The Eretz Israel Museum is dedicated to the "archaeology, ethnography, folklore, Judaica, cultural history and local identity of the Land of Israel." Separate pavilions look into the country's historical connections to glass, coins, ceramics and copper. Within the boundaries of the museum complex you can visit Tel Qasile, where a Philistine port city once prospered in the 12th century BC. Sunday-Thursday 9 am-3 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am-2 pm. 38 NIS adults, 26 NIS children. A visit to the museum's planetarium is 23 NIS extra. 2 Haim Levanon St., Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv. Phone 641-5244. http://www.eretzmuseum.org.il.
