| Red Castle Museum also known as: • Assaraya Alhamra Museum (Arabic: متحف السرايا الحمراء) • Archaeological Museum of Tripoli |
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| Established | 1919 |
| Location | Tripoli, Libya |
| Type | National museum |
The Red Castle Museum or Assaraya Alhamra Museum (Arabic: متحف السرايا الحمراء), or Archaeological Museum of Tripoli, is Libya's national museum of 5,000 years from prehistory to the independence revolution (1953) era.[1] It is located in Tripoli's Assaria al-Hamra or Red Castle fortress, on the promontory above and adjacent to the old-town district with medina Ghadema. The museum, designed in conjunction with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has an entrance on historic Martyrs' Square or As-Saha al-Kradrah.[2]
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The museum was established in 1919, when the colonial Italians converted a section of the castle to a museum to house many of the archaeological artifacts scattered across the country since prehistoric times. When the British occupied Libya during World War II, the museum occupied the entire complex of the castle and in 1948 was renamed The Libyan Museum. The museum reopened to the public in 1988, renamed the Assaraya Alhmara Museum–Red Castle Museum, with 'state-of-the-art' facilities.[2]
The museum was designed with different wings and floors for the exhibition of the distinct collections.[1][2]
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