On the occasion of the celebration of the landmark exhibition ‘Carthago’, held from 27th November 2014 until 10th May 2015, a glamorous Tunisian fashion show took place in the Leiden Museum of Antiquities on 8th May 2015.
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The Fashion Show was made by the Tunisian designer Faouzi Naouar who presented his spring and summer collection high in colours with different variations according to the typical tradition of every region and city in Tunisia. He thus successfully presented a mosaic of traditional clothes with a fashion design and a modern touch in an original creative style.
H.E. Mr Karim Ben Becher, the Ambassador of Tunisia, praised the dynamic bilateral cooperation relations with the Dutch side, that made possible the organization of such an exhibition on Carthage, its history, its culture and its unforgettable civilization, pointing out that it was the most important event ever organised about this Punic city, regarding its high quality and the number of exhibited archaeological monuments that came mainly from the Bardo and the Carthage Museums in Tunisia.
He expressed his satisfaction to the fact that this major exhibition on Carthage attracted more than 100 000 visitors, giving Tunisia more visibility and hopefully a positive impact on tourism.
Ambassador Ben Becher then indicated that fruitful cooperation with the Leiden Museum of Antiquities is to be continued, with a coming exhibition in Tunisia on the findings of the Dutch archaeologist Jean-Emile Humbert about Carthage, considered the modern discoverer of the ancient city in the XVIIIth century.
