Al-Badd Museum for Olive Oil Production

The al-Badd Museum for Olive Oil Production (Arabic: متحف البد), also known as Badd Giackaman Museum (Arabic: متحف بد جقمان) is located in the center of Bethlehem, in the State of Palestine, near the Church of the Nativity. The museum houses several ethnographic and archaeological artifacts depicting the process of olive oil production. The exhibits demonstrate the use of olive oil for lamps, medicine, food, soap, cosmetics, etc.^{[citation needed]} The building in which the museum was built dates from the late 18th century. From 1998 to 2000, the museum was restored by the Department of Antiquities of the State of Palestine, in coordination with the UNDP and the Greek Orthodox Society.^{[citation needed]}