Bezalel is the leading and oldest academy for art, design and architecture in Israel, and one of the premier art academies in the world.

Thanks to its passion for creativity and its responses to cultural and technological changes, while ensuring quality and excellence, Bezalel has been leading the cultural and artistic discourse in Israel for over a century, and playing a decisive role in the cultural field.

Bezalel graduates are at the forefront of art, design, architecture, and management in these fields in Israel and around the world.

The Master’s degree programs at Bezalel are an incubator for the development of ideas in a creative environment that fosters thinking and enables space for expression, while perfecting research capabilities and practice.

The unique curricula provide tools for initiating key processes, for original, in-depth and critical observation, and for making significant decisions in a variety of areas of knowledge.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime professional and personal opportunity to perfect the ability for self-expression, hone professional skills, and refine technical abilities in an uncompromising environment, while always striving for excellence.

A Bezalel master’s degree brings you together with colleagues—students and lecturers—and builds connections with creators from different disciplines, industry and research professionals, and third sector workers who are the leaders in their field. All of these constitute a unique human capital, promoting the sharing of ideas and areas of knowledge, and providing support and incentive, as well as a wide network of professional connections and the forging of a creative community.

The groundbreaking master’s degree programs at Bezalel strive to make positive change in the world. The programs’ student body consists of a wide range of creators from different disciplines, but with common goals and ambitions—for personal and professional development as well as for creating meaningful change and a positive impact on society, culture, the environment, and education, all while asking questions and challenging the obvious.

Bezalel’s lecturers are among the leading artists, architects, designers, and curators in Israel as well as internationally renowned in their respective fields. They include designers working for leading companies in Israel and the world, in high-tech and business, and in cultural institutions; artists who present solo exhibitions in world-class museums; architects who plan and are responsible for large and central projects. They provide master’s degree students with knowledge and experience through personal guidance aimed at launching the careers of the next generation of leaders in the field of culture on its many levels.

The study programs are multidisciplinary and include current, innovative, and diverse content. The course of studies combines research, design, management, technology and personal development, while also connecting research and practice to issues on the local and world agendas. This combination broadens views, fosters in-depth thinking and practice in the various fields, and enriches and challenges existing knowledge.

During your master’s degree studies, you will refine your professional toolbox and skills through a broad theoretical foundation, practical studies, and contemporary research methods. The adaptive and dynamic study environment provides students with a basis for perfecting their personal language and forging new ways of handling frequent changes in the job market and in the art and design worlds, and for facing urgent challenges and the changing world. All this leads to the creation of an agenda adapted to responsibility and creativity in our fast-paced world.   

From its founding in 1906 until today, Bezalel has placed emphasis on preserving tradition while promoting innovation and groundbreaking activity in both material and practical terms. Bezalel strives to operate at the forefront of technology and global creativity, with fascinating and boundary-breaking collaborations with technology companies, start-ups, medical companies, government ministries, various cultural and research bodies, and leading art galleries and museums.

The variety of workshops and equipment available at the Academy are among the most advanced in the country, and prepare master’s students for work in a digital environment, for creating, designing, and innovative development. This enables the graduates of Bezalel’s master’s degree programs to be the first to integrate as designers, curators, planners, and artists in key positions in their fields.

As the oldest and most important institution for design and art in Israel, Bezalel has a long history of international collaborations with academies, cultural institutions, and leading figures around the world. The Master’s degree programs promote connections and collaborations with major academic institutions in the world, research groups, industries, and prominent artists and designers, while fostering projects, meetings, and international connections that contribute to reflective observation of local activities and cross pollination.

Cross-cultural and international connections through joint learning, creation, and research enable the introduction of new ideas and discourse and encourage rich and challenging discussions and a rethinking of initial assumptions. The master’s degree programs at Bezalel expose our students to world trends, lead to a broad and global outlook, and constantly encourage taking initiative, challenging yourself, and being bold.