Visiting the Campus | Weizmann Institute of Science

The Visitors Center

The The Barbara and Morris Levinson Visitors Center is currently undergoing renovations and will resume full operations in the winter of 2012. For now, the Visitors Center is operating out of the Wix Auditorium, where visitors can watch a short film that provides a brief overview of the Weizmann Institute of Science and the research done there (by prior arrangement). There is also a gift shop on the premises. The film is screened free of charge.

The Weizmann House

The Weizmann House was the home of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the first President of the State of Israel and the founder of the Weizmann Institute of Science. The house was designed by the Jewish architect Erich Mendelsohn in the 1930s. In the 1990s, the house underwent an extensive process of recreation and preservation.

The house shows visitors aspects of Dr. Weizmann’s private and professional life, and is presented in a living way, as if its residents were still living on the premises. A visit to the Weizmann House includes the screening of a short film, "King Without a Kingdom", which describes the work of Dr. Chaim Weizmann in the Zionist movement. His gravesite is located on the grounds of the Institute, not far from the house. Likewise, the Ford Lincoln Dr. Weizmann received as a gift from Henry Ford II is displayed in front of the house.

More information is available at the Weizmann House web site: http://www.chaimweizmann.org.il

Observation Deck above the Solar Mirror Field

The field of solar mirrors is part of one of the leading solar energy research installations in the world. The field contains 64 mirrors connected to a computer that can calculate the location of the sun in relation to the Earth at any given second. The observation deck above the mirror field, adjacent to the Solar Tower, is equipped with an audio-recorded explanation that provides details about projects and research taking place at the Weizmann Institute. Access to the observation deck is free of charge.

The Clore Garden of Science

The Clore Garden of Science is a unique, world-renowned, open-air science museum containing some 80 exhibits that help visitors understand various laws of physics and different natural phenomena in an enjoyable way.