Haifa museums are preparing for Sukkot with a wide range of activities for the whole family: exhibitions, creative workshops, game complexes, interactive activities, lectures, tours and films as part of the Haifa International Film Festival. Among the most notable activities: a "Games in the Port" courtyard at the National Maritime Museum, Japanese art workshops in Tikotin, photography activities at the City Museum and printmaking workshops at the Hermann Struck Museum. Some of the activities will also be held in Russian.
In addition, anyone who purchases a ticket to the International Film Festival taking place in the city will benefit from a 1+1 sale on admission tickets to Haifa museums.
Haifa Museum of Art: From Line to Thread
During the holiday, the Haifa Museum of Art will hold training sessions for the whole family on the exhibition "Crossing the Lines: From Line to Thread."
The main exhibition for the season spans an entire floor and features works by dozens of artists, dealing with the dialogue between line and thread and the transition between two-dimensional and three-dimensional.
In the gallery for the whole family, under the title "A Line Going Out for a Trip," visitors are invited to add their own lines of fabric to the net hanging in the space and together create a shared landscape image.
A workshop on making a ceramic flower pot will be held at the Makom Art Incubator, adjacent to the museum. In addition, the "Wonder Room," a playful museum space designed for little ones, will be open throughout the holiday and offer play and creation with a variety of materials.
Tikotin Museum: Japanese Art, Paper, and Sushi
The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art will hold public tours of the exhibition "In Praise of Shadows."
The exhibition draws inspiration from the essay by Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki and focuses on what remains in the shadows, hidden and undiscovered. It features works by Japanese and Israeli artists alongside works from the museum's collection.
During the holiday, creative workshops will also be held, including a "Kawaii" sushi workshop and "Kami Matsuri", the paper festival.
During the holiday, films will be screened at the Tikotin Cinema as part of the Haifa International Film Festival.
Haifa City Museum: Be a photojournalist for a day
The Haifa City Museum will hold training sessions for the general public on the new exhibition cluster "Appearance: On Photography and Truth."
The main exhibition at Eshkol is a group exhibition featuring historical photographs from the museum's collection, alongside works by contemporary photojournalists, who focus mainly on the northern region in recent years.
Alongside the exhibitions, young visitors are invited to enter an interactive room, where they can try out the role of photojournalists, learn concepts from the world of photography, and produce a film as was done in the past.
In addition, there will be a workshop for making a camera box, as well as a tour for the whole family of the German Colony, which combines games and puzzles dealing with the neighborhood and its history.
National Maritime Museum: Scarlet, Sukkah Decorations and Playground
The National Maritime Museum will hold training sessions for the whole family in the "Color: Crimson" exhibition cluster.
The exhibition cluster focuses on the Tel Shikmona site on the Haifa coast and the industry of crimson dye from sea snails, which existed there in ancient times.
At the "Port of Home Crafts" there will be a workshop for making Sukkah decorations inspired by sea animals.
In addition, as part of the "Ushpizin of Argaman," two special meetings will be held on Chol HaMoed, which will include training and expert lectures on the secrets of the colors of the ancient world.
One of the new attractions at the museum is the recently inaugurated "Playing at the Port" courtyard. This is a play yard that simulates activities at the port and will be open to the public throughout the holiday.
Hermann Struck Museum: From the Exhibition to the City Streets
The Hermann Struck Museum will host a children's guide to the exhibition "Here, There and Nowhere," which will conclude with an experiential printmaking workshop.
Another special activity is an urban printing workshop. As part of the workshop, participants will go to Benjamin Garden, next to the museum, experiment with hand printing inspired by the textures and images that appear on manhole covers, and create a designed fabric bag.
Collaboration with the Haifa International Film Festival
Yifat Stern Levy, Marketing Manager of Haifa Museums"We invite you to get excited, create and look at the sea, the city and art from angles you've never imagined. From a light-hearted printing workshop on manhole covers on the city streets, to a Japanese paper folding celebration, to nautical sukkah decorations and experiential puzzle tours for the whole family."
Stern Levy added that on the occasion of the holiday, a collaboration was created with the international film festival taking place in the city. Anyone who purchases a ticket to the festival will be able to enjoy From a 1+1 sale on an entrance ticket to any of Haifa's museums.
A holiday of art, creativity and activity for the whole family
Haifa Museums seek to turn the days of Sukkot into an opportunity for family cultural activities, combining art, history, the sea, photography, creativity, and play.