Chemtou Museum
The Archaeological Museum Chimtou (municipality Soukh El Jomma, government Jendouba ) located in the area of the ancient city of plant Simitthu / Chimtou in northwestern Tunisia. It was built on the initiative of the Tunisian Institut National du Patrimoine (INP ) and the German Archaeological Institute (DAI ) and inaugurated in 1997.
History
The focus of the museum is on the results of the German - Tunisian research from 1965 to 1995 in the ancient city Simitthu / Chimtou. Topics are numidicum among others, the regional geology Northwest Tunisia, the Prehistory of Simitthu 500-100 BC, the Hellenistic- Numidian height Monument, the Numidian tombs, in the quarries mined by Simitthu yellow marble and the Roman Colonia Iulia Augusta numidica Simitthensium. In addition, the museum displays archaeological finds from the vicinity of Chimtou.
Building
The building was designed by architect Jan Martin Klessing and built between 1992 and 1997. It is located on the site of a disused, modern marble work. The whitewashed, single storey masonry construction with a flat roof is characterized by a restrained form of language. About an entrance rotunda a sequence of several exhibition rooms, a reading room and an information space can be reached, which are grouped around a courtyard. The total area is 1500 m². In the central courtyard of the Museum of the eastern facade of the Hellenistic- Numidian altitude sanctuary with the major fragments of architectural decoration from the 2nd century BC, reconstructed in its original size. A roof top terrace allows simultaneous views of the monument in the courtyard and on its original position on the summit of Djebel Chemtou ( Bourfifa ). The courtyard also provides space for concerts and open-air theater and can accommodate up to 200 visitors. Overall, the museographic complex, which also includes the archaeological site, about 10,000 m².
Museo Logical Design
While the building was financed from Tunisian agents came to the Cultural Department of the Foreign Ministry for Interior and museology. The concept of the museum was designed by Christoph B. Rüger and Martin Hartmann. The research results are graphs original finds, models (eg, a working model of a Roman turbine mill) mediates and showcases arrangements. There is also a video tour on the subject of the museum that was created with support from the Ernst von Siemens Foundation in 1999 and summarizes the research results 1965-1999 in five different languages.
Treasure trove
During the construction it was released in 1993 to a spectacular Gold Fund of 1,447 coins from Roman times.