Dar Am El Tayeb: A Sousse Home Hiding a World of Art

Behind the facade of a home in the Tunisian city of Sousse lies an unexpected world of contemporary art, created by self-taught artist El Tayeb Belhaj Ahmed.

Known as Dar Am El Tayeb, the house has been transformed by its owner into a museum, bringing his artistic practice into the space where he lives.

At the heart of his work are discarded objects and scrap materials. Rather than treating them as waste, Belhaj Ahmed gives them a new purpose through art.

The transformation extends beyond the objects themselves. By turning his home into a setting for contemporary art, he has made the building part of a broader act of reinvention.

His experience offers a distinctive view of what an art museum can be: a home where overlooked materials are given another life and the ordinary becomes a source of creative possibility.