Museum Night: BCT Currency Museum tells rich history of Tunisians (Program)

The primitive currency, coins minted in special metals and today’s banknotes displayed on site faithfully reflect the course of a multicultural society rooted in the Mediterranean and the Middle East… Through the objects on display, we learn to what extent the lives of individuals are certainly made up of economic imperatives but also of know-how and artistic sensitivity. It is this enchanting story that the coins made by metallurgical artisans tell. This clarifies why currency has had this prominent place in the history of cities, since Antiquity, in the East as well as in the West. This is evidenced by the coins issued by powers such as Carthage, Athens, Rome, Byzantium and later the Umayyad, Abassid, Aghlabite, Fatimid, Zirid, Hafsid, Ottoman dynasties, etc.

It’s all this and other wonders that you will see at the Currency Museum tomorrow Saturday. Please note that the country’s museums will offer free workshops and activities. Here is the complete list of museums and centres taking part in the event: The museums of Bardo, Nabeul, Kerkouane, Sousse, Nefidha, Monastir, Mahdia, El Djem, Moknine, Sfax, Kairouan, Rakada, Sbeitla and Douz. To be added to the Presentation Center for the history and Monuments of the Medina of Tunis and the Presentation Center for the cultural heritage of Testour (Beja).