Museums & galleries

Menachem Begin Heritage Center

מרכז מורשת מנחם בגין

Above the Hinnom Valley, near Yemin Moshe

An experiential multimedia museum above the Hinnom Valley telling the story of Menachem Begin and, through him, the Irgun, the long opposition years and the premiership, using reconstructions, documentary film and interactive screens. The museum is seen on a pre-booked guided tour.

English spoken

Directions Website

Address: 6 Nakhon St, Jerusalem ש.א. נכון 6, ירושלים
Hours: Sun–Thu 09:00–17:00 (museum tours 09:00–16:30); Fri 09:00–12:30; closed Shabbat Closed now opens 09:00
Website: www.begincenter.org.il
Price: ₪
Last checked: 2026-09

Call ahead to confirm hours.

Plan your visit

Tickets

Prices are not published on the centre's own pages, so they are left blank; book a tour through begincenter.smarticket.co.il or email Offices@begincenter.org.il. Pre-registration for a museum tour is obligatory.

Parking

Street parking around Nakhon St and Yemin Moshe is limited and mostly blue-and-white paid; the Mamilla and Karta lots are a walk away across the valley.

How long to allowAbout 1–1.5 hours for the guided museum tour AgesSuits teenagers and adults; school and youth groups are a large part of the audience Indoor or outdoorIndoor On Shabbat and chagimClosed Best time to goWeekday mornings, when the scheduled tour slots start from 09:00.

Insider tips

Pre-registration is obligatory - the museum is a timed guided tour, not a drop-in exhibition.
Commentary is available in Hebrew, English, Russian, Arabic, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
Last museum tour slots are at 16:30 even though the building is listed to 17:00.
There is a restaurant on site and the terrace looks across the Hinnom Valley to the Old City walls.

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