Visiting the Institute

The Barbara and Morris Levinson Visitors Center offers self-guided tours of the Institute, which can include 4 main visiting sites:

• The David Lopatie Conference Centre
  
• The Weizmann House
  
• The Clore Garden of Science
  
• The Solar Complex

Visits should be reserved in advanced. Please call for further information and entrance fees:
Telephone: 972-8-9344500, 972-8-9344499
Facsimile: 972-8-9344960
The center is open Sunday through Thursday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The David Lopatie Conference Centre

The David Lopatie Conference Centre

In order to allow the visitors an exciting glimpse into the fascinating world of the Weizmann Institute of Science, the visitors are invited to start their visit at the David Lopatie Conference Centre, which includes the Barbara and Morris Levinson Visitors Center, with a 5 minute movie, describing the landmark research conducted by Weizmann scientists, ranging from unsolved astrophysical treks, to applications in the fields of environmental sciences and robotics, and medical solutions that have changed lives.

Viewing of the film is free of charge.

At the Visitors Center, the visit coordinator welcomes the visitors and provides information. You can also find there the Weizmann Institute Gift Shop, where you can buy Weizmann souvenirs.

The David Lopatie Conference Centre is the second building on the right, after passing the main gate of the Institute.

Building No. 2 on campus map >>

For your convenience, there is a parking lot across the street, near the Visitors Center.

 

The Weizmann House

For an insider's view into the life of one of Israel's foremost figures, come visit The Weizmann House, home of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, first President of the State of Israel and founder of the Institute. With a view of the sea on one side and the Judean Hills on the other, the house was designed by the famous Jewish architect Eric Mendelsohn, and built between the years 1936-37. Fine chinaware, an extensive and lavishly furnished library, and even a swimming pool, modest by today's standards but perhaps an extravagance of fancy for its era, await visitors to this historical landmark. The visit includes a short screening of A King without a Kingdom, which describes Weizmann's efforts on behalf of the Zionist movement. According to his wishes, he was buried on the Institute grounds, close to the house that he loved.

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The Joe Weinstein and Major Max L. Shulman EcoSphere

Clore Garden of Science

Click here for the movie - Clore Garden of Science

Want to make waves? Play rock-music? View full-circled rainbows- by day or even by night? The Clore Garden of Science is about making these goals, some seemingly impossible, come true. It's also about exploring science in a unique environment.

Come experience what it's like to walk on the moon at the TrampoLuna, which "shaves off" over 80 percent of one's normal weight, and investigate the science behind diverse natural phenomena. Including over 50 large-scale exhibits, the Garden is sure to leave a lasting impression on children - ages 6 to 90.

The Clore Garden of Science is part of the Davidson Institute of Science Education, which leads, coordinates and operates the educational activities of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

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The Canadian Institute for the Energies and Applied Research

The Solar Complex

Forty-four minutes of sunlight. That's all it takes to meet the energy demands of the earth's inhabitants for an entire year. For a taste of the power of creative scientific solutions in this field, come visit the Solar Complex, one of the most sophisticated solar research facilities in the world. The Complex contains 64 mirrors that are controlled by computers calculating the sun's position relative to the earth for every second of the year. Collecting sunlight in bright, arid regions to generate electricity, and creating solar-pumped lasers with significant potential in satellite communications - these and other ongoing projects are explained at the Solar Tower Observation Point.

 

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