Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

Since the re-opening of the museum in December 1995, there were some 100 new exhibits most, of which were curated by the Museum's chief curator, Ilana Singer, who won the award by the Minister of Science and Culture (2007). In 2000, the museum received the Japan Foundation Special Award, which is conferred annually on institutions that make significant contributions to cultural exchanges with Japan. In 2003, the Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture's committee for evaluating the quality of exhibitions and collections, ranked the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art second only to the Israel Museum in order of merit.