The Tel Aviv Museum of Art is the country's most important fine arts museum and a serious institution by any international standard. The permanent collection covers Impressionism and Post-Impressionism (a remarkable group of works by Monet, Pissarro, and Degas), early-twentieth-century European modernism, and a deep collection of Israeli art from the late nineteenth century onwards.
The Amir extension is a destination in its own right — five floors twisting around a 27-metre central atrium, with the contemporary collection installed in the strange angled rooms. The original Brutalist building holds the older collection. Combined visit takes at least two hours; closed Sundays.