CityPass invites you for a visit at "the heart of Jerusalem’s light-train system": the control, operations and maintenance center, all in final stages of construction. The tour will include explanations about the facility and a visit to one of 46 light-train cars already parked on the premises.

* Entry to the compound with closed-toe shoes only.

* Water and hat are strongly recommended.

* Guided tours will leave every half hour. Last tour leaves at 13:30.

Open house, pre-registration NOT required.

Architect: David Reznik, in collaboration with architect Franklin Fergusson, 1987.

Discover one of the most beautiful and impressive building to have ever been built in Israel: the old city can be seen from almost all Interiors which, in turn, are surrounded by a garden with biblical greenery. Tour includes a short movie, an explanation about the building and a “taste” of live organ music. This is an opportunity to experience inspiring architecture.

8 tours, each tour limited to 50 pre-registered guests.

* All tours are in English.

Architect: Simon Kuba, 2009.

Meet architect Simon Kuba inside what used to be a movie theatre up until 1987, and following its renovation and redesign, turned into a multi-purpose space, rich in decoration and cutting-edge technology. This space primarily serves the peoples of East Jerusalem, and is flexible enough in being able to transform and meet the cultural needs of different ethnic groups.

Open house, pre-registration NOT required.

A bicycle tour along some of Jerusalem’s main sites, among them: Binyanei Ha’uma, The String Bridge, Supreme Court, The Knesset, Emek Hamatzleva (Hebrew for "Cross Monastery Valley”), The President’s House, Yemin Moshe, Yaffo gate and the Dormizion Church. Tour will end at Safra Square and will return to Binyanei Ha’uma.
Tour limited to 25 pre-registered guests.
This tour is organized by “Bicycle for Jerusalem”. Please come with a fitting bicycle, a helmet and at least 2 liters of water. Route runs approx. 20 km, 3 hours.
Difficulty level: Intermediate.
Tour is at rider’s own responsibility/risk. 

Enjoy a unique opportunity to peek into a vivid Jerusalem courtyard in the heart of a Hassidic neighborhood, and to get acquainted with one of the most prominent urban characteristics of Jerusalem’s community life. Tours will be guided by Malka Eliyahu-Kosovich, a tourist guide and a resident in the building. She will talk about life in the courtyard, the yard’s utilities (i.e. water reservoirs) and its maintenance, as well as how the changes that the neighborhood recently underwent (from traditional to Hassidic) impacted the yard’s character.

2 open sessions. Pre-registration NOT required.

Architect: Unknown, built before 1876.

Come and discover a center dedicated to promoting the art of printing in Israel. Watch antique presses and hear about different printing techniques. A Print gallery is situated on the second floor of this Turkish era building.

Guided tours in the workshop at 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00.

Open house. pre-registration NOT required.

Preservation architect: Gabriel Kertes and Shmuel Groag, 2004.

Efrat Zamir, an Art Historian and tourist guide, will lead a tour at the Mahnaim building and the Italian hospital, reviewing everything that had happened in these historic buildings, up to their current role as the Ministry of Education office building.

The Mahnaim building was built in 1885 by banker Johannes Prottiger, for his wealthy family who lived in the building for 9 years. Later on, the building turned into, among other things, a monastery, a school and a military hospital. The Italian hospital, built between 1911 and 1919 by the Italian government, was designed by brothers and architects Giulio and Antonio Berlucci. Hospital tour will include a visit to the church that today operates as the Ministry of Education’s conference room.

Please show up ahead of time (at least 30 minutes) for security check and bring your I.D (to show at the entrance to the buildings).

Open house. Pre-registration NOT required.

Architect: Yitzchak Blat, 2000.A special opportunity to visit the largest synagogue in Israel and probably the world, inspired by the synagogue of the city of Belz in East Galicia, which was demolished in the holocaust. Hear a member of the community tell the story of the synagogue’s construction and its design - a large hall with galleries, a lobby, and a capacity of up to 10,000 people.
Open house. Pre-registration NOT required.
Admission - “modest” attire and head cover only.

