Tunis Attractions
Description
Venue: National Museum of Bardo When: Daily; not Mon
The Tunisian equivalent to the Louvre, the National Museum of Bardo (Musée Nationale du Bardo) contains an impressive collection of archaeological artefacts from several periods in the country's rich history.
The museum is housed in a Hafside palace that dates back to the 13th century, with later additions of 17th and 18th-century Arab-Muslim vaulted ceilings, cupolas and galleries. The artefacts within it, however, make the walls pale in comparison.
Since prehistoric times, Tunisia's climate and strategic location has made it a coveted spot in which to settle. The museum's large collection looks at the different historical periods and cultures to have left a mark on the area, from prehistoric to Carthaginian, Roman, Christian and finally Islamic.
Arguably the mightiest time in Tunisia's ancient history came with the golden age of Carthage. The destruction wrought by the Punic Wars, however, means that little remains of the great city. The Bardo boasts one of the largest collections of Carthaginian artefacts, making it one of the world's centres for that period of history. The Roman collections are equally impressive.
The Tunisian equivalent to the Louvre, the National Museum of Bardo (Musée Nationale du Bardo) contains an impressive collection of archaeological artefacts from several periods in the country's rich history.
The museum is housed in a Hafside palace that dates back to the 13th century, with later additions of 17th and 18th-century Arab-Muslim vaulted ceilings, cupolas and galleries. The artefacts within it, however, make the walls pale in comparison.
Since prehistoric times, Tunisia's climate and strategic location has made it a coveted spot in which to settle. The museum's large collection looks at the different historical periods and cultures to have left a mark on the area, from prehistoric to Carthaginian, Roman, Christian and finally Islamic.
Arguably the mightiest time in Tunisia's ancient history came with the golden age of Carthage. The destruction wrought by the Punic Wars, however, means that little remains of the great city. The Bardo boasts one of the largest collections of Carthaginian artefacts, making it one of the world's centres for that period of history. The Roman collections are equally impressive.
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