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| Location | Ghadames, Libya |
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| Coordinates | 30°07′54″N9°29′42″E / 30.131801°N 9.495034°E |
| Type | archaeological museum |
| Collection size | Berber items, Roman era art |
The Ghadames Museum is an archaeological museum located in Ghadames, Libya. [1]
With its multiple wings, the museum specializes in Berber history and area wildlife. [1] It includes archaeological remains from Ghadames dating to the Roman period, when it was named Cydamus . There are some column bases of a Roman temple in a section of the Museum.
Columns of the Christian church of Cydamus still remain in the "Sīdī Badrī" Mosque (the oldest in Libya): [2] one is expected to be moved inside the Ghadames Museum.
The museum is one of the most visited places in the city by the tourists.