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Museum Address:

​​​​​Kibbutz Baram
M.P. Merom Hagalil 
13860

Opening Hours:
​Sun-Thu​10am - 4pm
​Fri & Holiday Eve​10am - 2pm
​Sat & Holiday​10am - 4pm
Contact Details:
​Tel:​04-6988295/003
​Fax:​​04-6987505
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Bar-David Museum of Art and Judaica

Exhibitions

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Silver ornamented spinning top, from the museum's Judaica collection The Bar-David Museum, dedicated to arts and Judaica. It is located in Kibbutz Baram, on the Israeli northern border, two kilometres from the Ancient Synagogue in "Baram National Park". The museum is in the name of its donors: Moshe and Tova Bar-David, of blessed memory, and is dedicated to the Jews of Bezezany, Poland who perished in the​​ Holocaust. ​

Ornate Etrog container, from the museum's Judaica collectionThe Museum has three stories:

​The entrance level includes a permanent exhibition of Jewish ritual objects, a replica of an ancient inscribed lintel of a second synagogue of the Mishnah Period (the original remains are in the Louvre in Paris) from Baram Village​​ and a temporary art exhibition from the museum's collection.

A painting of a wounded soldier, by Mordechai Ardon​​The upper level consists of a huge exhibition hall for art, sculpture and photography and a small archaeology room for displays from the collection.
On the lower level, beneath the m​ain entrance are the Youth Wing and workshops rooms. The Wing presents: "Circles", an interactive exhibition for pupils and families.
In the Sculpture Garden, huge sculptures by Yigal Tomerkin and others are displayed.

Activities

​For everyone - from kindergarten age to pensioners, immigrant youth, union workers, soldiers and community centre members. 
Programs are available for Bar Mitzvah and understanding of Torah and Jewish holidays. Yearly, a program of study on the museum's exhibitions and geared to age levels. Prior reservation and coordination with staff are required. ​

Guided tours are offered in several languages: Hebrew, English, French and Spanish.​

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