Address : 3, Dead end of Ben Abdallah

This palace, which goes back probably to the 18th century, has been owned successively by Haj Mohamed Ibn Ali al-Bradai al-Kosantini around 1211 H/1796 AD, then Slimane Ibn Abdallah al-Hanafi who was Kahia of the Oujaq or Commanding Officer of the Royal Guard who acquired it in 1216 H/1801. The latter added a particularly luxurious decor to the house when he married the daughter of Bey Hamouda Pasha al-Husseini (1196-1229 H/1782-1813 AD). The palace was then bought by Sheikh Mohamed Tahar Ibn Salah Ibn Abdallah, a rich weaver; he lived there until 1317 H/1905 AD. His heirs then sold it to a Mr. Aublet who occupied it until 1323 H/1905 AD. In 1941 the building reverted to the ex-Directorate of Public Instruction and Fine Arts which assigned it to the Office of Tunisian Arts. In 1964 it became the Centre of Popular Arts and Traditions. With its classical architectural elements — a patio, lower- and upper-level galleries, columns and imposts, rooms decorated with ceramics and naqch hadida — as well as its layout of functional annexes, this large building is a typical specimen of that period's architecture. Currently it is a museum that reproduces faithfully the daily life of a family living in the Medina.