The Archive collects, preserves and makes accessible sources that document the Museum’s history since its foundation in 1932. It aims at enabling and encouraging the study and research of the Museum’s history, collections and exhibitions throughout the years.

The Archive documents the Museum’s activities “behind the scenes.” It holds primary resources and such items as minutes, correspondence, financial reports, publications, exhibition files, photographs, architectural plans, audio and video materials, press clipping, ephemera and electronic records. The archive records cover artists, donors, prominent cultural and artistic figures, galleries and cultural institutes in Israel and throughout the world.