متحف يافا البحري JAFFA AQUARIUM
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2025
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رؤيا باسل عبد الكريم دار محمد
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Museums, regardless of their type, are institutions with a cultural mission that serve and develop society. The importance of an aquatic museum is reflected in several educational, cultural, and recreational aspects, and it represents a distinctive tourist destination that enhances the country's economy.
Palestine suffers from a significant shortage of such museums. There are only two aquatic life museums (aquariums) in the West Bank: the City of Aquatic Life in Jericho and the Palestinian Aquarium in Ramallah, both of which are limited in space. There are no aquatic life museums in Gaza. In Jerusalem and the occupied territories, the Israeli occupation has established an aquatic life museum in Jerusalem and an underwater marine observatory park in Um AL-Rashrash to the south.
Given this situation, the project site has been chosen in the occupied city of Jaffa, specifically in the Al-Manshiyah neighborhood, which was displaced in 1948. This choice emphasizes the Palestinian identity of the land, as the project is part of the Palestinian aspirations for liberation, the right of return to their usurped homeland, and its reconstruction in all aspects.
This research includes a general explanation of the project, starting with a definition of museums in general and their history, then focusing specifically on aquatic museums, followed by the importance of the project and the need for it. It includes an analysis of a similar case study, site selection in occupied Palestine, and subsequent analysis of the site from historical, political, climatic, and other perspectives. Finally, it details the functional program of the project, describing the required spaces and approximate areas.