The Yitzhak Rabin Center
The Yitzhak Rabin Center
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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The Yitzhak Rabin Center is the official memorial dedicated to the legacy of the late Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin. This must-see destination in Tel Aviv includes one of Israel’s newest museums, the state-of-the-art Israeli Museum, which is the only one of its kind in the country that explores the history and development of the modern democratic State using the biography of Yitzhak Rabin as a connecting thread. The compelling story of the modern state of Israel, the life of Yitzhak Rabin, along with internationally acclaimed architecture and breathtaking panoramic views of the city from its terraces, make the Yitzhak Rabin Center a must see destination for anyone visiting Israel. It can’t be missed! Tours are offered in English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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B T
London, UK1,214 contributions
Dec 2021
The worst thing was the audio guides, you don't/can't type in a number, instead they are supposed to automatically sense where you are and give information about the part you happen to be in. But, this means you can take one step and then the guide starts talking about something else, often the same track repeats itself or seems to start in the middle of a topic and not at the beginning. I don't know why they don't just have normal audio guides where you type in the number you want.
I was lucky as I seemed to be the only person in the museum when I visited, but I imagine it would be a nightmare if full of other people as if you can't get close to the info boards and every time you move to get around people the tracks would always change.
There are not many exhibits considering the size of the building....there's not much to look at considering in terms of artefacts, it is mainly information boards. There are nice large rooms that have excellent views over Tel Aviv, but the museum is not in this part and these rooms were empty.
The museum seems a bit badly organised, if you arrive from the direction of Tel Aviv (Rokach boulevard) the entrance is on the other side so you have to walk around the outside of the building (no signposts).
I stumbled by accident across the car Rabin was getting in when assassinated, it is randomly in the car park, but there is no real sign to it and could easily have been missed.
Some of the information online about opening times/reservations doesn't seem accurate. On their website it said you have to reserve in advance, but no one replied to my email for a week, then I emailed again and they said no reservation was needed.
When there the staff were nice and helpful and it was interesting, but just think it fell short in many other areas!
I was lucky as I seemed to be the only person in the museum when I visited, but I imagine it would be a nightmare if full of other people as if you can't get close to the info boards and every time you move to get around people the tracks would always change.
There are not many exhibits considering the size of the building....there's not much to look at considering in terms of artefacts, it is mainly information boards. There are nice large rooms that have excellent views over Tel Aviv, but the museum is not in this part and these rooms were empty.
The museum seems a bit badly organised, if you arrive from the direction of Tel Aviv (Rokach boulevard) the entrance is on the other side so you have to walk around the outside of the building (no signposts).
I stumbled by accident across the car Rabin was getting in when assassinated, it is randomly in the car park, but there is no real sign to it and could easily have been missed.
Some of the information online about opening times/reservations doesn't seem accurate. On their website it said you have to reserve in advance, but no one replied to my email for a week, then I emailed again and they said no reservation was needed.
When there the staff were nice and helpful and it was interesting, but just think it fell short in many other areas!
Written 31 December 2021
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OnAir815504
12 contributions
Jan 2024 • Friends
An outdated museum, completely uninspired, a significant part of it is completely broken and does not play the text in the headphones at all. We were very disappointed. We came with a couple of tourists and we just felt uncomfortable. It cannot be compared to the "Ano" museum, the Palmach museum or the Shimon Peres museum. It's just unfortunate that Yitzhak Rabin gets such a poor representation, and it's not just Yitzhak Rabin, it's an entire story of an era, of a generation that is not presented in the best way it could have been. In short, not forced
Written 3 January 2024
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larover
West Hollywood, CA1,013 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
Came here with a guide and thought it was outstanding. Great presentation of a very sad chapter in Israeli history when the unthinkable happened. It’s very well laid out and puts what happened into historical perspective. The setting is also great with amazing view.
Written 4 June 2023
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,591 contributions
Sept 2023 • Friends
The Yitzak Rabin Center is located in Tel Aviv. It is a library, museum and research center. It commemorates the life and death of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995). He has become a symbol of peace in the Middle East. The site of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination is in Rabin Square, in downtown Tel Aviv. You can reflect on the sad death of a visionary who did much for his people.
