En Hod Attractions

The artists' village of En Hod, 15km/9mi south of Haifa on the western slopes of Mount Carmel, was founded in 1953 on the site of an abandoned Arab village by the Dadaist Marcel Janco. It is now occupied by 130 families, who form a village co-operative (agudat shitufi); at least one member of each family is an artist of some kind. The activities of the inhabitants cover a wide range: they include photographers, writers, actors, goldsmiths, painters and sculptors, who sell their works in various studios and galleries. There is also a museum mainly devoted to Dadaism.