DJERBAHOOD

Absolute heartthrob for this project, which alone justifies a visit to Erriadh and perhaps even Djerba! Open-air street art museum or work of art in itself, the Djerbahood project initially landed in Erriadh in 2014, accompanied by 150 artists from some 30 countries. Here the works of art dress the walls of a village yet well and truly inhabited. This unprecedented artistic and human project comes from Mehdi Ben Cheikh, a French-Tunisian urban art gallery owner. He proposed to the inhabitants of Erriadh, located in the heart of the island, an unusual experience: to make their village an open-air museum of street art . A total and collective work of art anchored in its environment to sublimate it. Djerbahood has allowed the restoration of the architectural heritage of Erriadh, source of a committed and sustainable tourism. In 2014 and again in 2022, masters of urban frescoes have taken possession of the walls, alleys and nooks of the village, to leave a mark, a thought, a message. In total, more than 200 murals have been created even if some have disappeared due to the wear and tear of time and the renovation of certain buildings. Djerbahood offers a bold vision of the renewal and diversification of tourism that can be achieved through the art of the twenty-first century. In perpetual evolution, this universal project has not finished revealing its inventiveness. An initiative to discover absolutely during your visit to Djerba!