Carthage hosts the exhibition “The Mediterranean: A Sea of Heritages”

4 November 2026 | Cultural activity | Spanish | French | Arabic | Académie Beit al-Hikma (Carthague)
slideshow image The exhibition was first displayed in Barcelona during 2025.

Carthage hosts the exhibition The Mediterranean: A Sea of Heritages from 4th November on.

The exhibition The Mediterranean: A Sea of Heritages, organised by IEMed, the Spanish Embassy in Tunisia, AECID and Alecso, offers a visual journey through UNESCO’s heritage legacy in the region. It is structured in 17 panels and 4 thematic areas (heritage of wealth and fragility, human footprint, space of interactions, a world in transition). It displays a large map with more than 300 assets of the Mediterranean inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, as well as 48 photographs of some of the most representative examples of the region’s tangible and intangible heritage.

The exhibition highlights that the cultural capital that the Mediterranean treasures in material, natural and intangible heritage can be a driving factor for sustainable development. Originally inaugurated in Barcelona in 2025, the exhibition will be display in Carthage incorporating outstanding elements of Tunisian heritage, such as Dougga and the El Djem Amphitheatre.

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