Book Review: Virginie Rey, Mediating Museums: Exhibiting Material Culture in Tunisia (1881-2016)

Abstract

Review of a 2019 book on the history of Tunisian museums since the 19th century. The book covers public and private institutions since the French protectorate, describing how political and cultural changes affected exhibition methods and priorities

Keywords

• museums, tunisia, french colonisation, public museums, antiquities, archaeology, private museums, heritage