Red Castle Museum

Red Castle Museum
also known as:
 • Assaraya Alhamra Museum
(Arabic: متحف السرايا الحمراء)
 • Archaeological Museum of Tripoli

Established	1919
Location	Tripoli, Libya
Type	National museum

The Red Castle Museum, also known as As-saraya Al-hamra Museum (Arabic: متحف السرايا الحمراء, romanized: Matḥaf al-Sarāyā al-Ḥamrāʼ), the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli or Jamahiriya Museum,^[1][2] is a national museum in Libya. It is located in the historic building known as the Red Castle of Tripoli (Arabic: السراي الحمراء, romanized: al-Sarāy al-Ḥamrāʼ), sometimes also referred to as Red Saraya, on the promontory above and adjacent to the old-town district with medina Ghadema.

Designed in conjunction with UNESCO, the museum covers 5,000 years from prehistory to the independence revolution (1953) era.^[3] The museum has an entrance on historic As-Saha al-Kradrah, the Martyrs' Square.^[4] The museum has been closed since 2011 due to security concerns.