Nazareth Village is an
open-air museum
An open-air museum (or open air museum) is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts out-of-doors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum.
Definition
Open air is “the unconfined atmosphere ...
in
Nazareth,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, that reconstructs and reenacts village life in the
Galilee in the time of
Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...
.
History
The village was founded in 2000 by the
EMMS Nazareth Hospital. It features houses, terraced fields, wine and olive presses all built to resemble those that would have been in a Galilee village in the 1st century.
Muslim and
Christian living history enactors dress in period costume and show visitors how farm, domestic, and craft work was performed two thousand years ago.
See also
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Tourism in Israel
Tourism in Israel is one of Israel's major sources of income, with a record 4.55 million tourist arrivals in 2019, and, in 2017, contributed NIS 20 billion to the Israeli economy making it an all-time record. Israel offers a plethora of historica ...
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Jesus Trail
References
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External links
Nazareth village website
Buildings and structures in Nazareth
Christianity in Nazareth
History museums in Israel
Museums in Northern District (Israel)
Open-air museums
Outdoor structures in Israel