{"id":51994,"date":"2025-06-16T15:47:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/?post_type=restauri&p=51994"},"modified":"2025-06-16T15:49:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:49:29","slug":"mosaics-el-jem-italy-tunisia-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"restauri","link":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/restauri\/mosaics-el-jem-italy-tunisia-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Mosaic Maintenance Project for the Roman Domus Mosaics in El Jem | Italy-Tunisia Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"

In April 2024, the Parco archeologico del Colosseo signed with the National Institute of Heritage of Tunis (INP) and the Agency for the Valorisation of Heritage and Cultural Heritage (AMVPPC) a partnership agreement between the Flavian Amphitheatre of Rome and the amphitheatre of El Jem<\/strong> (Memorandum of Understanding no. 3 of 29.04.2024) with the aim of collaborating in conducting archaeological excavations and restoration work on the site of ancient Thysdrus, mainly concerning the large amphitheatre, the small amphitheatre, the circus, the Roman houses and the mosaic decorations. The Memorandum of Understanding also provides for the improvement of reception capacities, the activation of exchanges of experiences and good practices in the cultural field, with a focus on conservation, enhancement and accessibility.<\/p>\n

The memorandum is part of the programme of activities envisaged by the Piano Mattei for Africa and the wider Mediterranean<\/strong>, which African governments see as a factor for development and attracting tourists, asking Italy to cooperate in this sector, where it has excellent technical expertise. The requests mainly concern the conservation and enhancement of archaeological heritage. The Ministry of Culture has responded concretely to this request, and in particular the Parco archeologico del Colosseo, the Ministry’s general management office, has made its resources available<\/strong>, by puting in connection the Colosseum in Rome with the Colosseum of Africa<\/em>, as the great amphitheatre of Thysdrus (El Jem) is known, also offering its cooperation to improve the conservation of archaeological heritage, to improve the quality of tourist itineraries, and to ensure effective accessibility.<\/p>\n

The Great Amphitheatre and the Roman Domus with their mosaics<\/strong> – known the world over – are the hallmark of the ancient city of Thysdrus, a small but flourishing city located some forty kilometres from the coast towards the interior of Tunisia, in the central area of the Sahel.<\/p>\n

The cooperation commitments of the Parco archeologico del Colosseo contained in the Memorandum of Understanding are addressed to the Amphitheatre and the Roman Domus with their mosaics.<\/p>\n

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Fig. 1 El Jem. The archaeological area of the Museum and of the Roman Domus (Arch. Pietro Gasparri – C.P.T. Studio srl).<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In April 2024, the Parco archeologico del Colosseo signed with the National Institute of Heritage of Tunis (INP) and the Agency for the Valorisation of Heritage and Cultural Heritage (AMVPPC) a partnership agreement between the Flavian Amphitheatre of Rome and the amphitheatre of El Jem (Memorandum of Understanding no. 3 of 29.04.2024) with the aim… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/restauri\/51994"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/restauri"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/restauri"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/restauri\/51994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51998,"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/restauri\/51994\/revisions\/51998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colosseo.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}