Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art

This is a typical provincial museum that charges money for essentially nothing. Any website dedicated to Japanese art and culture would be more informative than this place. Don’t waste your time or money.

Founded in 1959, this was the first museum in the Middle East devoted entirely to Japanese art. The building itself is lovely — a graceful mix of Japanese style and local architecture, surrounded by peaceful greenery. Temporary exhibitions are always interesting and often include creative activities for children, which makes the visit enjoyable for families too. The souvenir shop is tasteful and offers quality Japanese-themed items. My only regret is that the museum’s famous permanent collection — thousands of beautiful artworks collected by Felix Tikotin since the 1920s — is rarely on display.

This is a tiny museum with only two and a half exhibition rooms on the main floor. Our best experience was attempting to fold paper to create an origami crane- good thing there was a YouTube video link! Although what was presented on Japanese craftmanship and crafts was interesting, the collection was so small that we both felt disappointed. This is especially true given the 40 Israeli shekel admission fee for EACH adult. NOT worth your money! I would only suggest visiting here if you buy the Haifa museum bundle ticket which allows one to visit all five City of Haifa museums over 7 days. Don't bother otherwise.

The worst experience I’ve ever had. 35 NIS for 2 rooms (one room was fully occupied with 15-20 children sitting all over the floor). 1 room was a video, another- 10 photos. That’s it. No one has warned us that it is so small, no one provided any info. Seems like a place not worth any visit at all. Cafe is nice but very pricey. Museum shop is nice too but they are free.

Great museum! Usually the exhibitions there connected to Japanese culture and history. It has big collection of netsuke (not every time demonstrated). Guided tours for public held on Saturdays morning (Hebrew, Russian and really seldom in English). Guided tour is included in entrance fee. They also have workshops for children and adults:)

Current exposition of Japanese designer is a window into contemporary Japan I enjoyed a lot! I spent there 1,5 hour, was engaged and exited for the whole time, did not felt tired ( as it happens in big museums ) this Is halo small urban contemporary museum should look like 👍 job Haifa

Amazing museum, very interesting and special. It's little and cozy. The atmosphere is fascinating and so the exhibitions. The place is very silent and you can really enjoy the tour. I was there on Saturday and the entrance was free.

A small and beautiful Museum located at the precipice of the mountain. You can find really special items in the gift shop and don't miss out on the amazing coffee at the coffee shop.