Vacation in difficult times. Institutions that invite the general public to gather positive energy in a difficult summer: Jerusalem Science Museum and Haifa's Madatech. Orna Porat Theaters and Mediateque Holón. Bialik Square. By Chiquita Levov, Text and Photos
The Jerusalem Bloomfield Science Museum,
These days the museum opened a new exhibition titled “Freedom to Create” to celebrate the new possibilities of creating objects through digitalization and present the multiple meanings of creating a personalized product as a file and printing it on the other side of the world. The exhibition is accompanied by summer events and numerous activities throughout the museum. Among these “The freedom to create”, a look at the future of digital production. “The freedom to flow”, a complex of water channels and wet and cool activities. “Polygonal fruits” the creation of fruits in three dimensions. “Lego, the next generation”, assembly using printed and sophisticated connectors. “Digital foam”, an airy and intriguing show for the whole family.” Thursday parties, with foam cannon, music and refreshing water shows. Tickets must be purchased in advance: https://bit.ly/3KyDhYq
Digital manufacturing, which includes 3D printing, laser cutting, and other advanced technologies, allows us to design and create almost anything we can imagine. The “Freedom to Create” exhibition will allow visitors of all ages to glimpse behind the scenes of these fascinating processes and allow them to experience the magic of digital production in an active and experiential way. The museum invites you to turn a liquid into a solid with the push of a button, visit the custom-made jewelry booth, learn about smart shoes, clothes made with printers and a Coca-Cola bottle printed in sand. During the visit, constant help is received from numerous attentive young people who guide and explain to the visitor how to use or enjoy the activity.
Waterways
For this hot summer, a complex has been installed where visitors can experiment, explore and get wet in the water. In the outer plaza there is a huge water canal that allows for countless games, dam building, water pumping as well as water cannons, bottle launchers, wet ball catapults, a boat competition powered by solar and wind energy, and many more. other “wet” activities so you should bring towels. The “Wonderful World of Foam” Show for the whole family, by Romi Shamai, a bubble artist with a master's degree in physics, who will focus on everything that foams in our world: soap, ocean waves, dough, whipped cream, coffee and more. It takes place in the museum's auditorium.
“Madatech”, Haifa National Museum of Science, Technology and Space
In this museum, the exhibition “Behind the Screens” opens for the summer to reveal the secrets of digital. In this exhibition the screens are not turned off, but rather you enter them. Dozens of interactive representatives and giant screens, which present the virtual space from angles that we did not know. The goal is to take a look behind the scenes of our digital identity and experience a digital labyrinth, which demonstrates how our online activity is maintained, a virtual guessing game, a space that presents reality in a different way for each of us. visitors and depending on their activity in the exhibition. Up to 5 years old, admission is free. Tickets must be reserved in advance. More data: https://www.madatech.org.il/
Reality also depends on technological experiences, which respond to the visitor's state of mind and configure a unique world. The museum also has dozens of permanent exhibits and interactive exhibits, a magnificent open-air science park, a challenging maze, a Lego construction room, and an experience area for young children, which combines scientific-technological play and learning. Visitors also have at their disposal the recently opened interactive innovation center.
Orna Porat Theater for children and young people
Cramel
This theater's end-of-summer festival will close out the holidays and offers a variety of spectacular, original, captivating and fun productions for the whole family. Among the productions that will be presented this year there will also be two new works: “Nice Butterfly” (Parpar Nejmad) the first theatrical adaptation of the beloved series of masterpieces from Corporación Emisora Kan and the educational station, with favorite characters and songs. And the reproduction of the show “What Happened in Eretz Mi”, a circus musical by Leah Naor with original melodies by Kobi Oshrat. Along with the best of favorite programs. It is presented in 3 spaces in Tel Aviv, the Tel Aviv Museum, the Soldier's House and the Land of Israel Museum (Muza) Between August 23 and 29. More data: https://www.porat-theater.co.il/
World Champion
Also at the festival, the best works by Orna Porat that are still on the billboard: two exciting musical works about the adventures of the cat “Cramel” based on the best-selling and acclaimed books by Meira Barnea Goldberg. The musical “The Champion of the World” (Aluf Haolam) based on the songs of Hanan Ben Ari, “Peter and the Wolf”, a spectacular and surprising performance of dance theater in collaboration with the dance group “Fresco”, “The Father by Amalia travels to Australia” based on the book by Eshkol Nevo. A celebration of songs, stories and lots of fun in the play “Datia's Warehouse” written by Datia Ben-Dor, a new adaptation of the beloved classic “The Magician's Apprentice” and many other productions that offer enjoyable cultural entertainment for the late vacation days.
The Mediteque Theater Holon
The lion within
Presents the “Summer Festival 2024”, for children and the whole family. Between the months of July and August, the theater invites you to a unique experience of exciting, educational and fascinating works. Invites you to enjoy the variety of the best shows at the Mediateque Theater in the “play festival”. As part of it, every day during the summer holidays the best works will be performed along with the new and successful productions that came out during the last season. The productions of the Mediateque theater are characterized by being quality shows for children and young people, designed to provide viewers with an inspiring theatrical experience. The goal is to encourage creative thinking and deep thinking through artistic creation and expression. More data: https://www.mediatheque.org.il/
The program includes recently released works: “The Lion Insidero” a fun adaptation of Rachel Bright's book about a tiny mouse who decides to learn to roar with a lion to be noticed. Highly awarded piece at the Haifa Festival. “It's not easy being a superhero” about little Yoav who in his imagination is a giant superhero. He builds a secret headquarters and plans to save the world from the hands of the terrible Mr. Evil. But one day a new girl arrives in the neighborhood and disrupts his plans. These two new releases join other successful and beloved classics such as “The Little Mermaid,” “The Treehouse Children,” “Come to Me Pretty Butterfly,” “Don Quixote,” “Einstein,” “Dr. Dolittle”, “Maya the Bee”, “Children's Island”, “The Library Lion”, “Grandpa Ephraim's Secret” and others.
The Cultural Centers of Bialik Square
Bialik Square
In the months of July and August, the municipality of Tel Aviv organizes summer events for children and the whole family in the cultural centers of Bialik Square. These centers offer young residents of the city and their parents interesting and fun activities, workshops and courses to spend the hard summer months with them in the most beautiful square in the city and in the air conditioning. The centers are: the Tel Aviv City Museum-Iafo (Beit Hair) which was the first mayor's office of the city. The Bialik House which was the home of the poet, the Liebling House and the Rubin Museum. They present summer workshops for boys and girls in small, high-quality groups, each center offers diverse and experiential content inspired by the city's collection of stories, creative and carpentry workshops, reading and literature led by artists and accompanied by professional guides. Details of all events and activities: https://taycm.org.il/events/urban95/
We bring here a summary: The city Museum invites the whole family to enjoy in July and August, between 18:00 p.m. and 16:00 p.m., the museum opens its doors to families with children for an afternoon full of experiences . “The city counts” is the name of a traveling recreational activity in the city gardens with free admission. “A local story” is a theatrical tour that follows the memories of the neighbors who lived near Bialik Square. Summer walks from Yarkon Park to the beach reveal that Tel Aviv-Iafo is home to beautiful, hidden corners of nature that make the city what it is. Beit Reuven Museum, offers several workshops and take advantage of the visit to see the magnificent works of Zadok ben David and those of his father