{"id":583,"date":"2021-04-29T12:44:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T12:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akko.org.il\/?post_type=attraction&p=583"},"modified":"2025-12-31T14:09:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T14:09:45","slug":"the-okashi-museum-of-modern-art","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/www.akko.org.il\/en\/attraction\/the-okashi-museum-of-modern-art\/","title":{"rendered":"The Okashi Museum of Modern Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Adjacent to the Knights’ Halls in Old Akko, an ancient building with cruciform domes dating back to the Ottoman period houses a museum featuring a permanent exhibit of the works of late artist, Avshalom Okashi (1916-1980). Okashi was undoubtedly one of Israel’s most salient artists and he left an indelible mark on Israeli art. He spent most of his life in Akko, where he set up his painting workshop (which became the Okashi Museum posthumously) in order to pass on his artistic heritage to future generations. Okashi taught art in most of Akko’s schools. He also taught at the University of Haifa’s Art Department during its initial years. The subjects of his early works are rooted in nature and in the human and spiritual reality of Israel and they are drawn from the biblical texts he grew up on in his grandfather’s home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n

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