For 19,000 years, the Sea of Galilee has been a source of water and natural food for humans from diverse cultures, who have used the waters of the Sea of Galilee and the fishing space in a limited and local way. In 1933, the “Degania Dam” was inaugurated, initially as part of a hydroelectric power station system and later as part of the national water system. The construction of the dam is the first human- intervention on the Sea of Galilee that changed its fate forever. The exhibition invites the visitor to experience the two faces of the Sea of Galilee – the natural and the artificial. The first part of the exhibition, invites the visitor to experience the poetic, natural side of the Sea of Galilee. Poetry and emotion lead. The sound of the reeds and the waves whispering. In the midst of all this, man begins to act. A new sound is added to nature’s music, the echoes of construction of the national water carrier. The rest of the exhibition is a timeline, in which major events are intertwined with the set of forces and interests that have shaped water policy in Israel over the past 100 years. A policy that outlines the complex and delicate relationship between man and nature, between the Sea of Galilee and Israel, between the poetic and the political.
Sunday-Thursday 08:00-17:00
Friday-Saturday – For groups of at least 20 participants by prior arrangement only.
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