- Badd Giacaman Museum
The Badd Giacaman Museum (also know as the al-Bad Museum for Olive Oil Production) is located in the center of
Bethlehem , near theChurch of the Nativity . The building in which the museum was built dates from the 18–19th century. During 1998 to 2000, the museum was restored by the Department of Antiquities, in coordination with theUNDP and theGreek Orthodox Society.The museum houses several ethnographic and archaeological artifacts depicting the process of
olive oil production. The exhibits demonstrate the use of olive oil for lamps, medicine, food, soap, cosmetics, etc.ources
* [http://www.bethlehemhotel.com/bethlehem.htm#badd Badd Giacaman Museum information]
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