The Bardo museum is situated in the old palace of the bey, in what was the countryside before, and offers both itself and and the exhibits to be admired. The tour around the museum is a a tour through Tunisian history, though dominated by Punic, Roman and Christian periods. The best exhibits of more recent times, are the remains of the palace itself, even if this of course do not give a fair representation of general life styles of its time. All 3 pictures here show exactly that; the top picture shows a bed for royal backs; the second is take from the main hall; on the third picture you see how not one single corner of the ceiling has been left unattended from real artistry. The collection of Roman mosaics in the Bardo museum is considered to be one of the best in the world.
On the ground floor, you will find statues from Punic times, church mosaics, mosaics from Bulla Regia and Thuburbo Majus. On the first floor, there are more Roman mosaics and statues from Carthage, Dougga, El Jem, Sousse, near Mahdia and once again Thubrubo Majus. On the second floor there are some great collections of mosaics from Le Kef and Acholla (north of Sfax). There are also 2 fresco rooms on this floor.