This tour will be guided by architects Selma Milson Arad and Avner Simon - designers of the South Nahla’ot outline- who will share their work process- done in collaboration with local residents-in order to rejuvenate and develop the neighborhood while keeping its values and special character intact. Tour will focus on the Nahlaot neighborhoods, which were built around the end of the 19^th century and are located south of Bezalel Street: Zichron Ahim, Zichron Yaakov and others. The outline remained loyal to the preservation of “local spirit” by keeping existing textures, preserving and renovating historic buildings and setting new guidelines for future development.

Jerusalem Municipality Urban Policy Department manager, Ofer Aharon, will join the tour, and so will neighborhood residents.

Open house. Pre-registration NOT required.

2 tours guided by Rafi Kfir, tracing houses that disappeared despite their historical and architectural significance, and following the path of houses that were reconstructed and those which are in danger of disappearing. Tour will leave from Sergei Yard and pass by the Ashkenazi Orphanage on Harav Kuk street, and continue to Zion square, Talita Kumi, Navon House and more. Approx. 2 hours.

2 tours, each limited to 40 pre-registered guests.

Architect: Martin Ivanovitch Effinger, 1864.

Open house in one of the most impressive spaces in town. Historically built as a hostel for Russian pilgrims and transformed during the British Mandate into a jail intended for prisoners from the various underground resistance movements. Today, after the reconstruction of the British jail, it operates as a museum commemorating Israel’s struggle for independence, featuring the cells, workshops, synagogue, solitary confinement cell and the gallows.

Tours will focus on preservation and architecture in the museum in particular, and in Migrash Harusim in general, will be guided by museum manager Yoram Tamir, at 10:00 and 12:00. Tours runs approx. 2 hours.

Open house. Pre-registration NOT required.

Tour with Lior Bar-Dor - Eden CEO, and Moshe Atadagi from the Jerusalem Municipality, who will introduce the City Center House Fronts Cleaning project, aimed at upgrading public space appearance as part of a larger effort to reinvigorate the city center:  a presentation of the project’s financial vision, the challenges of working with private home owners and the different methods to treat and clean the typical Jerusalem stone.
open house. Pre-registration NOT required.

The decision to bring a light-train to Jerusalem constituted a perfect opportunity for rejuvenating and healing the city center, and was followed by large funds investments in the development of public spaces, streets and plazas. Tour guide architect Liora Be`eri-Eldan from the Chief Municipal Architects Team, will present the municipality`s attempt at creating change in the heart of the city, in making it more attractive and accessible. This 2 hour tour will start at the Safra square and will end at the Mahne Yehuda market.

Open house, pre-registration NOT required.

Architect: Theodore Sandel, 1880.

Visit the spaces of this Neo-Gothic building, originally intended for Catholic pilgrims and serving today the Italian Museum and synagogue. Tour includes the museum’s permanent exhibition, a spectacular fresco room and an artisan workshop for preservation of antique wood artifacts.

Open house. Pre-registration NOT required.

Valentina Nelin, a Sustainable Architecture consultant, will guide a tour that looks at the urban environment through a Climate lens, and will feature the narrow, picturesque Nahlat Shiva alleys as an ideal model for dealing with problems of heat, cold and water shortage. The tour will include visits to local synagogues so modest dress code is required.

2 open sessions. Pre-registration NOT required.

Just for Open House Jerusalem, the Municipal Art Gallery is opening its doors and offers a free visit to the “10 Jewish Architects” exhibition. This exhibition features the best work of 10 of the world’s most renowned Jewish architects, some of whom have already passed away, among them Erich Mendelsohn, Louis Kahn, Richard Neutra, Oscar Niemeyer and more.

At 11:00am – a discussion moderated by exhibition curator, architect David Ben Maman.

Open gallery, pre-registration NOT required.

Architect: Heinrich Renardt, 1908. This is a great opportunity to visit an early 20^th century building which was originally built as a guest house for German pilgrims, containing an Imperial guest room, a stuffed animal collection and numerous Conrad Schick models (in the basement). Guided tours at the imperial suite and the basement will be offered at 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 for first 30 guests. During the rest of the day, you can peek into the building and climb to the roof only, for observation.
No weapons allowed on the premises.
Open house. Pre-registration NOT required.