The artistic design for the museum was led by Mr. Hessan, an Afghan artist living in Germany. The museum housed displays how a
cobbler repairs worn out shoes,
tandoori bread is baked, a carpet-maker ties knots for a large
Afghan carpet with the famous
Elephantfoot pattern. Exhibitions displayed a look inside a
tea house and a
Turkmen tent called
yurt, or under an Afghan
veil (
chadri). Reproductions of the great fortress of Bost, Qala-e-Bost, in
Lashkar Gah, the big
Buddhas of Bamyan, and the
minaret of Jam are represented. The store offered
green tea flavoured with
cardamom, roasted
chick peas,
raisins,
mulberries, Afghan jewellery and clothes were sold. == Visitors ==