Photos:Wikipédia.org HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Khaireddine Palace, or as it is called nowadays, The Museum of Tunis-or The City Museum-, is a historical monument in the middle of the medina. After the departure of Khaireddine Pacha to Costantipole following the beginning of the French Mandate in Tunisia, the palace served as Tunisia’s high court( Tribunal-fr), hence the […]
Dar El Monastiri
9, rue El Monastiri, Medina of Tunis Photos: cnc.inp.tn / Wikipedia Dar el Monastiri, built in the 19th century under the reign of Mahmoud Bey ( 1814 – 1824 ) by his son Prince Hussein, and then gifted to M’hamed El Monastiri, a prominent trader in chechias (traditional felt caps) is a historical dwelling in […]
Sainte-Croix Église de Tunis
Rue Jemaa Zitouna, between Bab Bhar and Jemaa Zitouna [one_half padding=”2px 2px 2px 2px”] ARCHITECTURE The building is 12,85 meter wide, and 34 meters long. The length of the building increased by 10 m from 24 meters before the first renovation in 1865. As well three chapels and the sacristy were added. The clock tower […]
Salma Kossemtini
Salma Kossemtini is a young curator, interior designer and future art theorist. Her interest focuses on contemporary art, design and their socio-cultural impact. The young curator developed her interest by starting as the curators’ assistant of INTERFERENCE, the project of art of light in the medina of Tunis from these beginnings. Since then, she has […]
Marché Sidi Sridek
Adresse: Rue Sidi Bouhdid Coordinate: 36.80127, 10.17094 Marché Sidi Sridek (سوق سيدي سريدك) is one of the most known souks in the Medina of Tunis. It is situated in El Hafsia District in the north-east of the Al-Zaytuna Mosque, and it was built by Ahmed Bey, in 1940, during the French occupation. It is also […]
Coffee Shop Chaffar
Adress: Rue el Kasbah Coordinate: 36.79846, 10.17064 Photos: INTERFERENCE Community. Coffee shops are an essential component in the social land professional ife in the Medina, “Chaffar” is one of many. As simple as it looks, it is the center of a small business complex hosting several leather artisans. The mini streets surrounding the coffee place […]
Aymen Gharbi
Aymen Gharbi is artistic director of INTERFERENCE Tunis in tandem with Bettina Pelz. Aymen Gharbi is an architect and a curator.
Soukaina Joual
We are discussing with Soukaina Joual to participate this year.
Vanessa Hafenbraedl
We hope that we can work this year with the German Vanessa Hafenbraedl.
Dar Lasram
Address: 24 rue du Tribunal, Tunis Photos: Wikipedia, Brahim Guediche Coordinate: Dar Lasram, seat of the ASM, Association for the Safeguarding of the Medina Tunis, was built between 1812 and 1819. Until 1964, the palace was the property of the founder Hamouda Lasram and his descendants. The façade of the palace is very pure, and […]