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The ethnographic museum of Sidi Zitouni or “Museum of traditional heritage of Djerba” is part of a series of similar projects undertaken by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage Protection for several years. But the policy oriented towards the enhancement of the cultural heritage had started since independence with the option of providing the different regions of the country with museums of popular arts and traditions. At that time, 1969, the choice fell, in Djerba, on the mausoleum of Sidi Zitouni to house the first collections acquired for this purpose. The redevelopment and renovation of the old museum will make it possible to take advantage of this to establish the first stage of a planned cultural circuit on the island. Thus, the museum aims to serve as a platform for the discovery of traditional Djerbian heritage in its entirety such as economic activities, architecture, landscapes, habits and customs... In addition to the exhibition, it provides the information likely to inspire a visit to the island to discover this heritage. It is an essential component of a whole system put in place in the field to facilitate movement between spaces and heritage buildings, their identification and their access. When designing the new museum, it was decided to retain the earlier monuments for their heritage value after stripping them of late additions. The collections, for their part, have been transferred to new premises. This project presents the realization of a certain number of objectives, essentially of which:
– Ensure a permanent action of complete information and communication on the island and its heritage
– Create a reference place for cultural and artistic encounters
– Provide an adequate framework for conferences and debates on cultural or heritage themes
– Make known the cultural heritage of the island of Djerba and go beyond its image of a simple island of strolling and dreams.
– Educate young people and stimulate their interest in heritage and its riches by carrying out activities that increase museum attendance
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Free entry is granted to:
– Student card
– Teacher card
– Tunisian Student Card
– Foreign Student Card
– Tunisian journalists
– Tunisian soldiers and law enforcement officers
– ICOM card
– ICOMOS card
– Diplomat card
– Tunisian residing abroad
– Police card
– Military card
– Press card
- Disabled
– Disabled companion
– Children under the age of six accompanying visitors
– Tunisians living abroad on presentation of a valid residence permit
– Cultural, social, sporting or youth associations
Admission is free for residents:
- holidays
– First Sunday of each month
– International Sites Day
– International Museum Day
A discount is granted to:
– Tunisians over 60 Discount 50%
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Maggie woodhead
2 months agoExcellent museum. Well laid out and v informative in Arabic French and English. Apart from a few of the info videos not working when we visited everything was impressive and gave a v good idea of djerbian life. Absolutely worth a visit
Rafiq Jennings
7 months agoThis is very well put together cool museum. I highly recommend visiting.
Lisa Skalecki
10 months agoWhile this is a small museum, it has some great artifacts from traditional Djerba culture. I especially enjoyed the clothing and jewelry exhibits.
Asme Dem
8 months agoI only went after seeing all the good reviews here and glad I did. Nice museum, easy to navigate. Also good if you have children. The museum focusses on the heritage of the island, tradition and cultures. Not huge but there is enough to keep you occupied for an hour and a half. Clean. Information and displays are well laid out. I really enjoyed it without having information overload. Entrance fee is cheap. Nice building too.
Albi
2 years agoNot too big, that's good. Descriptions in English, Arabic and French. No indication of the age of the artifacts though. But what's upsetting is that local Tunisian visitors allow their children touch the artifacts where it's written "don't touch". They just don't care. It's awful.