Aïcha Ben Abed

[2] Abed has held a number of positions during her career, including as from 1986 to 1991 as Director of the Bardo Museum in Tunis.

[3] Abed is working with international partners to secure the future and safety of Tunisia's important mosaics, whilst recognising the differences in resourcing that lie between the western museum world and the Mediterranean.

[4] Abed has spent her career encouraging the study of mosaics in Tunisia and has written widely on their history and conservation.

[6] She worked on the establishment of Chemtou Museum, an important site for marble quarrying in Tunisia.

[9] She has worked on the Roman spa complex at Djebel Oust, studying its origins,[10] as well as the mosaics that were built there.