In Bastia, the 'Corsica-Maghreb' exhibition explores the migratory connections between the island and North Africa
View of the exhibition 'Corsica-Maghreb: A Mirrored History (1830-2026)' at the Musée de Bastia, July 2026. ANGELINA ROSSINI/MUSÉE DE BASTIA Corsica is often seen as a fortified island, fending off Barbary raids from North Africa behind a scattered line of Genoese towers from the Middle Ages into the modern era. In medieval times, corsairs from the Maghreb sailed the island's coastline, enslaving thousands of Corsicans and forcing them to convert to Islam.
- ▪View of the exhibition 'Corsica-Maghreb: A Mirrored History (1830-2026)' at the Musée de Bastia, July 2026.
- ▪ANGELINA ROSSINI/MUSÉE DE BASTIA Corsica is often seen as a fortified island, fending off Barbary raids from North Africa behind a scattered line of Genoese towers from the Middle Ages into the modern era.
- ▪In medieval times, corsairs from the Maghreb sailed the island's coastline, enslaving thousands of Corsicans and forcing them to convert to Islam.
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View of the exhibition 'Corsica-Maghreb: A Mirrored History (1830-2026)' at the Musée de Bastia, July 2026. ANGELINA ROSSINI/MUSÉE DE BASTIA Corsica is often seen as a fortified island, fending off Barbary raids from North Africa behind a scattered line of Genoese towers from the Middle Ages into the modern era. In medieval times, corsairs from the Maghreb sailed the island's coastline, enslaving thousands of Corsicans and forcing them to convert to Islam. But beyond the stark opposition between Christianity and Islam, which certainly existed from the Crusades through the modern era, there was also a wealth of ongoing exchanges between the two shores.
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