Museums & galleries

Museum on the Seam

Name: Museum on the Seam
Address: 4 Chel HaHandasa St, Jerusalem, IL
Telephone: 02-6281278

מוזיאון על התפר

Musrara / the old seam line

A socio-political contemporary art museum in a bullet-scarred building that stood on the 1948–1967 dividing line between the two halves of Jerusalem, mounting exhibitions on conflict, identity and coexistence. The roof looks out across the old seam.

English likely

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Address: 4 Chel HaHandasa St, Jerusalem חיל ההנדסה 4, ירושלים
Phone: 02-6281278
Hours: Mon and Wed 10:00–17:00; Thursday is listed as 14:00–20:00 on the museum's general-information panel and as 10:00–17:00 on its visitor panel, with Fri 10:00–14:00 — call before a Thursday or Friday visit. Closed Sunday, Tuesday and Shabbat.
Website: www.mots.org.il
Price: ₪
Last checked: 2026-09

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Plan your visit

Tickets

Adult ₪35

A child rate is not published. Groups of 20 or more pay ₪30 per adult and ₪25 per senior, student or soldier. A guided tour for up to 20 people is ₪850. Tickets are sold at the desk or online, and visits can be arranged on 02-6281278, extension 4.

Discounts

Senior citizens, students and soldiers ₪30; within booked groups of 20 or more, ₪30 per adult and ₪25 per senior, student or soldier.

Parking

Paid municipal street parking only, on a busy junction — the museum itself points visitors to the light rail.

Getting there

Light rail to Shivtei Israel, as the museum's own directions state.

How long to allow1–1.5 hours AgesBest for teenagers and adults; the subject matter is heavy Indoor or outdoorIndoor On Shabbat and chagimClosed Best time to goWeekday late morning; the museum is quiet and the roof is best before the afternoon heat.

Insider tips

Open only three or four days a week and closed Sundays and Tuesdays - check the day before you set out.
The museum tells visitors to come by light rail to Shivtei Israel; parking here is paid municipal kerbside.
Ask about going up to the roof - the building sat on the old dividing line and the view is the point.
Exhibitions are socio-political and change often; check what is on rather than expecting a permanent display.

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