On this day in
1544 Torquato Tasso, Italian poet of the late Renaissance, was born in Sorrento
1819 French ballet dancer and choreographer Marius Petipa was born in Marseille
1921 Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian composer, was born
Dr. Asher Ben-Shmuel, Schlomit Gross and Dr. Micha Gross established the Bauhaus Center Tel Aviv in 2000. The center’s goal was to expand public recognition of the "White City" as a unique architectural and cultural site. Changing exhibitions and guided tours are dedicated to this purpose. The centers’ professional team is headed by the architects Shmuel Yavin and Alla Goren and the art historians Michal Minski and Naama Zwick.
http://www.bauhaus-center.com/
99 Dizengoff St. Tel-Aviv, Israel 64396
Opening Hours: Sun - Thu 10 am - 7.30 pm/ Fri 10 am - 2.30 pm
Closed on Saturday

The Museum was founded in 1965 and has, in a remarkably short period of time, become Israel’s leading cultural institution and one of the leading encyclopedic museums of the world. Nearly 500,000 objects of fine art, archaeology, Judaica and Jewish ethnography, representing the history of world culture from nearly one million years ago to the present day.
http://www.imj.org.il/
Ruppin Blvd., near the Knesse
Hours: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 10 am - 5 pm / Tues 4 - 9 pm / Fri 10 am - 2 pm / Sat 10 am - 5 pm
Closed on Sunday
Admission: Adults 42 NIS /concessions 30
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Children enter free on Tuesdays from 4 pm and on Saturdays.