Design Museum Holon
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Design Museum Holon is the first museum in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 dedicated to Design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...

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The building of the museum was planned and designed by israeli architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

 and Industrial designer "Ron Arad
Ron Arad (industrial designer)
Ron Arad is an Israeli industrial designer, artist, and architect.-Biography:Arad attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem between 1971–73 and the Architectural Association in London from 1974–79...

" in cooperation with Bruno Asa. The museum is in the east part of the new culture area of Holon that includes the Médiathèque (central library, theatre, Cinémathèque). nearby is the faculty of design in Holon Institute of Technology.

The museum opened on 3 March 2010. That is the first building that was planned by Ron Arad.

The museum was noted by travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler
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as one of the new world wonders.

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