Ha-Mizgaga Museum

Ha-Mizgaga Museum is a glass and archaeology museum housed in a two-story stone building containing collections of glass objects and archaeological findings from Tel Dor excavations. The rooms display both artistic glass pieces and artifacts from the ancient port city.

The building was established in 1891 by Baron Rothschild as a glass bottle factory, managed by Meir Dizengoff who later became Tel Aviv's mayor. The site was later transformed into a museum combining archaeology and glass art.

The exhibits show how glass was made over the centuries, from Roman times through the Mediterranean tradition. You can observe the tools and techniques that craftspeople used in different periods.

The museum keeps regular hours and a visit typically takes about two hours to see the collections. Comfortable shoes are recommended since there are stairs between floors and exhibits are spread across multiple levels.

The collection includes an 800-kilogram mooring stone from the ancient port of Dor and Turkish cannons recovered from Napoleon's campaign near Acre. These objects tell stories from different historical periods that converged at this location.