Ailnh Gor

Ilana Goor (; born 10 July 1936) is an Israeli sculptor, designer and multidisciplinary artist. She is known for expressive bronze and iron sculptures, functional art and jewellery, and as the founder of the Ilana Goor Museum in Old Jaffa, Israel.

Early life Goor was born in Tiberias, then part of Mandatory Palestine, into a prominent family of physicians, several of whom were also active in the arts.

Her aesthetic has been described as eclectic and expressive, bringing together industrial materials and organic forms, and juxtaposing antiques, ethnographic objects and contemporary art. Writers have likened the dense display of artworks in her homes and museum to an “artistic jungle”. The museum is housed in an 18th-century stone building that originally served as an inn for Jewish pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem and later as a soap factory and synagogue.

Awards and recognition Goor received the Roscoe Award for the best design in residential seating for her iron furniture collection in the 1980s. In 2016 she was named a Yakir Tel Aviv–Yafo (Honorary Citizen of Tel Aviv–Jaffa) for her contribution to the city’s cultural life.

In 2025 the documentary film Ilana Goor – A Woman Against the Wind, directed by Tomer Heymann, was released, focusing on her life, work and the future of her self-made museum.

Personal life Goor divides her time between Jaffa and New York City, where she and her husband have maintained a converted townhouse that also functions as an exhibition space for her work and art collection.