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Visiting Info
Opening Hours:

Sunday to Thursday: ‬09:00-17:00

Fridays and Holiday eves: ‬09:00-14:00

Yad Vashem is closed on Saturdays and all Jewish Holidays.

Entrance to the Holocaust History Museum is not permitted for children under the age of 10. Babies in strollers or carriers will not be permitted to enter.

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Architecture

Exterior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
Exterior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
Exterior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
Exterior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
Exterior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
Exterior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
Exterior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
Exterior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
Exterior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
Exterior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
The Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
Interior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie
The Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum at night. Architect: Moshe Safdie
Exterior view of the Holocaust History Museum. Architect: Moshe Safdie

Designed by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie, the new Holocaust History Museum is a prism-like triangular structure that penetrates the mountain from one side to the other, with both ends dramatically cantilevering into the open air. The triangular form of the structure was chosen to support the pressure of the earth above the prism while bringing in daylight from above through a 200 meter-long glass skylight. The skylight allows gleams of daylight to contrast with darker areas required for multimedia presentations. Within the galleries, light enters through localized skylights varying from diffused to clear glass, depending on the requirements of each exhibit.

The entire structure of the museum — floors, wall, interior and exterior — are reinforced concrete. Throughout the prism, the triangular cross-section varies, becoming narrower at the center. The warped surface formed by this variation, amplified by a gently sloping floor, creates a changing sequence of spaces and gives the illusion of descending deep into the mountain. As the route nears its northern exit, the floor begins to ascend and the triangle opens up again, with the exit bursting forth from the mountain’s slope to a dramatic view of modern-day Jerusalem.