Written 29 October 2023
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Richard K
Pittsburgh, PA114 contributions
Jun 2011 • Couples
The Yitzhak Rabin Center is a different museum than the typical museum of Israeli history. First of all, it assumes the visitor has a good overview of Israeli history including domestic issues, and of the pre-state Jewish community (the Yishuv) in Palestine. It is really designed for Israeli students and soldiers, but can also be appreciated by the serious tourist.
The museum tells the story of the Yishuv and the State of Israel using the life of Yitzhak Rabin as its timeline. It is structured around a 3 story building in the round (like the Guggenheim in NY) where you start at the top with the birth and childhood of Rabin. As you work your way down, there are rooms to the sides that you enter and follow around, exiting to resume the Rabin story where you left off. These rooms correspond to the same time period of Rabin's life, and deal with the events happening at the same time in Mandatory Palestine or Israel after 1948. The rooms also have floor timelines of what the corresponding events and personalities are in the world at large - the stock market crash of 1929 - FDR elected US President - Japanese invade Manchuira, etc. -
There are many primary source documents on display or excellent copies of them, provided by the Rabin family and the Israel Archives.
Most of the displays are multimedia and are accessed by portable recorders available when you pay admission. These are proximity recorders and they automatically start as you approach a display. Because there is so much in each area, if you move too much you'll activate the adjacent description before you finish the one you started. There is a lot of history to go over, some of which may or may not be known to the non-Israeli, but were truly significant events in the history of Israel - the Altalena - disbanding of the Palmach (and the other underground movements) - accepting German reparations and the Israeli Black Panther movement are a few. The end of the exhibits and the life of Yitzhak Rabin conclude with an almost minute by minute account of Rabin's attending the Peace demonstration in Tel-Aviv where he was murdered. The conclusion of the program is very emotional and highly thought provoking; you don't necessarily leave feeling good about the visit. You're not supposed to.
Everything is tight, space is maximized and it seems like too much is placed in any one area. That's intentional. One of the curators explained to me that the idea is to make visitors realize that an Israeli's senses can often be assaulted by the concentration of the events of the day in Israel; the stimuli are real and opinions need to be formed and decisions made with the weight of the events and history pressing on them sometimes.
Call in advance to block out the time you'll be there. Do this so you're not playing hurry up and wait with a 20 student school group. You may also want to arrange a guided tour, we didn't. Can't recommend it enough. You can also borrow portable folding seats so you're not forced to stand all the time - a very nice touch.
The museum tells the story of the Yishuv and the State of Israel using the life of Yitzhak Rabin as its timeline. It is structured around a 3 story building in the round (like the Guggenheim in NY) where you start at the top with the birth and childhood of Rabin. As you work your way down, there are rooms to the sides that you enter and follow around, exiting to resume the Rabin story where you left off. These rooms correspond to the same time period of Rabin's life, and deal with the events happening at the same time in Mandatory Palestine or Israel after 1948. The rooms also have floor timelines of what the corresponding events and personalities are in the world at large - the stock market crash of 1929 - FDR elected US President - Japanese invade Manchuira, etc. -
There are many primary source documents on display or excellent copies of them, provided by the Rabin family and the Israel Archives.
Most of the displays are multimedia and are accessed by portable recorders available when you pay admission. These are proximity recorders and they automatically start as you approach a display. Because there is so much in each area, if you move too much you'll activate the adjacent description before you finish the one you started. There is a lot of history to go over, some of which may or may not be known to the non-Israeli, but were truly significant events in the history of Israel - the Altalena - disbanding of the Palmach (and the other underground movements) - accepting German reparations and the Israeli Black Panther movement are a few. The end of the exhibits and the life of Yitzhak Rabin conclude with an almost minute by minute account of Rabin's attending the Peace demonstration in Tel-Aviv where he was murdered. The conclusion of the program is very emotional and highly thought provoking; you don't necessarily leave feeling good about the visit. You're not supposed to.
Everything is tight, space is maximized and it seems like too much is placed in any one area. That's intentional. One of the curators explained to me that the idea is to make visitors realize that an Israeli's senses can often be assaulted by the concentration of the events of the day in Israel; the stimuli are real and opinions need to be formed and decisions made with the weight of the events and history pressing on them sometimes.
Call in advance to block out the time you'll be there. Do this so you're not playing hurry up and wait with a 20 student school group. You may also want to arrange a guided tour, we didn't. Can't recommend it enough. You can also borrow portable folding seats so you're not forced to stand all the time - a very nice touch.
