A good introduction to Bedouin life in the Negev. Exhibits include traditional clothes, household utensils, carpets, tools and jewellery as well as photographs. There's also a hospitality tent where visitors can sit with a local Bedouin, drink coffee and talk. Situated in the Joe Alon Center, which is 27km northeast of Be'er Sheva, behind (ie just west of) Kibbutz Lahav; entry includes an audio guide.
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