Tunisia's new street art mecca
If Djerba is above all known for its dream beaches, Djerbahood offers visitors the opportunity to discover the Tunisian island from a whole new perspective, far from luxury hotel complexes.
Who would have thought that a town without interest could give a whole new face to the paradise island of Djerba? Yet this is what happened to the village of Erriadh, which was completely transformed by the Djerbahood project.
An open-air street-art museum
Launched in 2014, Djerbahood is a unique project of its kind. In one summer, 150 artists from around the world radically changed the face of the aging village of Erriadh, turning it into an incredible open-air museum dedicated to street art. More than 250 works have been produced on the walls of the city, sometimes in ruins ... The artists have been able to harmoniously integrate their achievements into traditional Tunisian architecture: animals of all kinds, surrealist scenes and other colorful frescoes with oriental motifs are now included. integral part of the landscape of Erriadh.
A formidable human adventure
Djerbahood is much more than a simple “graffiti exhibition”… It is a veritable mecca of street art, with its soul and its personality. But it is also an incredible human adventure, which made it possible to connect the local population with something totally new, and which above all was a game-changer by reviving tourism in Erriadh, where visitors are now flocking from all over the world. Some people fear, however, that the works will crumble over time ... Rest assured, Djerbahood is a living museum, which will continue to evolve!
