The Museum of Libya, the current inhabitant of the 1930's Italian Governor's Palace |
Gold dome of the former Royal Palace, seat of King Idris of Libya, 1951-1969 |
After the overthrow of the Libyan monarchy in 1969, this became the "Palace of the People" & National Library |
Museum of Libya, the 5th use of this building since the 1930's |
In celebration of 40 years of the Libyan Revolution, the Museum of Libya opened here in 2010 |
Arcades on the Museum of Libya |
Museum of Libya |
The Dioscuri at their new home, the entrance to the Museum of Libya |
Before this, the Dioscuri were on display at the Theatre of Leptis Magna |
Dioscuri - Sons of Zeus, the twins Castor & Pollux (Gemini) |
Castor, the horse trainer |
Detail of Castor wearing an egg shell, from the myth of Leda and the Swan (Zeus) |
Pollux, the boxer |
The Dioscuri hatched from eggs laid by Leda after she was visited by Zeus in the form of a swan |
Dioscuri - Pollux |
Dioscuri of Leptis Magna - Pollux |
Dioscuri - Castor |
Dioscuri - Castor |
Dioscuri - Castor, shown with a horse |
Rear quarter view of Castor |
Rear quarter view of Pollux |
Front porch of the Museum of Libya |
Front porch of the Museum of Libya |
Rear view of Castor |
Looking out from the front door of the Museum of Libya |
Dome of the grand entrance of the former Royal Palace |
Dome of the former Royal Palace, now Museum of Libya |
Fountain beneath the dome of the former Libyan Royal Palace |
Glad dome of the Royal Palace, built in the 1930s for the Italian governor |
Entrance to the Museum of Libya |
Fountain court, Museum of Libya |
Fountain, Museum of Libya |
Museum of Libya |
Museum of Libya |
Ground floor map of the Museum of Libya |
Venus, Museum of Libya |
Prehistory Room - engraved neolithic slab from Ain Elobu, 7000-4000 BC |
Cyrene Room - two aspects of Persephone found at the Necropolis of Cyrene |
Persephone, wife of Hades, Queen of the Underworld |
Marble casket, Cyrene |
The Greek city of Cyrene was founded in 631 BC by King Battus |
Statue of Dionysos from Cyrene |
Bust of Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-190 AD) from ancient Oea, now Tripoli |
Sabratha Room - Museum of Libya |
Armored statue, 1st. C. AD, Sabratha |
Armored statue, 1st. C. AD, Sabratha |
Detail of Roman armor, 1st. C. AD |
Map of Sabratha |
Aerial photo of Sabratha, Museum of Libya |
Symbol of the Punic goddess Tannit |
Fragment of floor in opus signinum with the sign of Tanit, 3rd-1st C. BC, Sabratha |
Leptis Magna Room - the goddess Atargatis from the Severan Forum |
Venus, 2nd C. AD, Leptis Magna - Hadrianic Baths |
This Venus was moved here from the foyer of the Jamahiriya Museum |
Some of the hi-tech multimedia at the Museum of Libya |
Fresco fragment from Leptis Magna |
Fragment of wall painting representing a philosopher, 2nd C. AD, Leptis Magna |
Acephalous (headless) statue of togated man, 1st C. AD, Theatre of Leptis Magna |
Acephalous (headless) statue of togated woman, 1st C. AD, Theatre of Leptis Magna |
Statue of young man wearing a chlamys, 2nd C. AD, Hadrianic Baths, Leptis Magna |
Statue of young man wearing a chlamys, 2nd C. AD, Hadrianic Baths, Leptis Magna |
The Hunting Baths on the edge of Leptis Magna |
Fountain in the shape of a mythical fish |
Aerial photo of Leptis Magna - Museum of Libya |
View of the Severan Basilica at Leptis Magna if you go up the closed stairs |
3D image of the Emperor Claudius |
Statue of an emperor (Marcus Aurelius or Lucius Verus) 2nd C. AD, Tripoli (Oea) |
Statue of an emperor (Marcus Aurelius or Lucius Verus) 2nd C. AD, Tripoli (Oea) |
Statue of Asclepius, god of medicine and healing |
Staircase of the former Royal Palace |
Dome of the Royal Palace from the 2nd floor gallery |
Fountain court, Libyan Royal Palace (Museum of Libya) |
Fountain court, Libyan Royal Palace (Museum of Libya) |
Tiles of the upper terrace of the former Royal Palace |
View from the upper terrace of the former royal palace looking towards Algeria Square |
Tower of the former cathedral seen from the former Royal Palace |
Map of Libya - Museum of Libya |
Gallery of Traditional Architecture - Berber qasr and a house in Ghadames |
Gallery of Libyan Tribes - Tuareg on camels by the sea |
Photographs of Libyan Tuareg, Museum of Libya |
Ceiling of the former Royal Palace |
Gallery of Traditional Music |
Gallery of Traditional Music |
Gallery of Traditional Music |
Museum of Libya |
Gallery around the fountain court |
The Glorious Revolution Room - Museum of Libya |
The Libyan Revolution, 1969 |
Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution |
Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution |
Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution |
Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution |
The closure of British and American military bases in the early 1970s |
Gadhafi - Gallery of the Revolution |
Contemporary Libyan art, Museum of Libya |
Contemporary Libyan art, Museum of Libya |
Contemporary Libyan art, Museum of Libya |
Gallery of Libyan Art |
Gallery of Libyan Art |
Gallery of Libyan Art |
Gallery of Libyan Art |
Gallery of Libyan Carpets |
Gallery of Libyan Carpets |
A bridge with a photo of Omar al-Mukhtar |
Future projects - Zuwarah Hotel near the Tunisian border |
Future projects - Zuwarah Hotel near the Tunisian border |
Future project - Grand North |
Museum of Libya |
Museum of Libya |
Museum of Libya |
Museum of Libya - the guards weren't particulary keen on me walking around the gardens... |
Sculpture outside the Museum of Libya |
Museum of Libya |