Museum Treasures in the Walls, Ethnographic museum inside Ottoman walls in Acre, Israel
This museum occupies curved spaces within the northeastern walls of Old Acre and displays collections of traditional crafts and daily life objects from the Galilee region. The exhibition spreads through several chambers built into the historic fortifications, creating a maze-like path through the displays.
The structure was built approximately 200 years ago by Ottoman ruler Al-Jazar and originally served as Burj Al-Commander, a military base for soldiers guarding cannon positions. The fortification was later transformed into a museum to preserve the region's craft traditions.
The museum displays reconstructed workshops and market stalls showing leather work, carpentry, metalwork, and hat making as they existed in the 19th and 20th centuries. Visitors can see how craftspeople organized their spaces and what tools and materials they used every day.
The museum is located on Weizmann Street and welcomes visitors daily. Guided tours in Hebrew and English can be booked in advance, and it helps to wear comfortable shoes since the rooms are tight and the floors are uneven.
The museum's collection contains several hundred items gathered by Dan Hortman and Michael Luria, including furniture, vessels, clocks, and tools from regional craftspeople. These objects tell stories of individual families and show how people actually worked and lived in earlier times.
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