Joe Alon Center, Museum of Bedouin Culture
מרכז ג'ו אלון, מוזאון תרבות הבדואים
Museum · Bedouin culture of the Negev and Sinai · Bedouin material culture · Traditional hospitality tent · Changing exhibitions · 10-40 ₪
Joe Alon Center, Lahav Forest, Lahav
Is this your business?Claim it freeA museum of Bedouin culture among the trees of the Lahav forest in the Negev, with a traditional Bedouin hospitality tent
The Joe Alon Center sits among the trees of the Lahav forest in the Negev, and its Museum of Bedouin Culture was founded in 1980 to show the way of life and the culture of the Bedouin community whose roots are in the Negev and Sinai. Its permanent exhibition holds a rich collection of objects of the material culture of the Negev Bedouin and their old traditional way of life, shown alongside changing exhibitions, and audio guides in Hebrew and English go with the visit. Visitors can be hosted in Abraham's Tent, a traditional Bedouin hospitality tent that includes a women's tent (the mahram); on group visits a guide there shows how coffee and tea are made, and groups can book workshops baking pitas on a saj and in a taboon. The centre is run by the Rimon Institute, a municipal non-profit association owned by the Bnei Shimon Regional Council.
At a glance
- Shabbat
- Closed Friday and Saturday
- On offer
- Bedouin culture of the Negev and Sinai, bedouin material culture, traditional hospitality tent, changing exhibitions
- Prices
- 10-40 ₪
- Wheelchair
- Its accessibility statement covers the website, which it says meets level AA of the web content accessibility guidelines, and gives an email address and a contact form for accessibility requests.
- Own website
- Facebook page
Photos
On its Facebook
For illustration: the area around Joe Alon Center, Museum of Bedouin Culture, not the business itself.
Opening hours
Checking the clock in Israel
| Sunday to Thursday | 08:30-15:00 |
|---|---|
| Friday and Saturday | Closed |
Candle lighting 5:40 PMShabbat ends 6:36 PM
As published on joealon.org.il, read 2026-10-16. All Shabbat times
Sources disagree on these hours
Tickets are sold at the museum's box office until an hour before closing. Group visits, guided tours and hosting in the tent are by arrangement.
Location
Joe Alon Center, Lahav Forest, Lahav
- Train: Lehavim Rahat6.5 km from the door, straight line
- Bus: Nearest stop 471 mlines 57
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Distances from OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-16.
Questions
About Joe Alon Center, Museum of Bedouin Culture
- 6.5 km from Lehavim Rahat stationBus stops within 471 m: להב/חדר אוכל.
- Its own website and social pagesThe prices and the news come from the business itself, not from a directory.
Joe Alon Center, Museum of Bedouin Culture is a museum at Joe Alon Center, Lahav Forest in Lahav, in the Southern District.
The price list it publishes on joealon.org.il runs from Security and rescue forces at 10 ₪ to Guided tour and tent visit with tea or coffee, per person in a group of 15 or more (entry included) at 40 ₪, read on 16 October 2026.
Free of charge on its list: Companion of a disabled visitor; Children up to age 4.
Hours, as listed on joealon.org.il on 16 October 2026: Sunday to Thursday 08:30 to 15:00, Friday and Saturday closed.
The nearest railway station is Lehavim Rahat, 6.5 km away. The nearest bus stops are להב/חדר אוכל (471 m).
We found no published accessibility statement, so call ahead if step-free access matters to you.
Bnei Shimon Regional Council does not publish its business licence register online, so the licence could not be checked.
The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.
- Accessibility statement
- None found on its site or its listings joealon.org.il2026-10-16
- Companies Registrar
- Its about page says the centre is run by the Rimon Institute association, a municipal non-profit owned by the Bnei Shimon Regional Council; its pages give no registration number, and the Companies Registrar on data.gov.il has no entry by that name. joealon.org.il2026-10-16
- Municipal business licence
- Businesses in Lahav are licensed by the Bnei Shimon Regional Council. Its business licensing and inspection department, which handles licences under the Business Licensing Law of 1968, publishes what a licence application needs, guidelines for a business plan, a power of attorney form, an information booklet for tourism entrepreneurs, pages on events, food peddling, accessibility in businesses and fire safety, and a licensing chatbot, but it publishes no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il. bns.org.il2026-10-05
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| Field | Value | Source | Read on | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | מרכז ג'ו אלון, מוזאון תרבות הבדואים / Joe Alon Center, Museum of Bedouin Culture | joealon.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Address | Joe Alon Center, Lahav Forest | joealon.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Coordinates | 31.379425, 34.865221 (OpenStreetMap) | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | 08-991-3322 | joealon.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Website | joealon.org.il | joealon.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Opening hours | Sunday to Thursday 08:30 to 15:00, Friday and Saturday closed | joealon.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| What it is like | Written from joealon.org.il | joealon.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Prices | 8 items with prices | joealon.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Accessibility | Its accessibility statement covers the website, which it says meets level AA of the web content accessibility guidelines, and gives an email address and a contact form for accessibility requests. | joealon.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Train and bus | Lehavim Rahat 6.5 km; להב/חדר אוכל 471 m | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Companies Registrar | Its about page says the centre is run by the Rimon Institute association, a municipal non-profit owned by the Bnei Shimon Regional Council; its pages give no registration number, and the Companies Registrar on data.gov.il has no entry by that name. | joealon.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Business licence | Businesses in Lahav are licensed by the Bnei Shimon Regional Council. Its business licensing and inspection department, which handles licences under the Business Licensing Law of 1968, publishes what a licence application needs, guidelines for a business plan, a power of attorney form, an information booklet for tourism entrepreneurs, pages on events, food peddling, accessibility in businesses and fire safety, and a licensing chatbot, but it publishes no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il. | bns.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Photographs | 1 licensed | joealon.org.il | Linked, not copied |
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