OTHER SIGHTS. Various lookouts throughout the city provide breathtaking, pan-
ramic views. Most accessible is the breezy Louis Promenade, next to the Dan Pan-
orama Hotel on Yefeh Nof St. in Carmel Center. It commands stunning views of
the port as well as the Upper Galilee, Lebanon, and even snowy Mt. Hermon on
clear days. The observatory on the 30th floor of Haifa University's Eshkol Tower
stretches farther up into the clouds, and, accordingly, offers broader but hazier
views. (Орел Su-Th 8am-3pm. Free.) The tower itself crowns the vast, flat main build-
ing that serves as the center of student activities. After hours, go all the way to the
edge of the huge slab at the foot of the tower (above the bus stops) for less expan-
sive views of the city below. The rest of the concrete campus is hardly remarkable,
but it boasts a larger percentage of Arab students than any of Israel's other univer-
sities. (Buses #24, 36, and 31 run to the university, a 30-min. trip from Carmel Center. Free stu-
dent-guided tours Su-Th 10am-noon, starting from the main building.)
Elu MUSEUMS
haifa museum
The museum consists of three separately located buildings, each on a different level of
the city. All are open M, W, and Th 10am-5pm, Tu 10am-2pm and 5-8pm, F lOam-lpm,
and Sa 10am-2pm. A ticket admits the bearer to all three museums for three days in a
row. Adult NIS22, children under 18 and students NIS16, seniors NIS11.
MUSEUM OF ART. This avant-garde collection ranges from simplistic blank can-
vases to downright wacky shoebox architecture. The museum has a small perma-
nent collection but prides itself on its ever-changing, multi-national exhibits. (26
Shabtai Levi St. in the Hadar district. Take bus #10,12, 21, or 28. «852 32 55.)
TIKOTIN OF JAPANESE ART. The Japanese tradition of displaying beautiful
objects in harmony with the season has been embraced by this branch of the Haifa
Museum. Shoji, sliding partitions made of wood and paper, soften the sunlight and
make for delightful browsing. (89 Ha-Nassi Blvd. in Carmel Center, between the Nof Hotel
and the Dan Carmel Hotel. Take bus #3, 5, 21-23, 28, or Gan Ha-Eim Carmelit; «838 35 54.)
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM. The lowest branch of the Haifa Museum (in alti-
tude, not quality). Chronicles 5000 years of maritime history. The intricately
detailed ship models, the marine mythology collection, and the Department of
Marine Ethnology have the most appeal for the average landlubber. (198 Allenby Rd.
opposite Elijah's Cave; bus #3, 5, 44, 45. «853 66 22.)
other museums
REUBEN AND EDITH HECHT MUSEUM. This museum houses a permanent
exhibit called The People of Israel in the Land of Israel, a magnificent collection
of archaeological finds from university excavations across the country, as well as
changing exhibits in its new wings. The small art wing contains Hecht's personal
collection of Impressionist paintings and a few others from the Jewish School of
Paris. (On the 1st floor in the main building of Haifa University. Open
Su-M and W-Th Wampm, Tu 10am-7pm, F lOam-lpm, Sa 10am-2pm. Call for tour info. Free.)
MA'AGAN MIKHEAL SHIP PROJECT. The main exhibit for the next several years
is the reconstruction of an amazingly preserved Phoenician ship from 500BCE. It
was found off the coast of Caesarea, which didn't even have a port in 500BCE.
(Within the Hecht Museum, but affiliated with Haifa University. Hours and information number the
same as the Hecht Museum.)