-worlds-top-100-for-visits/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:52:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3795149 Institution is ranked 77 globally, based on number of visitors in 2025, despite being closed for many days because of security situation

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]]> Moving Isaiah: For fourth time since October 7, museums pack up artworks for safekeeping https://www.timesofisrael.com/moving-isaiah-for-fourth-time-since-october-7-museums-pack-up-artworks-for-safekeeping/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:12:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3765274 As sirens sound throughout Israel and Iranian missiles rain down, curators and staff get to work, putting away valuable artifacts and art

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]]> Watching the watchers: Exhibit looks into the lives of IDF surveillance troops https://www.timesofisrael.com/watching-the-watchers-exhibit-looks-into-the-lives-of-idf-surveillance-troops/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:00:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3741720 In a new installation at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art until April 11, director Talya Lavie records testimonies by female field observers, commemorating work of those killed on Oct. 7

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]]> Tel Aviv exhibits pose question, ‘What if women ruled the world?’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-exhibits-pose-question-what-if-women-ruled-the-world/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:24:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3650790 Nassima Landau and Tel Aviv Museum of Art open joint show about American Jewish artist Judy Chicago, including work with Pussy Riot activist artist Nadya Tolokonnikova

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]]> Reuven Rubin works hosted by TLV Museum of Art after Iran war damage https://www.timesofisrael.com/reuven-rubin-works-hosted-by-tlv-museum-of-art-after-iran-war-damage/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:23:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3614154 'Reuven Rubin: Be My Guest' exhibit reunites Rubin Museum collection with those from Tel Aviv Museum of Art

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]]> Iranian missiles force museums to move valuables to safe areas https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-missiles-force-museums-to-move-valuables-to-safe-areas/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:52:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3575264 Institutions transfer works and artifacts into safekeeping, after taking similar precautions following Oct. 7 and during previous Iranian attack

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]]> Kusama infinity room joins Tel Aviv museum’s permanent display https://www.timesofisrael.com/kusama-infinity-room-joins-tel-aviv-museums-permanent-display/ Mon, 26 May 2025 14:13:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3558479 Installation was included in Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's massive 2021 retrospective at Tel Aviv Museum of Art and is now returning home

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]]> A (fake) tree grows in Tel Aviv’s Museum of Art https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-fake-tree-grows-in-tel-avivs-museum-of-art/ Thu, 01 May 2025 12:53:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3538858 'The Garden' juxtaposes fake flora and fauna with real trees and vegetation to explore urban nature

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]]> Making hostages a centerpiece, a Tel Aviv museum becomes a showcase for wartime agility https://www.timesofisrael.com/making-hostages-a-centerpiece-a-tel-aviv-museum-becomes-a-showcase-for-wartime-agility/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 08:46:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3451629 Its valuables are out of storage and new shows are being planned, but the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, ground zero for the hostage struggle, is still readying for whatever war may bring

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]]> Museum buys artist’s work after she shut Venice Biennale exhibit in call for hostage deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/museum-buys-artists-work-after-she-shut-venice-biennale-exhibit-in-call-for-hostage-deal/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 12:36:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3432712 New York's Jewish Museum purchases Israeli artist Ruth Patir's five-part video installation '(M)otherland,' which will premiere at Tel Aviv Museum of Art in March

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]]> Tel Aviv art museum marks Oct. 7: ‘Take time to visit quietly, you will find light’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-art-museum-marks-oct-7-take-time-to-visit-quietly-you-will-find-light/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 02:44:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3377215 Institution and its 'Hostages Square' plaza have become focus for protests and healing; new exhibit features works showcasing responses by artists, including from Kfar Aza survivor

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]]> Protect the Picasso: Fearing Iranian attack, Tel Aviv museum stashes priceless art https://www.timesofisrael.com/protect-the-picasso-fearing-iranian-attack-tel-aviv-museum-stashes-priceless-art/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:06:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3353875 Facility is moving more valuable works from its collections to an underground safe room first utilized after October 7, leaving some galleries with blank walls

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]]> Choreographer premieres new work in shadow of war https://www.timesofisrael.com/choreographer-premieres-new-work-in-shadow-of-war/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:10:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3263781 Avshalom Pollak Dance Theatre will perform 'Castor' at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

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