The Dar Essid Museum is a privately-managed art museum in the medina of Sousse. The museum showcases the edifice of the family of aristocrats and the daily life in Sousse during the 18th and 19th centuries. The museum is housed in a beautiful old home, furnished in the fabulous style of a well-to-do 19th-century Sousse official and his family. The extravagance reflected in the Andalusian-tiled facades and in the objets d'art and European antique furniture in the downstairs rooms are worth seeing. The Roman lamp with the graphic depiction of a copulating couple in the master bedroom seeks to demonstrate the husband's control and stamina until the lamp went out. Also of interest, is a 700-year-old marriage contract that's decorated using the 18-karat gold in the first wife's bedroom.
As the Dar Essid Museum is located in the medina, it's just a 5-10 minutes walk from the city centre. The local bus station is next to the Medina in the town centre, so you can easily bus there. Local buses No.12 and 18 to Port El Kantaoui leave every 30 minutes from the bus stop just outside the medina. The main train station of Sousse Voyageurs is located just west of Pl Farhat Hached.
Day Opening Hours Closing Hours
Sunday 10am 7pm
Monday 10am 7pm
Tuesday 10am 7pm
Wednesday 10am 7pm
Thursday 10am 7pm
Friday 10am 7pm
Saturday 10am 7pm
From October to April: 10am to 6pm
Waiting Time
Entrance Fee
Entry fee id 4 DT(Tunisian Dinar).
You may be charged extra for a camera.
Time you can spend
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