Tunis: "The national exhibition of heritage pieces, seized and afterwards given back" to the City of Culture.

The exhibition has as a theme "Our heritage is a priceless treasure". It was first inaugurated in December 2021 at the National Museum of Carthage.

Open until March 11, the exhibition presents 374 historical and archaeological art pieces from different time periods. These objects are part of a large selection of 40,000 pieces which were seized and afterwards given back to the Tunisian state between 2012 and 2019.

The displayed art pieces can be classified as it follows:

  • daily life
  • works of art and statues
  • architecture and ceramics
  • beliefs and religions.