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Ben-Gurion's Desert Home

צריף בן-גוריון

Museum · David Ben-Gurion's home · Interactive exhibitions · Leadership · 15-25 ₪

The hut in Kibbutz Sde Boker where David and Paula Ben-Gurion lived, kept as it was, with interactive exhibitions around it

Ben-Gurion's Desert Home in Kibbutz Sde Boker is a heritage site that invites visitors into the world of David Ben-Gurion, the man, the leader and his vision. Its highlight is the hut where Paula and David Ben-Gurion lived, kept as it was at his request in his will, where visitors see his personal belongings. Around it are interactive exhibitions: the animation Ben-Gurion Hosts, activity tables that put his ideas to the test of time, the film Who Is a Leader?, the exhibition The Old Man and the People, the Gypsum House display and a raised-relief map of the Negev. The site is part of the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute, set up under the David Ben-Gurion Law of 1976, and offers guided tours, educational programmes and activities for groups.

14 facts checked 2026-10-15

What happens here

Sunday to Friday, 11:00: Guided tour for the whole family
A guided tour of the site suited to all the family, with tickets booked through its site.

As published on the site's website, read 2026-10-15.

At a glance

Shabbat: Open Saturday 10:00-16:00
On offer: David Ben-Gurion's home, interactive exhibitions, leadership
Prices: 15-25 ₪
Wheelchair: All paths are accessible and suited to wheelchairs, and a wheelchair can be borrowed at the ticket office; there is disabled parking in the car park, two accessible toilets, an induction loop at the ticket office, subtitles on every film, a version of the animation with spoken narration for visitors with low vision, and sign-language tours booked at least three weeks ahead.
Parking: Accessible parking listed

Own website
Facebook page
Active on Instagram
Good for families

Photos

On its Facebook

For illustration: the town and the trade, not Ben-Gurion's Desert Home itself. Its own pictures are on Instagram

The green wooden hut of Ben-Gurion's desert home at Sde Boker, behind bushes

Opening hours

Checking the clock in Israel

Opening hours by day
Sunday to Thursday	08:30-16:00
Friday	08:30-14:00
Saturday	10:00-16:00

Candle lighting 5:41 PMShabbat ends 6:36 PM

As published on ben-gurion.co.il, read 2026-10-15. All Shabbat times

Sources disagree on these hours

Holiday eves 08:30 to 14:00 and holidays 10:00 to 16:00. Its site advises arriving no later than about an hour before closing; individual visitors need no booking.

Location

Kibbutz Sde Boker, Sde Boker

Waze Google Maps

Bus: Nearest stop 356 mlines 55, 60, 64, 65, 160, 392, 660

Questions

Sunday to Thursday 08:30 to 16:00, Friday 08:30 to 14:00, Saturday 10:00 to 16:00. As listed on ben-gurion.co.il, read on 15 October 2026.

Yes. On Saturday it is open 10:00 to 16:00.

Kibbutz Sde Boker, Sde Boker. As listed on ben-gurion.co.il, read on 15 October 2026.

Its price list of 15 October 2026 lists Adult at 25 ₪, Pensioner, student or member of the security forces at 20 ₪, Child aged 5 to 18, or visitor with a disability at 15 ₪, among others. The full price list is on ben-gurion.co.il. Prices can change; the business has the latest.

By bus: the nearest stops are צריף בן גוריון (356 m), שדה בוקר/מרכז (368 m).

08-656-0469, as published on ben-gurion.co.il.

Yes, on tickchak.co.il, the booking page its own site links to.

About Ben-Gurion's Desert Home

Open on ShabbatOn Saturday it is open 10:00 to 16:00.
Its own website and social pagesThe prices and the news come from the business itself, not from a directory.

Instagram Facebook ben-gurion.co.il

Ben-Gurion's Desert Home is a museum at Kibbutz Sde Boker in Sde Boker, in the Southern District.

The price list it publishes on ben-gurion.co.il runs from Child aged 5 to 18, or visitor with a disability at 15 ₪ to Adult at 25 ₪, read on 15 October 2026.

Hours, as listed on ben-gurion.co.il on 15 October 2026: Sunday to Thursday 08:30 to 16:00, Friday 08:30 to 14:00, Saturday 10:00 to 16:00.

The nearest bus stops are צריף בן גוריון (356 m), שדה בוקר/מרכז (368 m).

It is listed as wheelchair accessible on ben-gurion.co.il.

Ramat Negev 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: Listed as wheelchair accessible ben-gurion.co.il2026-10-15
Companies Registrar: Its pages say the site belongs to the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute, set up under the David Ben-Gurion Law of 1976, and name no company. ben-gurion.co.il2026-10-15
Municipal business licence: Businesses in Sde Boker are licensed by the Ramat Negev Regional Council. Its business licensing page, in the copy archived in January 2022, sets out the licensing process, the application form, the fire-safety declaration route, one-off events, renewals and a guide to licensing, but publishes no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il. web.archive.org2026-10-05

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Field	Value	Source	Read on	Use
Name	צריף בן-גוריון / Ben-Gurion's Desert Home	ben-gurion.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Address	Kibbutz Sde Boker	ben-gurion.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Coordinates	30.873721, 34.790279 (OpenStreetMap)	openstreetmap.org	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Phone	08-656-0469	ben-gurion.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Website	ben-gurion.co.il	ben-gurion.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Table bookings	tickchak.co.il	ben-gurion.co.il	2026-10-15	Linked, not copied
Opening hours	Sunday to Thursday 08:30 to 16:00, Friday 08:30 to 14:00, Saturday 10:00 to 16:00	ben-gurion.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
What happens here	Guided tour for the whole family	ben-gurion.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Prices	3 items with prices	ben-gurion.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Accessibility	All paths are accessible and suited to wheelchairs, and a wheelchair can be borrowed at the ticket office; there is disabled parking in the car park, two accessible toilets, an induction loop at the ticket office, subtitles on every film, a version of the animation with spoken narration for visitors with low vision, and sign-language tours booked at least three weeks ahead.	ben-gurion.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Train and bus	צריף בן גוריון 356 m; שדה בוקר/מרכז 368 m; צריף בן גוריון 415 m	openstreetmap.org	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Companies Registrar	Its pages say the site belongs to the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute, set up under the David Ben-Gurion Law of 1976, and name no company.	ben-gurion.co.il	2026-10-15	Fact, shown
Business licence	Businesses in Sde Boker are licensed by the Ramat Negev Regional Council. Its business licensing page, in the copy archived in January 2022, sets out the licensing process, the application form, the fire-safety declaration route, one-off events, renewals and a guide to licensing, but publishes no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il.	web.archive.org	2026-10-05	Fact, shown
Photographs	2 licensed	instagram.com	2026-10-15	Linked, not copied

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