Sidi Bou Saïd hosts Le Chapelet de sable on 15 November

Sidi Bou Saïd (Sidi Bou Saïd) hosts the presentation of Le Chapelet de sable at Galerie Saladin on 15 November 2026, linking Hatem Bourial’s texts with Jo Ann Morning’s prints. The presentation coincides with the final day of the exhibition From Trees to Dreams in the Tunisian village.

Le Chapelet de sable reaches Galerie Saladin on 15 November

Writer Hatem Bourial presents Le Chapelet de sable at Galerie Saladin on 15 November 2026. The collection draws on the engravings and paintings of artist Jo Ann Morning, according to the event report published by Réalités.

The presentation is tied to From Trees to Dreams, an exhibition of Morning’s work that is scheduled to remain visible at the gallery until 15 November 2026. A second cultural report places the exhibition at Galerie Saladin from 31 October and identifies the artist as an American printmaker who has lived in Hammamet for many years. the presentation details and the exhibition programme identify the gallery and the relevant dates.

Texts and prints meet in a newly protected village

The event gives the exhibition a literary counterpart on the day its scheduled run ends. Bourial’s writing responds to the visual works rather than presenting a separate display, so visitors can encounter the prints and their textual echoes together at Galerie Saladin on 15 November 2026.

The setting has acquired a new heritage status during 2026. Tunisia’s National Heritage Institute says Sidi Bou Saïd was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 25 July 2026, following the World Heritage Committee’s 48th session in Busan, South Korea. The institute links the inscription to work by the heritage authorities, the Ennejma Ezzahra Center for Arab and Mediterranean Music, the municipality and civil society. the heritage inscription therefore places this November art programme within the village’s first year as a separate World Heritage property.

The National Heritage Institute describes the settlement through its blue-and-white architectural identity and traditional architecture. The village lies in the Tunis area on Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast, while the exhibition venue provides a smaller indoor setting for the programme’s meeting of visual art and literature.

Galerie Saladin closes the exhibition on 15 November

For visitors, the practical point is the alignment of two dates: Bourial’s presentation and the scheduled closing day of From Trees to Dreams are both 15 November 2026. The reports do not state a time, admission policy or transport arrangement, so those details are not included here.

Visiting Sidi Bou Saïd: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Le Chapelet de sable is presented at Galerie Saladin in Sidi Bou Saïd on 15 November 2026, alongside the final day of From Trees to Dreams.
• The exhibition is scheduled to close on 15 November 2026, so the prints and Bourial’s related texts are linked to that final listed date.
• Galerie Saladin is in Sidi Bou Saïd, the Tunisian village identified in the programme reports as the exhibition venue.
• The setting is a Mediterranean village known for blue-and-white traditional architecture and recognised by UNESCO on 25 July 2026.
• Tunisia’s official language is Arabic and its national currency is the Tunisian dinar.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Sidi Bou Saïd

When does Le Chapelet de sable take place at Sidi Bou Saïd?

Hatem Bourial presents the collection at Galerie Saladin on 15 November 2026.

What is happening at Galerie Saladin?

From Trees to Dreams is scheduled to close on 15 November 2026, with Bourial’s texts presented in connection with Jo Ann Morning’s prints.

Where is Sidi Bou Saïd and how do you get there?

Sidi Bou Saïd is a Tunisian Mediterranean village in the Tunis area. The available programme reports identify Galerie Saladin as the venue but do not state a transport route.