Musée des Religions, Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia
4.5 (96 reviews) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #3 in Hammamet Speciality Museums
Abd El Kader, an amazing historian and guide
The Museum of Religions is recognized by an original tower resembling the minaret of Jamaa Zitourna, a Tunisian Mosque considered as one of the largest in Africa as well as a church bell. Unique in its kind, this museum restitutes the three monotheistic religions in this one place, a sign of dialogue and tolerance. The Museum of Religions houses objects of collection, gravures, manuscripts, descriptions of rituals and symbols of the three monotheistic religions. Here, models represent architectural fittings of great fame, such as the Mosque Okba Ibn Nafi' of Kairouan, the Basilica with five naves of Damous el-Karrita of Carthage, the Ghriba of Djerba and the Chapel of Saint-Louis. The place is devoted to all the religions that have existed in Tunisie
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Hotel Diar Lemdina Medina Mediterranea Yasmine Hammamet, Hammamet 8050 Tunisia
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Friday, May 10, 2024, 2:04
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4.5 based on (96 reviews)
Reviews
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5Shimke 5:00 PM Jul 11, 2018
spent a wonderful afternoon here
The spirit of this place is amazing. Focuses on the three religions of modern Tunisia, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, each going back over a millenium, and the many things they share as well as what makes each distinct. The tour guide was a graduate student in history who is a born orator, a people person, and extremely knowledgable as well as thought provoking. Able to adapt to the level of each visitor - the day I went we were about a half dozen at any one time, ranging from an academic student of Tunisian civilization to a few children, and the guide was able to entertain, interest and add to the understanding of each at his/her own level. I left with a fresque in my mind of over a thousand years of religious, cultural and human evolution. Items reflected ancient art, inscriptions, models of monumental buildings, religious art objects, manuscripts, drawings, etc. Probably the most memorable day of my stay in the area. Highly recommended.
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4graham b 5:00 PM May 16, 2018
Popped in whilst in the new medina
Stumbled across it whilst rambling through the medina, 8 Dina entrance fee and the guide who's name I can't even remember gave us along with another couple an 90 mins tour explain all about not only the Muslim religion but some unknown facts about our own we didn't knoe
