Cadishman first line to view

A walk among the works of artists in the newly opened sculpture garden at the Hecht Museum at the University of Haifa and an opportunity to look out over the view of the bay and the north from the highest point on the Carmel Ridge in the borders of Haifa.

Museum sculpture garden

Eighteen different artists present twenty-one works that were all moved two years ago from the open industrial park in Tefen to their new home in the sculpture garden of the Hecht Museum at the University of Haifa: Menashe Kadishman, Eran Shakin, Yehiel Shai, Dov Feigin, Amos Keenan, Ofra Tsimlista, Micah Ullman, Bernie Pink , Boaz Vadia, David Gerstein, Eli Ilan, Shlomo Zelinger, Ilan Everbuch, Philip Renzler and among them the works of the late Haifa artist Miriam Karoli, a graphic designer who left her mark in Haifa, among other things, in the wall works in Beit Dagon and in the design of the symbol of the Port of Haifa.

The setting is perfect

Their new placement in the garden overlooking the open view of the Haifa Bay and the north, creates an interesting dialogue between the sculpture and the landscape that emerges from the works and integrates into them, sometimes it seems as if they were made for the place.

Shonit Neter Mermelstein, deputy director of the museum and museum curator:

The only addition that we didn't have to work for is the wonderful view from the garden. We worked in all weather conditions and the restoration and placement of the statues were done during the rains and the strong winds that blow at the top of the mountain. In addition, we experienced the garden at all hours of the day, from sunrise to dusk, and it's a different experience every time.

Archaeological sculpture garden

Next to the university complex is another open museum garden, which was conceived and initiated by Dr. Reuven Hecht. "Derech Dorot" is located in the Forties grove in the Carmel Park area and includes authentic and restored buildings representing different periods in the history of the Land of Israel along paths surrounded by woods and natural vegetation.

In 1975, Dr. Hecht proposed to establish an open garden that would be based on locating the remains of ancient buildings that were expected to be destroyed in various places in the country and moving them to the area designated for the establishment of the open museum.