Tunisia Way

A strategy was adopted , consisting in setting up institutions that can act as vibrant focal points in Tunisian cultural life.

Among these institutions one can mention Tunisia's new, state of the art National Library, the National Heritage Institute, the National Dance Center of Bordj El Baccouche, the Baron d'Erlanger Palace which is home to the Arab and Mediterranean music Centre, the Husseinite Museum (covering the Beylical period) at the Ksar Said Museum, within the Bardo Museum.

Other mega projects are also afoot which include Tunis "Culture city" , which will comprise several premises dedicated to arts (opera, theatre and music), a library, exhibit halls, a national archives arts center for new acquisitions, two cinemas, as well as a national museum of civilizations. On the other hand, the International Hammamet Cultural Center ( formerly, "Dar Sebastian") has been renovated to become "The House of the Mediterranean", specializing namely in dramatic arts.

"Beit El Hikma" or House of Wisdom, which is located in Carthage, has been promoted to the rank of "Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters", so as to better contribute to enrich Tunisia's cultural, intellectual and scientific activity.

The Academy also plays host to conferences, colloquia and a place of meeting for researchers, scholars and men of culture, committed to pursue their scholarly activities in an environment propitious to intellectual endeavour. Moreover in 2006, a National Translation Center has been set up with the aim of consolidating the presence of Tunisian cultural activity on the world cultural scene.