Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space

Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space
מדעטק - המוזיאון הלאומי למדע, טכנולוגיה וחלל

Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space

The museum facade
Established 1984
Location 25 Shmaryahu Levin St., Hadar HaCarmel, Haifa 31448, Israel
Coordinates 32°48′37″N 34°59′47″E / 32.810144°N 34.996272°E
Type National Museum of Science, Technology and Space
Visitors 200,000 per year
Director Eli Shermeister
Curator Dr. Tal Berman[1]
Owner Israel
Website www.madatech.org.il


Entrance hall

The Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space (also known as Madatech) (Hebrew: מדעטק - המוזיאון הלאומי למדע, טכנולוגיה וחלל‎ MadaTek - HaMuze'on HaLe'umi LeMada, Tekhnologya VeHalal, Arabic: متحف إسرائيل الوطني للعلوم والتكنولوجيا والفضاء‎) is a science and technology museum in the city of Haifa, Israel.

The museum, established in 1983, is housed in a historic building that was designed as the first home of the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, until it relocated to its current campus. The architect was Alexander Baerwald, a German Jewish immigrant, who began working on the building in 1912.[2] On a visit to the Technion in 1923, Albert Einstein planted one of the palm trees in the courtyard, which can still be seen today.[3]

The museum has approximately 200,000 visitors annually.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Noble Energy Science Park at MadaTec". MadaTech. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Madatech
  3. ↑ Tale of Two Campuses
  4. ↑ Madatech

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Coordinates: 32°48′36.52″N 34°59′46.58″E / 32.8101444°N 34.9962722°E