Carthage National Museum, Archaeological museum on Byrsa Hill in Carthage, Tunisia
The Carthage National Museum exhibits limestone carvings, marble sculptures, ancient masks, and jewels discovered during local excavations throughout different historical periods.
Established in 1875 as Musée Saint-Louis within the Chapelle Saint-Louis de Carthage, the museum housed findings from excavations led by Alfred Louis Delattre.
The museum collections include Punic religious artifacts, sarcophagi, incense burners, Roman mosaics, and Byzantine ceramics that represent regional traditions.
Located at Byrsa Hill in Carthage 2016, Tunisia, the museum can be contacted at +216 58 162 557 for guided tours and information.
The marble sarcophagus of a priest and priestess from the 3rd century BC represents one of the most important discoveries from the necropolis.
GPS coordinates: 36.85357,10.32430
Latest update: March 2, 2025 20:16
Carthage
135 m
Archaeological site of Carthage
755 m
Antonine baths
13.2 km
Byrsa
154 m
Saint Louis Cathedral
76 m
Punic ports of Carthage
934 m
Theatre of Carthage
652 m
Carthage amphitheatre
869 m
Horses' mosaïc of Carthage
781 m
Cisterns of La Malga
799 m
Jāmiʻ al-ʻĀbidīn
772 m
Chapel of Saint Louis of Carthage
83 m
Odeon hill and park of the Roman villas of Carthage
768 m
Carthage Administration Inscription
767 m
Circus of Carthage
993 m
Asterius Chapel
743 m
Zarrouk Palace
744 m
Byzantine basilica of Dermech
541 m
District of Magon (Carthage)
677 m
Building with columns of Carthage
349 m
District of Dido
499 m
Carthage National Museum
39 m
Odeon of Carthage
825 m
Villas romaines de Carthage
958 m
District of Hannibal
180 m
Douar El Chott Mosque
938 m
House of the Aviary
796 m
House of the Cryptoporticus
764 mReviews
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