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Contemporary art biennial - Tunis

JAOU
TUNIS

One horizon. Many voices. From 23 October to 22 November, Tunis welcomes artists from across the Global Majority and beyond for the 8th edition of Jaou Tunis. Exhibitions. Encounters. Performances.

Jaou
24 Oct - 22 Nov 2026
Programme
6
Events
4
Venues
B7L9 Art CentreLe 4ème ArtHabibi DowntownCité de la Culture - Théâtre des régionsInstitut Français de TunisHoly Cross ChurchBir Lahjar Cultural CentreCaserne El Attarine
B7L9 Art CentreLe 4ème ArtHabibi DowntownCité de la Culture - Théâtre des régionsInstitut Français de TunisHoly Cross ChurchBir Lahjar Cultural CentreCaserne El Attarine

Programme

Festival pass

JAOU TUNIS 26 - Full Fest Access

Access to the full Jaou Tunis festival.

100 TND
Saturday
24
Oct 2026
14:00
→ 18:00

Becoming The Ocean - BIM'26

Caserne El AttarineExhibition
Free entry
Sunday
25
Oct 2026
14:00
→ 19:00

Undertow / Contre ; Courant

B7L9 Art CentreExhibition
Free entry
Tuesday
27
Oct 2026
17:00
→ 19:00

Images de Syrie, Palmyre, Alep, Damas - Michel Eisenlohr

Institut Français de TunisExhibition
Free entry
Friday
20
Nov 2026
19:30
→ 20:30

Labes - Selim Ben Safia

Salle des Jeunes Créateurs - Cité de la CulturePerformance
5 TND
Saturday
21
Nov 2026
17:00
→ 18:00

Listening Session, Screening & Live Performance

B7L9 Art CentreScreening
Free entry
Sunday
22
Nov 2026
18:00
→ 19:30

Hyperculte

B7L9 Art CentreConcert
5 TND
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JAOU

8th edition of the Jaou Tunis contemporary art biennial, 23 October to 22 November 2026. Organised by the Kamel Lazaar Foundation with the Centre d'Art Contemporain Geneve and the Art Explora Foundation, it hosts BIM'26, the first edition of the Biennale de l'Image en Mouvement outside Geneva, around the exhibition Becoming the Ocean. Free entry, open to all.

(c) 2026 Jaou