Rehovot

City of Science and Culture

Artists of Rehovot

Meet some of the artists and crafts-people of Rehovot

Yisrael Ziv Painter 08 931-8926 artziv.com artziv@artziv.com
Nili May-Tal nili-may-tal.co.il nilimaytal@gmail.com 08 946-1566
Sylvia Flowers flowers_sylvia@hotmail.com 08 946-3389
Ruti Halevy hruty@zahav.net.il 08 949-3563 childrens clothes and accessories
Ron Goren ronnorog@bezeqint.net http://site.2all.co.il/rongoren/ 08 946-1595
Rachely Dor Rappaport racheliyd@walla.com 052 249-4998 Photography and drawing
Avraham Ashkenazi avramashkenazi@gmail.com http://a-ashkenazi.co.il/ 077-711-3020
Rachel Gordon rachelbarak@hotmail.com Website 08 945-7837
Barak Nachsholi rachelbarak@hotmail.com http://rachelbarak.com/barak 08 945-7837
Shoshana Levit artshoshana.@gmail.com www.shoshanalevit.com 08 931 61 51
Miriam Wasserstrom mireli@netvision.net.il Website 08 946-9040 sculpture, painting
Mirta Edery mirtadror@gmail.com www.mirta-art.com 054-667-2558
Marilyn Gershoni-Jung 08 946-4188 jung_isr@netvision.net.il Website
Miriam Meir 08 941-5575
Marc Shub 08 934-0795 Website
Michal Zaretsky arapax@gmail.com Website 052 591-4450
Aliya Kolber aliya.k@014.net.il 08 947-1258 painting
Vicki Weinstein wamnom@bezeqint.net 08 945-3767 stone sculpture
Gliliah Levy gliliah.levy@gmail.com 08 946-0445 drawing
Valery Kurov kurov@012.net.il 077 729-2852
Yoel Shmukler shyoel@gmail.com 052 684-0175
Cipi Toledano 08 947-0747
Gila Danoch giladanoch@012.net.il 08 947-0747
Pnina Mizrachi pmpm07@walla.co.il 054 247-1722
Julian Stup julianstup@walla.co.il 08 935-3293 etching, wood cutting
Jacob Keynan j_keynan@walla.com 08 949-5082 glass
Chana Stern Yad Eitz 08 939-0842 Wood

Always Something Happening in Rehovot

There always seems to be something happening in Rehovot. If it is not tied to the holidays it is likely connected to culture or science. The city instituted an annual International Stone Sculpture Symposium, inviting artists from around the world to participate.

2007 participants:

Nathalie Alony
Igor Braun
Marco Galafassi
Giuliano Giussani
Hasan Khater
Shlomo Katz
Yuri Matskin
Shmukler Yoel
Menachem Sharabi
Nir Scharf

Gan Hamaginim

This park in the center of town connects the library, Beit Yad La'Banim and Merkaz. It is a large open space that also contains a park and tables for people to play chess or backgammon. Rehovot playing chess in the park Rehovot library

Beit Yad La'Banim

memorial for fallen soldiers in Rehovot Rehovot remembers the fallen soldiers that came from the city. Over the years over 400 chayalim have given their lives to defend the country. The city has built a moving memorial called Yad La'Banim in the center of the city. Inside the memorial a flame illuminates a wall listing the fallen soldiers. Outside a park with stones lines the path to a sculpture memorial. Park in Rehovot

Beit Yad La'Banim is part of the Merkaz HaTarbut and also houses an art gallery and theatre for plays and concerts. A website also displyas the name sof the fallen soldiers.

The Rehovot Municipal Art Gallery

Rehovot The Municipal Cultural Center, is named after Moshe Smilanski, one of the primary founders of Rehovot and a famous author. This center offers various courses in the arts, workshops, lectures, tours and much more. The center also has a gallery space for shows.

Opening hours
sun 9:00-13:00/15:00-20:00
mon 9:00-13:00/15:00-20:00
tue 9:00-13:00/15:00-20:00
wed 9:00-13:00/15:00-20:00
thu 9:00-13:00/15:00-20:00
fri 9:00-13:00
Free entrance
Goldin St., 2, Rehovot
972-8-9390390

Chaim Weizmann Museum

The Weizmann home was designed by leading Bauhaus architect Erich Mendelsohn. 972-8-9344500

Resources for Artists

Bakashi Art Supplies
Herzl 187
08 946-6999
Lev HaTachviv
HaManof 6
08 931-5213
Hobby Li
Herzl 192
08 947-1189
Ronbi
Shekem Passage

Quick Links

Additional information on the Rehovot museums and information on many more Israel museums can be found at Israel Museums.