Galeri El Marsa

Tunis


Occupying a beautiful vaulted space behind a grand wooden door in the heart of La Marsa, this is one of Tunisia’s most respected and internationally focused commercial galleries, with a small but impressive stable of contemporary artists from the Arab world.

Transportation

  • train: Marsa Plage

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