Galerie A.Gorgi

Sidi Bou Saïd


This highly regarded gallery showcases the work of contemporary Tunisian artists in individual and group shows; the latter are usually thematic in conception. Note that some street signs use the gallery's former name, Ammar Farhat Gallery.


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