Museums & galleries

Herzl Museum

Name: Herzl Museum
Address: Herzl Blvd (Mount Herzl entrance), Jerusalem, IL
Telephone: 02-6321515

מוזיאון הרצל

Mount Herzl

An audio-visual museum at the entrance to Mount Herzl that walks visitors through Theodor Herzl's life and the birth of political Zionism in a guided sequence of rooms. Visits are by advance booking only; the same centre runs guided tours of Mount Herzl itself.

English spoken

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Address: Herzl Blvd (Mount Herzl entrance), Jerusalem שדרות הרצל, הר הרצל, ירושלים
Phone: 02-6321515
Hours: Sun–Thu 08:30–17:00; Fri 08:30–11:30; closed Shabbat. Phone bookings taken Sun–Thu 08:30–16:30, Fri 08:30–12:15. Closed now opens 08:30
Website: www.herzl.org.il
Price: ₪
Last checked: 2026-09

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Plan your visit

Tickets

Adult ₪30 Child ₪24

Child rate covers ages 6–18; children under 6 enter free accompanied by an adult. Groups of 20 or more pay ₪24 per person, and children or pensioners within such groups ₪19. Mount Herzl walking tours are priced separately by tour type and group size. Entry is by advance arrangement only — book on 02-6321515 or museum@wzo.org.il.

Discounts

Soldiers, students and senior citizens all pay the reduced ₪24 rate; children under 6 free with an adult; ₪19 per child or pensioner within booked groups of 20 or more.

Parking

Come by light rail — the Mount Herzl stop is the end of the red line and sits at the entrance to the site, which beats hunting for a space on Herzl Blvd.

Getting there

Light rail to Mount Herzl (red line terminus).

How long to allowAbout 1 hour for the museum; Mount Herzl tours run about 1.5 hours AgesThe interactive exhibition is pitched at ages 8 and up; adapted visits can be booked for kindergarten groups Indoor or outdoorIndoor On Shabbat and chagimClosed Best time to goWeekday mornings — the museum opens at 08:30 and the first sessions are the quietest.

Insider tips

You cannot just turn up: every visit is a timed guided session booked in advance on 02-6321515.
Sessions run in Hebrew, English, Russian, French, Spanish, Amharic, German, Chinese and Arabic - say which you need when booking.
Friday closes at 11:30, so it only works as an early-morning stop.
The light rail terminus is at the gate and Yad Vashem is on the same hill - many people do both in one day.

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