Sukkot 2013 at the Israel Museum

The Israel Museum invites families to an assortment of exciting activities and attractions over the Sukkot holiday break.

Youth Wing Activity Yard: A Yard Full of Illusions

Sun, Sept 15 – Tues, Sept 17Sun, Sept 22 – Tues, Sept 24Sun, Mon, 10 am – 5 pmTues, Sept 15: 4 – 7 pm; Tues, Sept 24: 10 am – 7 pmAges 6 and up | NIS 25

Experience amusing illusions in art and try your hand at creating illusions: Take a peek into a room that distorts height and width, discover what happens when you cut a Mobius strip, draw a hand that turns three-dimensional, look at yourself in an infinite mirror, and create movement in a work of art.

Recycling Workshop: Where Ecology Meets Art

Sun, Sept 22 – Tues, Sept 24

Sun, Mon, 10 am – 5 pmTues 10 am – 7 pmAges 3-9 | NIS 15For details, call 670-8963 (Telma Schultz)

Sitting on nails (?) or soup bowls (!) and working at mirror-tables in an illusory environment, children create objects that appear to be one thing but turn out to be something else entirely.

Storillusion: Story Time in the Library

Sun, Sept 22 – Tues, Sept 2412 noonAges 3-6 | NIS 15