ArTricks at the Israel Museum: Summer 2013 Activities

The Israel Museum presents “True or False?”:

A summer of illusions for the whole family in conjunction with the exhibition ArTricks

July:Free entrance for children on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

August:(until August 23):

Sun, Mon, Thurs 10 am – 5 pmTues, Wed 10 am – 7 pmFri 10 am – 1 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.

Special Effects Movie StudioWed, Aug 7, 14, 21, 4 pmAges 6 and up | NIS 25Youth Wing AuditoriumDemonstrations and hands-on experience in creating illusions and special effects for the movies.

Illusory Tour of the MuseumAugust (until August 23)Sun-Thurs 10:30 am, 1 pmFri 11 amSat 11 am, 1:30 pmAges 6 and up | NIS 20A guided tour full of tricks, illusions, secrets, and surprises.

Recycling Workshop: Where Ecology Meets ArtAugust (until August 23)Sun, Mon, Thurs 10 am – 5 pmTues, Wed 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 LibraryAugust Sun, Thurs 12 noonAges 3-6 | NIS 15