Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions of Le Kef

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Coordinates: 36°10′58″N 8°42′55″E / 36.182800°N 8.715300°E / 36.182800; 8.715300

Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions of Le Kef
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Established1970
LocationEl Kef, Tunisia
TypeHistory Museum

The Museum of popular arts and traditions of Le Kef (Arabic: متحف الفنون والتقاليد الشعبية بالكاف ; French: Musée des Arts et Traditions populaires du Kef) is a Tunisian ethnographic museum located in the city of El Kef. The museum is dedicated to displaying various artifacts and historical objects that were used by various tribes that inhabited Tunisia.

History[]

The museum is located in a zawiya.[1] The building where the museum is located was built in 1784, this building served as the headquarters of the brotherhood of Rahmania. This building is a social and religious complex.[2] The museum was inaugurated in 1970 and contains collections of handicrafts and ethnographic objects.[3]

In 2015, 533 people were reported to have visited the museum in that year.[4]

Collections[]

The museum has collections of various ethnographic and anthropological objects:[5] and artifacts such as utensils, ceramics, traditional clothing and handicrafts.[6][7] The museum also contains Islamic sundials.[8] The museum is divided into 4 rooms[2]

  • Room 1: This room contains displays of ceremonial costumes and jewelry.
  • Room 2: This room contains historical artifacts used by nomadic tribes in activities such as agriculture.
  • Room 3: This room contains bee smokers.
  • Room 4: This room contains various artifacts such as clothing and ancient weapons.

Gallery[]

  • Islamic sundial in the museum courtyard

  • Nomadic tent on display in the second room.

  • Blacksmith's instruments

  • Mihrab of the second room

References[]

  1. ^ "El Kef, the authentic". 1001 Tunisie. 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Musée du Kef : Tourisme Culturel Le Kef". www.tourismag.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  3. ^ Wissem, Horchani. "Musée des Arts et Traditions populaires". www.siccaveneria.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  4. ^ "Répartition des visites des musées payantes par Gouvernorats - Open Culture". www.openculture.gov.tn (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  5. ^ "Musée du Kef". web.archive.org. 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  6. ^ "Le Musée des arts et traditions du Kef | Guide de voyage en Tunisie". guide-voyage-tunisie.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  7. ^ "www.elkef.info". www.elkef.info. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  8. ^ "Musée du Kef, Tunisie". Voyage Tunisie (in French). 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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