The city museum seeks to tell the story of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and the people who took and are taking part in its creation. The museum introduces visitors to the spirit of the city and the central values that led and continue to lead it over the years.
The exhibition presents the main events that took place in the history of the city of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, and expresses the values, diversity, complexity and tensions that characterize the city in the past and in the present. The exhibition is located on the entrance floor (the first floor) and on the floor above.
Tel Aviv is the first Hebrew city and it is already 114 years old. Jaffa is one of the oldest port cities in the world and according to the archaeological find there are remains of a settlement there already 10,000 years ago.
Tel Aviv began as a small neighborhood on the northern edge of the city of Jaffa and later grew and became a city in its own right. With the establishment of the state, Jaffa was annexed to Tel Aviv and the two cities were united and became one.
The exhibition presents the story of Jaffa from the beginning of the 19th century and refers to the middle of the 19th century, when the geographical space of Jaffa began to change with the process of leaving the walls, as a significant point in time for understanding the shared urban space that began to exist. The story of Tel Aviv is told from the time of its establishment.
The exhibition presents the events that took place within the municipal area of the city of Tel Aviv - Jaffa.
Dizengoff's office - a room that has been preserved and presents the room of the first mayor of Tel Aviv and the questions and dilemmas that are on the table of mayors past and present.
Curator of the exhibition: Keren Oz