About
The National Museum of Bardo is located in the city of Algiers built in the period of Pasha Mustafa, where Prince Hajj Ben Omar settled in Algiers after the Bey of Algeria granted him political asylum against the background of a dispute over power in Tunisia, and the palace was built after the Andalusian style, which refers to the Spanish word Bardo, which means the place covered with flowers.
In 1879, the Frenchman Jaurette added an annex to the palace to be used as a stable and animal pens. In 1930, when the building was opened as a museum of prehistory and ethnography on the centenary of colonialism in Algeria, the Bardo Museum displays ethnographic artifacts, while the annex is dedicated to prehistory, and since then, it has been called the Bardo Museum, and then named the Bardo National Museum in 1985.
The museum has several collections not only from Algeria but also from abroad. In general and in detail, Bardo, like all the houses of Algeria Beni Mezghena, expresses a civilization closed to prying eyes from the outside: the stairs are painted with blue porcelain entering through a huge door, allowing access to a courtyard decorated with a marble basin, a fountain with jet water, and can be seen: the Diwan, a large salon where the owner of the house held parties and banquets. A wing is attached to the Diwan that allows for more comfort and tranquility.
In 1879, the Frenchman Jaurette added an annex to the palace to be used as a stable and animal pens. In 1930, when the building was opened as a museum of prehistory and ethnography on the centenary of colonialism in Algeria, the Bardo Museum displays ethnographic artifacts, while the annex is dedicated to prehistory, and since then, it has been called the Bardo Museum, and then named the Bardo National Museum in 1985.
The museum has several collections not only from Algeria but also from abroad. In general and in detail, Bardo, like all the houses of Algeria Beni Mezghena, expresses a civilization closed to prying eyes from the outside: the stairs are painted with blue porcelain entering through a huge door, allowing access to a courtyard decorated with a marble basin, a fountain with jet water, and can be seen: the Diwan, a large salon where the owner of the house held parties and banquets. A wing is attached to the Diwan that allows for more comfort and tranquility.