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About the Gallery

The Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery and the Yad Michel Kikoïne Wing at Tel Aviv University serve as a vibrant space for exhibition, learning, and engagement. The Gallery integrates local and international art with research and innovative pedagogy, while aligning with the university’s core values: academic excellence, interdisciplinary collaboration, educational innovation, social responsibility, and cultural openness.

Thanks to its central location at the university’s main entrance—adjacent to the Ramat Aviv neighborhood—and its free public access, the Gallery functions as a dynamic bridge between academia and the local and urban communities. It offers a platform for dialogue and creative exchange in the fields of Israeli art, society, and culture. As a conceptual laboratory, the Gallery fosters enriching collaborations and serves as a stage for both intra- and extra-university community initiatives.

The Gallery hosts exhibitions that promote interdisciplinary artistic-research dialogue, present local collections and archives from new interpretive perspectives, and develop educational programs in collaboration with both formal and informal institutions. These activities encourage critical and creative thinking, community involvement, and partnerships with researchers, artists, academic faculties, and diverse, multi-generational audiences. By connecting past and future, the Gallery seeks to enhance the status of Israeli art and its scholarship, while building a cultural and social infrastructure grounded in open, inclusive, and professional discourse.

The Gallery operates according to a policy of diversity and multilingual communication, offering content in Hebrew, English, and Arabic.

Between 2008 and 2015, Claire Maratier initiated an annual award for an outstanding Israeli painter, presented during the university’s Board of Governors meetings. Among the recipients were Maya Cohen Levy, Ruth Dorrit Yacoby, and Gilad Efrat.