Museums

Historic Tel Aviv City Hall Museum

Historic Tel Aviv City Hall Museum
Client: Municipality Tel Aviv Jaffa + Tel Aviv Foundation
Location: Tel Aviv, Bialik Square
Architect / Planner: Original - Moshe Cherner
Architect / Planner: Renovation - Efrat-Kowalsky
Display Designer: Windmill
Size: 2,000 m²
Budget: $10M – 40M shekels
Completion: 2009

The historic and original Old City Hall is located on Bialik Street and was reconstructed as a building for preservation for the 100 year anniversary of the City. The project included the restoration, preservation and reconstruction of the existing building, designed as a hotel in 1925 by Moshe Cherner, and the demolition and reconstruction in the original style of a 1964 addition, as well as the integration of displays and visual content. In 2008 the Firm coordinated the re-design of the building and visual components, visitors center, supervised construction and full interior design and fit-out. One room features a fully recreated office of the first Tel Aviv the Mayor (1922-1936), Meir Dizengoff. Actual furniture, mementos from the period were assembled and incorporated in the display.