The Eilat City Museum (Hebrew: מוזיאון היסטורי "אילת עירי") is a history museum in Eilat, Israel. The museum is dedicated to the history of the development of the city of Eilat.[1]
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| Location | Eilat, Israel |
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| Coordinates | 29°33′06″N 34°57′11″E / 29.551692°N 34.952926°E |
| Type | History Museum |
History
editThe museum was established by a group of veteran volunteers from the city of Eilat.[2]
Collections
editThe museum has exhibits about the capture of the city of Eilat in 1949, the history of the Israel Red Sea Outpost. The museum has a collection of photos about the development of the city of Eilat dating from the 1940s to the 1960s.[3] The museum contains information and multimedia about the companies that settled in this part of Israel such as the Salt Company,[4] Mekorot Underwater Observatory Company[2] and the Eilat Electric Company.[5] The museum contains exhibits about the establishment of the city of Eilat as well as information about Israel's southern border, and there are also exhibits in the museum about the Eilat pipeline.[6] The museum also contains information about Timna Copper Mines and the port of Eilat, as well as exhibits about the city's environment. The museum contains exhibits about Operation Uvda.[7] The museum also has a missile storage container obtained from the Karina-A boat.[8] The museum has exhibits about the fauna of Israel's Red Sea coastal territories.[1] The museum has a reconstructed model of a bus from the Ma'ale Akrabim massacre.[9]
Gallery
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External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "City Museum". Eilat Official Tourism Website. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ a b "מוזיאון "אילת עירי"". Israel Ministry of Education (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Robinson, Daniel; Raz, Dan Savery; Walker, Jenny; Crowcroft, Orlando; Isalska, Anita (2018-07-01). Lonely Planet Israel & the Palestinian Territories. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-78701-924-9.
- ^ ""Eilat Iri" (My City Eilat) Museum". The Council for Conservation of Heritage Sites in Israel. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Sheetrit, Aster (2012-10-10). "מנציחים היסטוריה". Yomyom (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Miriam, Michal (2012-07-17). "מוזיאון אילת : הצצה בעיר הדרומית של מדינת ישראל". PassportNews (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "מוזיאון "אילת עירי" וגלריית אמני אילת". מסע אחר (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "Museum of the History of Eilat". Israel and You. 2014-02-27. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Rossi, Mario (2012-01-18). "Gli autobus che sono entrati nella storia". Il Chiaoscuro. Archived from the original on 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-07.