Wikipedia's first sentence called it “devoted entirely to displaying and conserving japanese art works”. Today it says “museum on the crest of mount carmel”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art , which stands on Mount Carmel , is devoted entirely to displaying and conserving Japanese art works , and is the only one of its kind in the Middle East .1It was founded in 1959 , with the assistance and initiative of Felix Tikotin ( 1893 - 1986 ) of Holland , and the late Abba Khoushy , who was Mayor of Haifa at that time. On May 18th 1959 the Haifa City Council decided to acquire the Kisch House and to use the land which formed part of the property as the site of the Japanese Museum. The Kisch House now contains the offices of the museum, as well as art workshops, a Japanese room, and a library, the largest of its kind in Israel, containing some 3000 books and academic publications on the arts and culture of Japan . On May 25th 1960 , the Japanese Museum opened its gates to the public. The Museum's collection comprises some 7000 items including paintings, prints, drawings, screens, textiles, ancient illustrated books, ceramics, miniature carvings ( netsuke ), metal and lacquer work, antique swords and handicrafts, mainly from the 14th-19th centuries. It also includes modern Japanese works of art. A new wing designed by the late Japanese architect Junzo Yoshimura of Tokyo and the Israeli architect, Professor Al Mansfeld , has been added to the existing gallery.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010 7 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, Haifa The Museum of Japanese Art on the crest of Mount Carmel is dedicated exclusively to the preservation and exhibition of Japanese art works, and is the only one of its kind in the Middle East.The Museum is a municipal foundation, set up in 1959, on the initiative of Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) from Holland, and Abba Khoushy (1898-1969), Mayor of Haifa at that time.The Museum aims to allow Israelis to learn and become acquainted with Japanese culture; to promote mutual understanding between Israel and Japan, and between East and West; and to encourage research into the arts and culture of Japan.
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The opening as it stood in 2015 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art is a museum on the crest of Mount Carmel , in Haifa , Israel , dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of Japanese art .It is the only such museum in the Middle East.It was established in 1959 on the initiative of Felix Tikotin of the Netherlands, and Abba Hushi , then mayor of Haifa.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art is a museum on the crest of Mount Carmel , in Haifa , Israel , dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of Japanese art . It is the only such museum in the Middle East. It was established in 1959 on the initiative of Felix Tikotin of the Netherlands, and Abba Hushi , then mayor of Haifa.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art is a museum on the crest of Mount Carmel , in Haifa , Israel , dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of Japanese art . It is the only such museum in the Middle East. It was established in 1959 on the initiative of Felix Tikotin of the Netherlands, and Abba Hushi , who was the mayor of Haifa.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art is a museum on the crest of Mount Carmel , in Haifa , Israel , dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of Japanese art . It is the only such museum in the Middle East. It was established in 1959 on the initiative of Felix Tikotin of the Netherlands, and Abba Hushi , who was the mayor of Haifa.
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devoted entirely to displaying and conserving japanese art works
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museum on the crest of mount carmel
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