Big place, need to reserve at least 1/2 day, modern. Everyone will find something he likes

An amazing collection beautifully displayed in an architectural masterpiece. We spent an entire day here and should have spent another one! One of the world's top museums!

This is an absolute must. We told our taxi driver we would probably be spending a fair amount of time there. He said, "I've never been there but an hour will be sufficient." Wrong! We were there four hours before closing time and if our schedule permitted we would have been there four more hours.

I've walkee it from the center of the city, but you will want to take a cab...be careful there arre cab sharks there/

Go to the history of the region, the Jewish area & of course the Dead Sea Scrolls, but the artwork pales to most large city museums and the model of the old city isn't accurate.

The model of Isreal was fantastic and the museum overall was very interesting

This museum is truly a knockout. The architecture is nothing short of stunning and the display areas - or at least those that I saw - were visual masterpieces. I had time only for the Egyptian rooms and the Jewish Life areas within the Museum proper, as well as the Shrine of the Book (where the Dead Sea Scrolls are... More

Anything you would ever want to know about Israel from the first inhabitants to those living in diaspora. Literally you can spend several days exploring this museum.

The archeological exhibits were stunning and the art produced by artisans thousands of years ago was amazing. The Canaanites carved pieces that were unbelievably beautiful.