The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, on the Tel Aviv waterfront in Jaffa, is an interactive museum and exhibition center dedicated to Israeli innovation, technology, and the vision of Shimon Peres, Israel’s ninth president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The center, opened in 2018 after Peres’s death in 2016, combines a memorial to Peres with a showcase of Israeli technological achievements.
Innovation Center
The museum’s main exhibition presents Israeli innovations across fields including agriculture, water technology, medicine, cybersecurity, space, and artificial intelligence. Interactive displays allow visitors to experience the technologies, and the exhibition explains how a small country with limited natural resources became one of the world’s leading centers of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Peres’s Legacy
The center documents Peres’s extraordinary career: from the young protege of Ben-Gurion who built Israel’s defense industry and nuclear program, to the architect of the Oslo Accords who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat, to the elder statesman who became president at age 83 and devoted his final years to promoting peace and innovation.
Planning Your Visit
Visits to the Peres Center must be coordinated in advance. The center does not operate on a walk-in basis for guided experiences. Groups can arrange a private guided tour tailored to their interests, or they can join an existing scheduled group tour. The private tour option allows the guide to focus on specific themes, whether that is Israeli innovation, Peres’s diplomatic legacy, or the broader story of how Israel built its technology sector. For tour groups, the Peres Center works well as part of a broader Jaffa itinerary, combining the waterfront museum with the old city and the flea market. Contact the center or your tour operator to arrange a visit that fits your schedule and group size.
Visit with Hoshen Tours
The Peres Center combines Israeli innovation with the waterfront setting of Jaffa. Hoshen Tours includes it for visitors interested in technology, peace, and the story of the man who dreamed bigger than any Israeli politician before or since.