Yaacov Agam Museum of Art — Attraction in Rishon LeZion

The Yaacov Agam Museum of Art has recently opened in Rishon LeZion, the hometown of internationally acclaimed Israeli artist Yaacov Agam. Located in Israel’s fourth largest city, just 10 minutes south of Tel Aviv, the museum is a joint initiative of the Rishon LeZion municipality and the father of the Kinetic Art movement. The museum will showcase six decades of Agam’s groundbreaking artistic research, presenting temporary exhibitions and permanent displays of some of his most important artworks, coming from prestigious collections and museums worldwide.

Yaacov Agam’s art, which engages and fascinates all ages and audiences, from curious tots to sophisticated art enthusiasts, spans a breathtaking range of artistic expressions, – transformable sculptures and paintings, polymorphic relief paintings, interactive digital art, objects and installations amongst others. At age 90, Agam continues to renew himself with untiring energy and aims to establish the museum as the worldwide center of his artistic philosophy and award winning Visual Education Method, as well as one of only a few museums dedicated to Kinetic Art.

In the Israeli public sphere, the artist is especially renowned for the iconic “Water and Fire” fountain in Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv and the vibrant design of the façade of the Dan Hotel on the Tel Aviv promenade. His works are also displayed, amongst other places, at the President’s Residence and by the Western Wall square in Jerusalem, as well as in the Israel Museum and the Tel -Aviv Museum of Art,where his monumental “Pace of Time” welcomes visitors entering the...

This was one of our bucket list places to see. My wife and I love Agam's art work. I would give it 5 stars, but there were a couple of things that really bothered me. A lot of Agam's art is interactive and to see it properly you need to touch it. He has an art peace on the upper floor that says "touch me", but when other people try to touch it the security shows up and says do not touch . It was soooooo hot in the museum. The rooms that were not being used had air conditioning but the main museum was hot. So much so that we ended up leaving much faster then we wanted to. We found an air conditioned room that we sat in with our over heated kids and great grand parents and were told that we can not be there after we were told to go down there from a different staf member. All in all the 4 stars are because we love Agam's art work. The negative 1 star is the staff and other problems...

We've been Agam fans since we first saw his art, over 30 years ago. When we moved to Israel 1.5 years ago we hoped to see some of his art, but we didn't know that he had his own museum here. When we read about it we put it on our go-to list and today was the day. Located in a beautiful neighborhood we found parking and were totally awed by the art outside before we even entered the museum. A video on four walls cleverly shows the construction of the building and art pillars outside as well as some of the interior construction. The docent gave us a wonderful tour of Agam's art on display, explaining and demonstrating the kinetic art pieces. It was a totally enjoyable experience. We were a little surprised that there wasn't a gift...