Bauhaus Foundation, Tel Aviv

The Bauhaus Foundation in Tel Aviv has a private museum on the ground floor of a classic International Style building owned by American billionaire, businessperson, art collector and philanthropist Ronald Lauder. Perfectly preserved, the balanced cubic structure's prominent features – seen as outlandishly innovative back when it was erected in 1934 – are its unique shaded balconies, supported by a continuous square of vertical and horizontal pillars.

The display area of 120 square meters (1,300 square feet) contains furniture, graphics, lamps, glass and ceramic ware related to the Bauhaus movement of the 1920s and 1930s, as well as exhibitions about the International Style. Objects and furniture designed by famous artists such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer and Walter Gropius are included. The exhibits were loaned by private collections, mainly Lauder's own one.

Admission is free, but beware: it's open only twice a week!