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ISLAMIC ART IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (IAM) EXHIBITION TRAILS
IFRIQIYA
Thirteen Centuries of Art and Architecture in Tunisia
 
 
 

In this exhibition trail a story of syncretism in Ifriqiya throughout 13 centuries is told. Artistic forms of assimilation, reinterpretation characterised by the continuity of the traditions inherited from the Berbers, Carthaginians, Romans and Byzantines are demonstrated through the selected monuments.

Organiser(s): Tunisian Ministry of Culture - Directorate General for Cultural Heritage

Coorganiser(s): Museum With No Frontiers

Sponsor(s): European Union DG XXIII Tourism Unit (Pilot phase), European Union – Euromed Heritage I
Tunisia, from 1997 to 2000