Lusail Museum Conversations

Name: Lusail Museum Conversations
Start: 2026-01-27T17:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-27T19:00:00+00:00

At the Empire’s Edge: Art, Authority, and Reform in Nineteenth Century Tunis

January 27, 2026 @ 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

1D02, First Floor, Georgetown University Qatar

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About

The visit to Paris of Ahmed Bey, the ruler of Tunis, in 1846-the first ever by a Muslim ruler in France-marked a turning point in the visual and ceremonial language of the Tunisian state. In the following decades, the Beys of Tunis positioned their country at a dynamic crossroads of Ottoman reform, Mediterranean diplomacy, and the emerging aesthetics of modern statehood. This lecture explores the artistic strategies that they used in an era of cultural change across the Ottoman world.

Speakers

Ridha Moumni, Safwan Masri

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