The State Museum: Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, President Yitzhak Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon will today (Monday) cut the ribbon at the entrance to the 'Beit Fromin' at 24 King George Street in Jerusalem, affix a mezuzah there - thus inaugurating the Knesset Museum, which will be a new cultural center in the capital.
Tickets can be ordered for 5 NIS per child, 10 NIS per adult - today via the museum website.
The historic building that served as the home of the Knesset from 1950 to 1966 comes to life and offers its visitors the experience of being an "MK for a Day." Through extensive use of artificial intelligence, visitors to the museum will take a journey through time that begins with an escape room, "The Roots of Democracy," passes through the government room containing the safe containing the secret protocol of Ben-Gurion's announcement of the capture of Eichmann, and takes a "selfie" with life-size figures of President Weizmann, Prime Ministers Golda, Begin, and Ben-Gurion who will greet them in the plenary hall.
The new museum, which opened in the heart of the city, will be an intriguing cultural experience for visitors, during which they will be able to take part in votes and decisions on laws and historical speeches using AI technology, touch sensors and sophisticated lighting. Each visitor will be able to create their own personal "old-fashioned" newspaper and end the visit at a particularly "delicious" place - the Knesset buffet with borscht, chopped liver and gefilte fish, 3D printed.
The President of the State, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Knesset, and the Mayor of Jerusalem will be the first to be granted a special tour of the variety of exhibits and complexes offered by the museum:
The restored Knesset plenum The highlight of the museum, the historic hall where the leaders voted on the dramatic laws, has undergone a meticulous restoration process, thanks to the use of materials from that period (even the same microphones and fans).
Knesset Speaker's Room The figures of the chairmen who served in the Mishkan throughout its years at the "Beit Frumin" come to life in a "Harry Potter" style; the pictures hanging in the room, which feature the chairmen, Yosef Sprinzak, Kaddish Luz, and Nachum Nir, converse with each other aloud, suddenly discovering that they are on display in a museum, and talk about their work.
In the photos: the museum building, the Kol Israel booth in the press complex, President Weizmann in the president's booth in the gallery, the Knesset Speaker's room, the government settlements room, the cafeteria, Knesset Speaker Ohana next to Moshe Nissim - the last living MK from the Frumin family, and the media complex in the reporters' gallery
Government Room, which is entered through a "secret cabinet", where the Israeli government used to hold its discussions in the early years of the state's establishment. Also in the room: the government's secret safe, and inside it the minutes with Prime Minister Ben-Gurion's announcement of the capture of the Nazi tyrant Adolf Eichmann.
The Voice of Israel broadcast booth From there, radio reporters broadcast the heated debates, including the telephones of the time, which were used to transmit reports to the news system. Museum visitors who pick up the telephones will be able to listen to the fascinating reports from those days that emerge from them. This is alongside the figure of Moshe Hovav, one of the legendary announcers in the first Knesset, whose voice is unmistakable, identified with historical news broadcasts.
Knesset members' buffet Some say that it was there that the real decisions were made and that it was the beating heart of the political arena. The buffet includes a display of delicacies that reflected the spirit of the era, such as chopped liver, chopped leg, and "fruit juice" that were served there, the original menus, and the tables from the time.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana: "This is a building of national and historical importance in the history of the Jewish people, where the laws were enacted, the speeches were delivered, and the debates that shaped the image of the Knesset and the State of Israel took place. Turning it into a modern museum will contribute to deepening the people's familiarity with their elected representatives for generations, to understanding parliamentary procedures, and will strengthen the field of culture and heritage. The history of the Knesset has never been more available and accessible. I invite all citizens of Israel to come and be moved by the state's museum.""
Knesset Director General Moshe (Chico) Edri: "The Knesset Museum will be a milestone in teaching future generations about the significant events that this House has known and about the historical processes that shaped the State of Israel. The construction of the museum, which was a challenge that combines the events of history and the fundamental values of the state, alongside technological progress, preservation and restoration - will provide the visitor with an extraordinary experience that is suitable for the whole family.""
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