Kfar Giladi Hotel and the Zumu Museum will launch a joint exhibition, “The Compass,” on November 21, 2025, at Kibbutz Kfar Giladi in Israel’s Upper Galilee, the organizers said. The show, which explores the effort to return home to the North after the war, will run through January 17, 2026.
Staged across the kibbutz cowshed, stable, laundry room, and eyeglasses factory, the large-scale show features more than 60 works across 1,000 square meters, focusing on recalibrating space and daily life in the postwar North.
Entry will be free, seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The museum will host guided tours for students and Upper Galilee residents and run near-daily public events, including music, dance, theater, and community activities.
'An exceptional cultural event that brings contemporary art to the Upper Galilee'
Works include projects that accompanied emergency community teams in kibbutzim, documentation of local farmers at work, community oral histories, and installations that reactivate the abandoned laundry room’s washing machines.
During the exhibition period, Kfar Giladi Hotel and the Zumu festival will offer a collaboration package with on-site tours, family workshops, and more, with special double-room rates starting at NIS 1,020.
“We are proud to be partners in an exceptional cultural event that brings contemporary art to the Upper Galilee and the northern community,” said Tamir Avrahams, CEO of Kfar Giladi Tourism. “The cooperation with Zumu reflects the spirit of the place, a combination of culture, hospitality, nature, and the human experience.”
The exhibition is curated by Milena Gitzin Adiram, Noga Or Yam, and Tali Kayam. Zumu, founded in 2016 as a traveling, community-based museum, partners with local authorities and education systems and has focused since the war on severely affected communities in Eshkol, Sha’ar HaNegev, and the North.
The Upper Galilee has worked to recover from prolonged displacement and damage along the northern frontier, with local leaders warning in September that rebuilding must accelerate. Communities like nearby Misgav Am have begun returning home as rehabilitation progresses.
Kfar Giladi Hotel reopened in early 2025 after an extensive renovation and rebranding tied to the kibbutz’s heritage, part of broader efforts to revive northern tourism.
Admission to “The Compass” will be free daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. throughout the run.