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of tourism is gaining in importance.
The new design concept of the RJM as a “Haus der Kulturen der Welt” (museum of the world's cultures) no longer presents artefacts in a geographical or chronological order, but arranges them according to the different ways of life of the various peoples. Visitors encounter the nomadic Tuareg in the section entitled “Human Habitation”. The traditional
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dwelling of the Tuareg is the tent. Between two and seven tents are enough to accommodate a clan – an extended family with close links. During the rainy season conditions for pastoral farming improve and “villages” consisting of up to 20 tents come into being. Today, as in the past, living conditions are extremely harsh and people are forced to walk long distances to find enough food for their animals. Yet, the Tuareg have adapted
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