Sousse Archaeological Museum — Attraction in Sousse

This museum lies against the outside of the city wall, and is fairly easy to get to if you are wandering the Medina. Otherwise it is located on a significant road, so you can get a taxi to it easily.

Cost was around 10 TND per adult and child was free on our visit in Feb 2019. It was a fairly quiet day while we were there which gave us space to see the museum and courtyard and views from the building. The display areas are very modern while the building itself is the old fortress.

We had wanted to see the Tunis Bardo Museum mosaics but that wasn’t going to work out, so we made sure we got to this museum.

What we saw here far exceeded our expectations - there are some remarkable mosaic examples on display and other interesting and very old artifacts from the area. Several of the mosaics are simply spectacular, and the collection has a good range of eras and styles on display. It certainly helps to know a bit of history of/from the region first, so don’t do this on your first day.

We sent about 2 hours there, and our child found plenty to see and examine... which made things easier as a traveling family. Some items you may need to explain or point out context for their historical context for your kids.

It is easy to miss some of the details in the mosaics if you don’t read the plaques carefully (that goes for both adults and children!). Item descriptions are written in Arabic, French...

Amazing place. The mosaic collection is gorgeous and the place is amazing, please just have in mind, the museum doesn't have Aircon and it gets a bit warm, so make sure to bring a cold drink with you.

There is a matching tiles game for kids to play, they should add more like this all around the place.

You have to pay in cash. We got there at around 3pm and wasn't busy at all, so no queuing.

Looked like there was going to be an event and the sound/stage equipment was in the way blocking some steps, not very organised. See photo.

The cleaning lady asked me to give her some money to use the toilet, I don't like being ambushed in the toilets for money, this is something it really puts me off about being in Tunisia, the constant feeling of being ripped off and harassed for money as if I don't work hard enough to be able to afford foreign holidays.

Other than that, a truly magnificent place...

When we mention Sousse we definitely say mosaics and history and culture. The museum of Sousse is one the amazing place to visit and learn about art, culture, creativity and of course history. The museum consist the best collection of mosiacs in North Africa.

These mosaics are crazy detailed. Think tiny pieces of colored glass and stone arranged to create everything from mythical creatures to lively market scenes.

The artists who made these were amazingly skilled. They used those tiny pieces to create realistic figures and capture the flow of clothes or the glint in a hunter's eye. The museum definitely offers a peek into a world of color, craftsmanship, and the stories of everyday life in a long-ago time once upon time in Byzantine/Roman North Africa.

I would highly recommend visiting this place whenever you...