Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art

For more than forty years he amassed his valuable and rare collection and organized exhibitions of Japanese art in many museums.

[3] Tikotin travelled to the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, France, England and Japan to organize support for his idea.

Kisch, who commanded the Engineering Brigade of the British Eighth Army, fell in battle during the North African Campaign in April 1943.

The library – the largest of its kind in Israel – comprises some 3,000 books and publications relating to Japanese art and culture.

In accordance with Tikotin's wishes, a Board of Trustees of the museum was set up, headed today by his daughter, Ilana Drukker-Tikotin.

[11] In 1982 the Japanese philanthropist Ryoichi Sasakawa donated the sum of one and half million dollars for the construction of a large new wing to the museum.

In the educational branch of the museum, workshops based on the exhibitions are conducted for schoolchildren and those of kindergarten age, for teachers, and for other groups.

Courses are given about the Japanese language, calligraphy and ink drawing, ikebana, cooking, and special activities are held for children.

These include lectures, films, the tea ceremony, festivals and special celebrations, many of which are held in the Raphael Angel Auditorium.

As a result of its activities, the museum has become a centre for promoting and understanding the unique Japanese culture, and for establishing closer ties between the two nations.