Written 30 June 2011
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AviBanon
Tel Aviv, Israel235 contributions
Jan 2016
Prime Minister Rabin was assassinated by Igal Amir
This event has changed everything in Israel, from peace negotiations to war and to an internal
split between the left and right wing like never before.
This monumental center was supposed to commemorate Rabin's legacy, instead it is boring and it does not achieve its goal to my opinion. every thing is very old fashioned (display and video).
If you dont know anything about Mr Rabin you should go there otherwise skip this location.
This event has changed everything in Israel, from peace negotiations to war and to an internal
split between the left and right wing like never before.
This monumental center was supposed to commemorate Rabin's legacy, instead it is boring and it does not achieve its goal to my opinion. every thing is very old fashioned (display and video).
If you dont know anything about Mr Rabin you should go there otherwise skip this location.
Written 19 December 2016
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TangCS74
Singapore, Singapore1,488 contributions
Jan 2019 • Solo
I was there early when it opened at 9am. Have the whole place to myself. Quiet and peaceful. From 1030am onwards group tours and individuals started coming.
After purchasing the ticket, 50 nis per adult, you will be directed to collect your complementary audio guide and up a short flight of stairs where your ticket will be checked.
The museum is well organised beginning with the life of this great man, his military and civilian service to his country. There were many screening of precious archival videos of the tumultuous events in this region. The personal belongings of this great man were well displayed and family photos were donated to this museum to make it happen. The display were inclusive with explanations and quotes in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Throughout the gallery there were many benches allowing you a short recess from all the walking.
Highly recommended for a visit.
After purchasing the ticket, 50 nis per adult, you will be directed to collect your complementary audio guide and up a short flight of stairs where your ticket will be checked.
The museum is well organised beginning with the life of this great man, his military and civilian service to his country. There were many screening of precious archival videos of the tumultuous events in this region. The personal belongings of this great man were well displayed and family photos were donated to this museum to make it happen. The display were inclusive with explanations and quotes in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Throughout the gallery there were many benches allowing you a short recess from all the walking.
Highly recommended for a visit.
Written 21 January 2019
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BorninFlorida
Lawrenceville, GA197 contributions
Jul 2017 • Couples
I was VERY disappointed. I speak English and the entire tour was in Hebrew. They did have headsets (for an extra fee) in English, but tried TWO of them and neither worked properly.
You can not walk around yourself. You MUST be on the tour with a reservation. It did not say any of the things mentioned on the website.
You can not walk around yourself. You MUST be on the tour with a reservation. It did not say any of the things mentioned on the website.
Written 1 August 2017
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Paul N
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia107 contributions
Jul 2017 • Couples
The Rabin Centre is a very modern museum with lots of pictures, videos, surround sound actualities. One wears a reader and earphones set to English and as you walk the reader determines what you’re looking at and usually plays the appropriate audio and music routine. Sometimes it misses and you need to move where you are standing to start the audio.
It covered not only Rabin the person and the politician but also the major issues during his life which covers from after WWII, the War of Independence and the various wars, ’67, ’73, Lebanon and skirmishes since – not just on the battlefield but also in the political arena. Very well curated. Very enjoyable except when the thingo around your neck isn’t working as well as it should. The airconditioning was great and the centre well attended by birthright groups as well as individuals.
It covered not only Rabin the person and the politician but also the major issues during his life which covers from after WWII, the War of Independence and the various wars, ’67, ’73, Lebanon and skirmishes since – not just on the battlefield but also in the political arena. Very well curated. Very enjoyable except when the thingo around your neck isn’t working as well as it should. The airconditioning was great and the centre well attended by birthright groups as well as individuals.
Written 22 July 2017
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4kksandme
Los Angeles, CA27 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
Spent ninety minutes at Rabin center. Could have spent hours. It was excellent. State of the art museum.
Written 16 March 2017
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RIna C
Kefar Weradim, Israel
האם צריך להזמין מקום למחר? האם ההדרכה בקבוצות או באופן עצמאי?
Written 30 July 2018
How long did you stay for.......how long should we allow for, two hours? Working on an itinerary for the day including Independence Hall, Rabin Center, and maybe Ben Gurion House. Thank you!.
Written 20 March 2017
I believe that two hours is perfect. The main exhibit is wonderful and takes about 1 1/2 hours to see if you do it well. When we went there was the Entebbi exhibit which took an additional 1/2 hour.
Written 25 March 2017
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