This palace was the house of many
princes,
deys and
beys for centuries. Each one of them added his personal touch and extended it more. The current decoration of the palace was
Youssef Saheb Ettabaa’s choice. In 1858, Dar Hussein became the first municipal council of Tunis and got the name of
Dar El Achra (House of the ten) as it had 10 members. In 1881, the French general
Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard stayed in the Dar Hussein for the whole occupation period. After 1957, became the main office for the National Institute of Heritage. == Etymology==