The museum, located at the old city of Acre, displays the lifestyles in Israel from the end of the Ottoman reign up to Israel’s first years.

Visitors to the museum, which opened to the public in the beginning of September, encounter the fabric of life in the Galilee, including the workmen and the chores that were done at the time, tools and objects which were used, as well as furniture and attires of the time. Objects on display have been collected over many years by the collectors Dan Hartman and Michael Loria, and are exhibited in a complex of rooms, each room dedicated to a different topic. There are reconstructions of market stores, an old fashioned pharmacy and places where craftsmen such as tinsmiths, shoemakers, tailors, carpenters and others used to sit.
The “Treasures in the Walls” museum is located at the north-eastern corner of Acre’s old city walls. The walls were initially built by the Ahmed al-Jazzar Pasha, the ruler for the Ottoman Empire, after Napoleon’s retreat after attempting to conquer the city. Work was completed in the beginning of the 19th century by his successor, Suleiman Pasha. To this day, the towers, firing slits and the cannons that were used in defense against Napoleon still stand.

At the base of the walls, a tunnel 80 meters long and 10 meters high was dug. It was used as a passageway for soldiers, and connects the walls’ inner and outer moats. The museum was built inside this tunnel. The historic building induces a unique atmosphere that adds the visitor’s enjoyment of the abundance of displays.
(Watching video shot: The “Treasures in the Walls” museum)


The article and the photos courtesy of the Israel Tour Guides Association http://www.tour-guides.co.il/itg/