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The museum recently reopened on December 12, 2025, after being closed since 2011 due to the civil war and security issues.
Key Facts about museum
- The Red Castle Museum, also known as Assaraya Alhamra, is Libya's national archaeological museum housed in the historic Red Castle fortress in Tripoli city.
- Established in 1919 by Italian colonial authorities, it initially housed artifacts from prehistoric times across Libya.​
- During World War II under British control, it expanded to the full castle and was renamed the Libyan Museum in 1948.
- Covers 5,000 years of history, from prehistory through Phoenician, Punic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern eras up to Libya's 1953 independence.​
- Features four levels with 47 galleries displaying mosaics, sculptures, coins, mummies, jewelry, pottery, and natural history exhibits.​
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