Ayalon Institute Museum

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The Ayalon Institute Museum is a historical site and museum in Rehovot, Israel, that preserves a clandestine underground bullet factory used by the Haganah before the establishment of the State of Israel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage site
history museum
tourist attraction
camouflageMethod disguised as part of a kibbutz
coordinateLocation 31.897°N 34.808°E
country Israel
dedicatedTo Haganah NERFINISHED
Jewish underground during the British Mandate
distanceFromTelAviv approximately 20 kilometers
formerFunction secret ammunition factory
formerName Ayalon Institute NERFINISHED
hasExhibit documentary films about the factory
kibbutz laundry and bakery reconstructions
original bullet-making machines
photographs and archival documents
restored underground production hall
hasPart clandestine underground bullet factory
hasType underground museum
heritageDesignation National Heritage Site of Israel NERFINISHED
hiddenBeneath kibbutz bakery
kibbutz laundry
inception 1987
languageOfExhibition English
Hebrew
locatedIn Central District, Israel NERFINISHED
Rehovot NERFINISHED
locatedOn Kibbutzim Hill NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Tel Aviv NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the most secret operations of the Jewish underground in Palestine
openToPublic true
operatedBy Ministry of Defense of Israel NERFINISHED
Society for the Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites NERFINISHED
periodOfUse 1945–1948
produced .303 rifle cartridges
9mm bullets
productionCapacityPerDay up to 40,000 bullets
region Shephelah NERFINISHED
significantEvent contributed ammunition to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
subject clandestine operations under the British Mandate
pre-state Israeli munitions production
struggle for the establishment of the State of Israel
theme secrecy and ingenuity in wartime industry
touristType industrial heritage tourism
military history tourism
usedBy Haganah NERFINISHED
Palmach NERFINISHED
visitorExperience guided tours only
website https://www.shimur.org/sites/ayalon-institute

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Rehovot hasMuseum Ayalon Institute Museum