The National Library of Israel

Come Visit Us!

You are invited to enter the very heart of the National Library! Come and visit "The Treasures" (our various exhibitions and interactive displays) which will open your mind and touch your heart. You can buy a ticket for individual or group tours, or one of our regular guided tours. Ordinary entry to the Library and the reading halls is free of charge.

Every Hostage Has a Story

Since October 7, we have all been overwhelmed with sadness and perhaps a sense of helplessness in the face of the unimaginable tragedy that has befallen so many families. Like everyone else, we at the National Library felt the need to do something that could help people realize that these are human beings, not just numbers and faces on a poster.

Guided Tour

Tours for the general public

We invite you to join our guided tours in English for the general public.

Get to know the new home of Israel's greatest cultural treasures. Discover your story, and our story.

Tour duration: 1.5 hours

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Individual Tours of "The Treasures"

Gain individual access to the most fascinating items in our collections!

A ticket to "The Treasures" includes:

Individual access to "A Treasury of Words" - a journey through space and time with our permanent exhibition
Individual access to the rotating exhibitions
Individual access to the National Library's special interactive video display

Audio-guide headsets in English are available.

Please note that entry to the National Library itself is free of charge. Purchasing a ticket to "The Treasures" grants access to the above exhibitions.

When to Come?

Sunday-Wednesday – 9am-6pm

Thursday – 2pm-10pm

Fridays and holiday eve – 9am-1pm

More on the Visit

Age: Visits and tours of the Library are suitable for children, adults, and everyone in between, particularly from reading age (7) and up.

Visit duration: The tour itself lasts about an hour and a half. You are invited to stay as long as you’d like when your tour is over :)

Would you like to visit us as a group? Contact us at [email protected] or by phone: 074-7336170

Map and Directions

"A Treasury of Words" is on display in the William Davidson Permanent Exhibitions Gallery at the National Library of Israel.

Our rotating exhibitions are on display in the Helen Diller Family Rotating Exhibitions Gallery at the National Library of Israel.

Our interactive video display can be found in the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Experiential Center at the National Library of Israel.

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Last Night in Florence

A musical at the National Library of Israel

Wednesday, September 25, 19:30 / 7:30 p.m.
Doors open: 19:00 / 7 PM

Set in Italy in 1938 and inspired by a true story, this original musical tells a tale of love between the son of the Chief Rabbi of Florence and the daughter of an assimilated family. Against the turmoil of rising fascism and growing antisemitism in the Vatican, we learn of the decisions in love and life that both Jews and Christians make as these changes unfold.

Music by Hillel Goldblum | Book by Daniel Taub | Direction by Aviella Trapido | Musical direction by Paul Salter | Choreography by Batya Feder

Duration of the show: 135 minutes (including intermission)

Ticket price: 120 NIS

Special price for soldiers, students, service members: 95 NIS

The show is in English