The Ruth Youth Wing for Art Education has a long, rich history: 

1960 -	Artist and educator Ayala Gordon starts art workshops for children on the roof of the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts.
1966 -	The Youth Wing is established in the heart of the new Israel Museum, endowed by the Kennedy and Sacher families from the UK, and the Ben-Shlomo family of Venezuela.
1978 -	Renovation and expansion of the Youth Wing increase the number of workshops, and add outdoor activity areas, a library, a recycling workshop, and a center for teacher training programs. The wing is renamed the Ruth Youth Wing, in memory of Ruth Rodman-Friedman, the daughter of Morris and Gertrude Rodman.
2000 -	Extensive renovation of the Youth Wing is completed.
2007 -	The halls of the Youth Wing are used for regular exhibitions while the rest of the Museum undergoes its comprehensive construction and renewal project.
2010 -	The renewed Israel Museum, Jerusalem reopens. The wing is renamed the Ruth Youth Wing for Art Education.