Petah Tikva Museum of Art, Contemporary art museum in Petah Tikva, Israel.
The Petah Tikva Museum of Art is an art museum in Petah Tikva, Israel, that presents a wide range of artistic forms. The exhibitions include paintings, sculptures, photographs, and video installations displayed across several gallery spaces.
The museum grew out of an art collection on memory and commemoration created for Petah Tikva's Yad Labanim house, an idea conceived by painter Zvi Shor. The memorial building opened in 1952, the first of its kind in Israel, and the museum's first core opened there as a "Mishkan LeOmanut" in 1964. Dalia Levin was curator from 1987 to 1993; under director Drorit Gur Arye the renovated building reopened in 2004 after the collection was catalogued.
The museum displays works by Israeli artists that trace the evolution of the local art scene across generations. The collection allows visitors to see how artistic expression in the region has transformed over time.
The museum sits on Arlozorov Street within Petah Tikva's Museum Complex, beside the Yad Labanim House, the city's historical archive, the Institute of Visual Arts and an auditorium used for lectures, performances and film screenings. Admittance is free on Saturdays. The building has a main hall for temporary exhibitions and a smaller gallery for works from the collection.
The museum's orchestra, made up of 15 string players, mostly graduates of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, performs alongside exhibition openings. Concerts are paired with guided tours of the exhibitions, and the repertoire ranges from Baroque works to contemporary and Israeli pieces.
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