The Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum was established in 1984 under the auspices of the University of Haifa, at the initiative of the late Dr. Reuben Hecht , who donated his private collection to the University.

The Archaeological Museum

Exhibits display the archaeology and history of the Land of Israel in chronological sequence: beginning at the Chalcolithic Period and ending in the Byzantine Period.

The exhibits include: coins, weights, Semitic seals, jewelry, artifacts from The Temple Mount excavations; Phoenicians metalworking, woodworking, stone vessels, glass making, and mosaics.

The Art Wing

The Art Collection includes French painting of the Barbizon School, Impressionism, Post Impressionism , and the School of Paris, and Jewish art from mid-19th to early 20th century:

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The Hecht Museum