Middle East
Israel
Jerusalem District

Gush Katif Museum

Gush Katif Museum is a located in , . The museum was founded in August 2008 and is mainly examining the Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip from the Hasmonean dynasty to modern times.
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  • Opening hours:
    Sunday—Thursday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Friday: 9:00 AM—1:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Jerusalem, Israel
  • Also known as: “Muzeʼon Gush Ḳatif Yerushalayim”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Machane Yehuda Market and Israel Museum.

Marketplace
Photo: Sir kiss, Public domain.
Mahane Yehuda Market, often referred to as "The Shuk", is a marketplace in . Popular with locals and tourists alike, the market's more than 250 vendors sell fresh fruits and vegetables; baked goods; fish, meat and cheeses; nuts, seeds, and spices; wines and liquors; clothing and shoes; and housewares, textiles, and Judaica. is situated 370 metres southeast of Gush Katif Museum.

Museum
Photo: אסף.צ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an art and archaeology museum in . It was established in 1965 as 's largest and foremost cultural institution, and an encyclopedic museum. is situated 1½ km south of Gush Katif Museum.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The International Convention Center, commonly known as , is a concert hall and convention center in Giv'at Ram in . is situated 610 metres west of Gush Katif Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sha’arei Yerushalayim and Mekor Baruch.

Neighborhood
Sha'arei Yerushalayim is a former courtyard neighborhood in western . It is one of a series of courtyard neighborhoods built along Jaffa Road in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, together with Ohel Shlomo and Batei Saidoff.

Suburb
also spelled Makor Baruch, is a neighborhood in . The neighborhood is bordered by Malkhei Yisrael Street to the north, Sarei Yisrael Street to the west, Jaffa Road to the south, and the Zikhron Moshe neighborhood to the east.

Suburb
Nachlaot is a cluster of 32 neighbourhoods, many of them courtyard neighborhoods in central surrounding the . It is known for its narrow, winding lanes, old-style housing, hidden courtyards and many small synagogues.

Gush Katif Museum

Latitude
31.78605° or 31° 47′ 10″ north
Longitude
35.20915° or 35° 12′ 33″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6P5+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 712774626
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7035571
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Yiddish—“Gush Katif Museum” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “গুশ কাতিফ জাদুঘর”
  • Hausa: “Gush Katif Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון גוש קטיף בירושלים”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון גוש קטיף”
  • Malay: “Muzium Gush Katif”
  • Yiddish: “גוש קטיף מוזיי אין ירושליים”
  • Yiddish: “גוש קטיף מוזיי אין ירושלים”

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Highlights include Beita and Shukenyon.

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