A NEW CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ENVISIONED FOR TEL AVIV
Big Challenges. Bold Ideas.
A hands-on children's museum where kids become inventors, builders and problem-solvers, exploring the big questions shaping our world through play, experimentation and collaboration.
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The Experience
Seven Worlds. Endless Possibilities.
Each world begins with a question about the future and invites children to explore possible answers through play, experimentation, invention and collaboration.
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LITTLE WORLD · AGES Birth–3
Where the Future Begins.
A world designed for babies and toddlers to move, explore, experiment and discover what they're capable of, with the people who matter most beside them.
Human Possibilities
What will it mean to be human in the future?
Food Revolution
How will we feed a growing world?
Water Worlds
Could water become limitless?
Living Planet
Can humanity become a force for life?
Cities of Tomorrow
Could we build better cities?
Anywhere
What if nowhere was far away?
Shared Future
How do we create a future together?
The Thinking Behind FutureLab
What Children Experience Today Shapes What They Can Do Tomorrow.
The confidence to explore unfamiliar ideas, work with others and turn imagination into action develops through experience.
FutureLab is designed to give children meaningful choices, open-ended materials and challenges worth pursuing, with relationships at the heart of how learning happens.
03 — Growth Through Connection
Alongside friends, family and educators, children exchange ideas, negotiate, collaborate and discover what they can accomplish together.
01 — Freedom to Explore
Open-ended environments and loose parts invite children to imagine, experiment and discover possibilities without predetermined outcomes.
02 — Confidence Through Challenge
Children test ideas, encounter setbacks, adapt and try again, developing confidence in their ability to make things happen.
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WHY TEL AVIV
A City That Turns Big Ideas Into Reality.
An Opportunity to Lead
FutureLab offers Tel Aviv the opportunity to pioneer a new kind of children's institution in Israel, bringing together open-ended play, creativity, collaboration and real-world challenges, with children's agency at its core.
Investing in Human Potential
Tel Aviv's spirit of innovation is rooted in its people. The curiosity, imagination, resilience and confidence that enable people to turn ideas into action begin developing in childhood.
A Lasting Civic Institution
FutureLab would enrich Tel Aviv's cultural landscape, complement its educational ecosystem and create a destination for families from across Israel and beyond, building on the city's legacy of creativity, innovation and civic life.
FutureLab is in its early development stages, advancing feasibility, exploring potential locations and building strategic partnerships.
5,000 SQUARE METERS OF POSSIBILITY. TARGET OPENING - SUMMER 2031.
THE FOUNDER
Elvia Fisher Meir
An education entrepreneur, mother of three and children's museum enthusiast, Elvia brings over 15 years of experience building, growing and leading educational organizations.
After founding and developing a successful early childhood education and community organization in Tel Aviv, she went on to lead educational strategy and operations across a network of educational centers serving hundreds of children and families.
FutureLab brings together her professional experience, passion for children's museums and belief in the extraordinary potential of childhood.
"Children shouldn't have to wait until they grow up to discover that they can shape the world."
GET INVOLVED
Build the Future With Us
We’re building a network of strategic partners who share FutureLab’s vision and bring the expertise, resources and relationships to help realize it.
Interested in being part of the journey? We invite you to get in touch!