Jisr az-Zarqa Museum
A living cultural, documentary, and educational space — preserving the memory of Jisr az-Zarqa, safeguarding its heritage and history, and transforming artifacts, testimonies, and objects into a heritage that engages the present and looks to the future.
Inside the Museum
A living cultural space
The Jisr az-Zarqa Museum is not a conventional museum that merely displays images and old objects. It is a living cultural, documentary, and educational space, committed to preserving the memory of Jisr az-Zarqa, documenting the local narrative, and safeguarding its heritage and history.
The museum is directed by the researcher Sami Al-Ali, a native of the area, member of the local council, and director of the Fishermen's Union, who has devoted his life to documenting the history of his village and preserving its heritage.
The Collection
Artifacts and heritage tools tied to daily life, the sea, fishing, crafts, and local traditions.
Fishing and Sea Tools
Fishing nets, maritime tools, and objects connected to the lives of Jisr az-Zarqa's fishermen — living symbols of the ancestors' trade.
Photographs & Documents
An archive of historical photographs and documents.
Heritage Tools
Grinders, lanterns, jars, and a plow.
Mat & Basket Weaving
Traditional crafts from marshland plants.
Dresses & Traditional Wear
Jisr az-Zarqa's traditional clothing across generations.
Upon This LandA Registry from the Memory of Jisr az-Zarqa
Thirteen pieces from the collection of the Jisr az-Zarqa Museum — vessels, tools, baskets, textiles, photographs, and documents — preserving the details of daily life, crafts, and the memory of place and its people.
Five Rooms… Five Stories
A scroll-through experience among the museum's spaces
01Archive & Documents
Historical photographs and documents tracing chapters in the life of Jisr az-Zarqa.
02Written Narrative
The story of Jisr az-Zarqa as told by its own people.
03Artifacts & Tools
Tools of the sea, fishing, crafts, and daily life.
04Visual & Digital Room
Films, testimonies, and visual documentation.
05Exhibitions & Events Hall
A space hosting artists, initiatives, and exhibitions.
An unforgettable
journey into memory
We welcome families, schools, researchers, and groups. Our guided tours are offered in Arabic, Hebrew, and English.
Do you have a piece of Jisr az-Zarqa's heritage?
Donate an Artifact
Memory is built through participation. If you have an old photograph, a document, a heritage tool, or any object carrying a story from Jisr az-Zarqa, you can donate it to the museum.
Each piece is documented, digitized, and carefully preserved, with the donor's name and the story of the object recorded.
Virtual Tour
For the first time, you can tour the Jisr az-Zarqa Museum without leaving your seat.
Articles About the Museum
Media coverage of the Jisr az-Zarqa Museum's events, programs, and visits.
The Museum Team
A group of dedicated researchers continuing to document Jisr az-Zarqa's memory and preserve its heritage.
Sami Al-Ali
Dr. Muhammad Abu Asba
Mai Harbawi
Hassan Amin Jurban
Fathi Amash
Wasima Amash
Samir Abu al-Hija
What we tell today…
will be told about us tomorrow.
This museum is not a stone upon the past's grave — it is a flame that every visit rekindles. You are not a guest… You are a witness.
Where We Are
Jisr az-Zarqa — the Old Village
When We Welcome
Except Sunday · 8:00 — 19:00
Admission
Free for all — always
Jisr az-Zarqa Museum — a living memory, a heritage renewed
An unforgettable
journey into memory
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Every piece carries a story.
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Upon this land,
there is what makes life worth living
Here, in the Jisr az-Zarqa Museum, every artifact is evidence of life. Every vessel watered a family, every basket carried the bounty of the land, and every net was cast into the sea — all of them say: we were here, we still are, and we will remain.
Thirteen Leaves
from the Memory of Place
The sea does not forget those who embraced it,From the Memory of Jisr az-Zarqa
and the sand preserves the traces of footsteps
From the Memory of Place, to the Memory of Generations
This book is not the end of a story, but its beginning. These pages preserve the tools of a life, the faces of a people, and the sounds of a sea — so that Jisr az-Zarqa remains present in the conscience, a witness that memory never dies as long as there is someone who remembers.
Donate an Artifact
Share with us a piece of Jisr az-Zarqa's heritage — every object carries a story.
Donation request received
Thank you for sharing your memory with us.