Holon Mediatheque, Theatre complex in Holon, Israel
The Holon Mediatheque is a theatre complex in central Holon featuring multiple interconnected buildings dedicated to performing arts, literature, and digital media. The spaces include theatre halls, a digital library, cinema screens, and exhibition areas all housed together.
The library began in the 1950s as the Mitrani Library and moved into the new 7,600-square-metre building in April 2004; the building was designed by Baruch-Salomon Architects at a cost of about 100 million shekels, part of it donated by Mifal HaPais. The Holon Cinematheque opened in October 2008 on the initiative of director Renan Schor, and the children's cinema, planned by architect Shaul Kanner, launched in 2021. A fire in the café in May 2019 closed the library until early 2020.
The children's theatre stages five of its own productions a year and hosts shows from companies across Israel, alongside tribute evenings to Israeli creators. The Holon Cinematheque opened in October 2008 with a tribute to never-screened films by Ephraim Kishon; actress-director Ronit Elkabetz was named its honoured guest. The children's cinema, launched in 2021, has 104 seats and was designed by architect Shaul Kanner.
The Mediatheque sits on Mediatheque Square in Holon. The central library moved into the building in April 2004, and the Holon Cinematheque opened in October 2008 with two screening halls. The children's cinema, with 104 seats, opened in 2021. After a café fire in May 2019 the library closed until early 2020, so check current opening before travelling.
The children's cinema opened in 2021 in a colourful structure with 104 seats, designed by architect Shaul Kanner; its shell was a former egg-shaped storytelling pavilion that was dismantled and rebuilt as a cinema, the first of its kind in Israel.
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