Visit us
As the TSM Art & History is still under construction, the following information concerns the TSM Archeological SBF.
What are the opening hours ?
Summer Time
Tuesday – Sunday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Winter Time
Tuesday – Sunday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Last admission is 30 minutes before the museum closes. Allow 15 minutes for the Via Dolorosa Journey, and between 1.5 and 2 hours for a full tour of the museum.
Possible closures (please call in advance to confirm):
- Christmas Day – 25 December
- New Year’s Day
- 1 January Epiphany
- 6 January Easter Sunday
How to pay my admission fee?
At the entrance.
Regular fee:
- Via Dolorosa Journey + Museum Tour : 50 nis
- Via Dolorosa Experience : 30 nis
- Museum Tour : 40 nis
Reduced fee:
- Via Dolorosa Journey + Museum Tour : 25 nis
- Via Dolorosa Experience : 15 nis
- Museum Tour : 20 nis
For : Group (+15 people), Students (under 24 years), Senior Citizen (+65 years), Disabled
Free entrance : Children (under 12 years), School groups, Archaeology students (under 24 years), Religious residing in the Holy Land, Tourist guides, Journalists.
All proceeds from the admission fees will go to support the social and cultural project of the Custody of the Holy Land.
Languages
- In the Multimedia Section, a multimedia, digital and 15 minutes tour is offered in each of the following languages: English, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Russian, German, Arabic and Hebrew.
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For a digital guide in the Archaeological Section, you can download the Terra Sancta Museum application, free of charge on Google Play and the Apple Store. The application is available in French, English or Italian. It will soon be in Hebrew, Arabic, Polish and Spanish.
At the Museum
- No cloakroom is available.
- No food, animals or dangerous items are allowed.
- Smoking is not permitted.
- Appropriate attire is required (out of respect for the shrine).
- Authorization for video shooting has to be requested in advance.
Map
How to get here
To reach the museum from the Central bus station: take the light rail direction Heil Ha-Avir to Damascus Gate station. Enter Damascus Gate and take El Wad ha-Gai street, turn left at the Via Dolorosa street. The museum is 200 meters up Via Dolorosa street, on the left, inside the Flagellation Monastery.
From Lion’s Gate: take Derech Sha’ar HaAyarot street, the museum is 300 meters further on the right, inside the Flagellation Monastery.
Reservations for groups
reservation@terrasanctamuseum.org
General info
Contact us here.
Access for visitors with impaired mobility
- Barrier-free access to the Flagellation Monastery from the Via Dolorosa street.
- The multimedia section of the Terra Sancta Museum is handicap accessible.
- There are no restrooms available.
