DAR BEN ABDALLAH

Rue Sidi Qacem, impasse Ben Abdallah

Built in 1796, this palace is home to the Centre of Popular Arts and Traditions.
This is more than a museum and gives an insight into the intimate side of these magnificent houses where people led a peaceful family life. The offset entry leads to an open courtyard round which were situated the family apartments which today hold the museum. The collection of objects re-creates bourgeois life of Tunis in the 19th century with an interesting selection of gold embroidered costumes, jewellery encrusted with precious stones and a collection of unusually fine everyday objects. The four rooms are dedicated respectively to the master of the house, another to the bride, the third to women and the fourth to childhood.