LONDON: The Bardo Museum in Tunis has opened for the first time since closing to the public in 2021, Tunisian authorities announced.
“The Bardo National Museum will reopen its doors to the public on Thursday (Sept. 14), from 9 a.m. till 4:30 p.m.,” the Tunisian Culture Ministry said.
“New spaces have been created in the Bardo National Museum, where archaeological and artistic artifacts, including mosaic paintings and marble sculptures, will be displayed for the first time after restoration and maintenance.”
The museum, which opened in 1888, is described as “the jewel of Tunisian heritage,” and houses one of the world’s best collections of Roman items, including thousands of mosaics dating from as early as the second century B.C.
The Bardo attracted global headlines in 2015 when a terrorist attack claimed the lives of 20 people. It closed for maintenance amid significant political upheaval in 2021 when President Kais Saied took control of the country.
