Background

The exhibition on the wall of the amphitheater, in Gan Avraham, commemorates the history of the city of Ramat Gan. The exhibition was conceived by Zeev (Berkowitz) Barkan, who also wrote the texts on the panels that make up the exhibition, and it was planned and designed by Galia Erez. The exhibition was set up in Gan Avraham in 2019.

The exhibition begins with the establishment of Ramat Gan under the name "Ir Ganim" , continues with the description of the garden in which it is located , And continues with a plaque on the mythological mayor Avraham Krinitzi , .
Other panels in the exhibition depict personalities who influenced the history of Ramat Gan, such as David Ben-Gurion because of his decision to move the General Staff to Ramat Gan during the War of Independence , , the national poet Haim Nachman Bialik who lived in Ramat Gan in recent years, and loved to be alone in the Garden of Abraham .

Shlomo Katz’s Sgraffito
Above the exhibition panels stands Sgraffito .
Sgraffito (Italian: sgraffito) - Technique of painting on walls. The wall is covered with plaster, and while the plaster is damp, the artist engraves the painting inside the plaster.,
The painting was created between the years 1969-1970 by the artist Shlomo Katz, inspired by the film that was released a year earlier "Yellow Submarine"
Over the years the painting was neglected, parts of it fell and disappeared. Until in 2017 it was decided to restore the mural. Since there was no documentation of the original painting, the Ramat Gan municipality asked citizens through social media to provide it with photographs showing the wall in its entirety. The restoration work was entrusted to the restorer Shai Farkash, and with the help of the photos that arrived, he was able to restore the original Sgraffito.

About the signs

The rectangular signs are made of metal and are on the grooves prepared for them in the wall. Each of the signs is dedicated to a specific theme, accompanied by photos, poetry clips, stories and more.