Bardo National Museum

The Bardo Museum is truly exceptional — one of the most remarkable museums I’ve ever visited! 🏛️✨ As a Greek, I was genuinely moved by how beautifully the museum presents the ancient Mediterranean world, including sections dedicated to Greek history, mythology, and cultural influence across North Africa. 🇬🇷❤️🇹🇳 The mosaic collection is absolutely breathtaking — some of the finest in the world. The level of preservation is unreal. You can walk for hours among masterpieces depicting gods, heroes, everyday life, and entire mythological scenes. 🎨🌟 One of my favourite moments was watching a French class being taught right inside the museum — the students were learning about Odysseus and the Sirens while standing in front of an actual ancient mosaic depicting the story. 🤯📚🌀 As someone who grew up hearing these myths, seeing them come alive through art in Tunisia was extremely special. The museum itself is spacious, well-organized, and combines the modern building with the old palace in a very elegant way. You feel like every corner has history and beauty waiting for you. 🕌✨ Whether you love archaeology, ancient civilizations, or simply want to experience one of the richest cultural collections in the region, the Bardo is an absolute must-visit. I left inspired, humbled, and deeply impressed. 🌍💫 #Bardo #museum #Tunis #history #mosaics #Greek #culture #mythology #art #mustsee #exceptional #travel

The best mosaic collection I've seen in my life. One of the largest museums in Africa. Apart from presenting a lot of sculptures and mosaics from the Punic and Roman periods, it is also a palace of the Tunisian Beys. Wonderful experience 🤩

The Bardo Museum is one of the most important and famous museums in Tunisia and North Africa. It is considered a true treasure for history and art lovers. 📍 Location: Bardo district, west of Tunis (the capital). 🏛️ Opened: 1888, inside a historic palace that once belonged to the Beys of Tunisia. 🎨 World-famous: It houses one of the largest collections of Roman mosaics in the world. 🧿 Collections include: Extraordinary Roman mosaics. Artifacts from the Punic (Carthaginian) era. Numidian, Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic pieces. Statues, inscriptions, pottery, and everyday ancient objects. Famous Galleries: Carthage Room Sousse Room The Greek Mythology Room The large mosaic of “Neptune,” God of the Sea Why visit? Because it offers a full journey through Tunisia’s rich history, spanning thousands of years, presented in a visually stunning way.

Pretty good overall. Lots of historical artifacts, detailed writing about most, two floors, a book shop, and restrooms. The second floor has more larger things, and the sun light hitting it is nice. The café is there, but it's not at the same quality as the museum itself, and neither is it's bathroom.

The Bardo National Museum is an absolute must-see while visiting Tunis. The exhibits offer a vivid, chronological journey through history and culture, unfolding across its diverse sections, floors, and rooms. We did not have time to explore every section on this visit, but we are eager to return to admire more of its beautiful artifacts and absorb the knowledge this remarkable institution holds. My personal favorite was the section dedicated to early Christianity in Tamazgha (North Africa), particularly the mosaics—the intricate symbols and detail in every piece of work are breathtaking. The Bardo Museum is highly recommended and offers significant value in terms of cultural experience and historical insight.

A very beautiful museum that is well worth a visit. The collections are rich and diverse, with a lot to see about the history of Carthage and the Roman period: statues, silver objects, mosaics, and other remarkably well-preserved artifacts. A very instructive visit to better understand the ancient history of the region.

A world class museum. the mosaics are amazing. Great museum to just wonder around in. The section that houses the Bey's mansion is a lovely example of Ottaman high design. There is some interstate Judaica at the museum. The museum also has a lovely cafe that is.in the courtyard. The atmosphere is nice and designed in the North African motif.

Fabulous and huge collection of enormous mosaics that are breathtaking … even for those who really don’t care about Roman Carthage … or in fact anything Roman not Vespa related. The original palace features (a series of tiled rooms) are also just shockingly beautiful. Well worth a visit but be warned there is little information to read about the pieces one can gaze at. Guide books were not super obviously available.