This is a list of museums in Algeria organized by province
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Mujahid Museum | 27°52′22″N0°17′06″W / 27.87278°N 0.28500°W | [1] |
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National Museum of Moudjahid | National | 1982 | ||||
Central Museum of the Algerian Army | National | |||||
Bardo National Museum | National | ![]() | ||||
National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers | National | | ||||
Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions | National | The palace houses a collection of Sufi relics, leather goods, silver, copper, and wooden items, sourced from various regions across Algeria. | ||||
National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art | National | 1838; officially inaugurated in 1897 | Since 1838, the museum has been known by various names while retaining its primary function. [a] | ![]() | 36°45′41″N3°02′46″E / 36.76139°N 3.04611°E | [2] |
Museum of Modern Art of Algiers (MAMA) | National | 2007 | Dedicated to modern and contemporary art, the museum's mission is to showcase and promote contemporary Algerian art while preserving it, in addition to presenting international contemporary art through both permanent and temporary exhibitions that feature Algerian and international artworks. | ![]() | [3] | |
National Public Museum of Ornament, Miniature and Calligraphy | National | 2007 | Located within the Mustafa Pasha Palace, an historical archaeological site. It houses a collection of 267 artworks. | ![]() |
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Moudjahid Museum | ![]() | |||||
Timgad Museum | National | 1930 | Located at the entrance of the ancient city of Timgad, often referred to as the "Pompeii of North Africa." The museum exhibits artifacts uncovered in Timgad, a city founded during the reign of Emperor Trajan, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. The museum also displays artifacts from other archaeological sites, including Tazoult (Lambaesis). | ![]() | [4] |
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Regional Museum of the Mujahid |
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Abdelmadjid Meziane National Public Museum in Chlef | National | 36°09′36″N1°20′23″E / 36.16000°N 1.33972°E | [5] | |||
Tennis Museum or Museum of Idols (House of Gunpowder) | Municipal | 1847 | The building was constructed in 1847, during the colonial period, under the orders of French General Cavignac. It was originally intended to store weapons and gunpowder for French military campaigns aimed at securing control over the Chlef Plain. The museum houses around 1,000 artefacts and remnants from various civilizations, including Phoenician, Carthaginian, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and French cultures, each of which has influenced the region. | 36°30′44″N1°18′17″E / 36.51222°N 1.30472°E | [6] [7] |
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National Public Museum of Serta |
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Museum of Anthropology and Traditional Art | [8] |
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National Public Museum of Mena'a | National | 1997 | Specializes in prehistoric times and geological eras and features an ethnographic hall. Among its most significant exhibits are fossilized remains of dinosaur bones, including those of Diplodocus, Tyrannosaurus, and Pteranodon. Additionally, the museum showcases a skeleton of a Hippodame fish and the bones of an Elasmosaurus, along with various stone tools from different Stone Age periods that were utilized by humans in their daily lives. |
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National Public Museum of the Boulaziz Brothers | [9] |
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Municipal Museum (Old Church) | Serves as the Municipal Museum in the city of Laghouat. Formerly an old church, the Municipal Museum is one of the most important structures within the historic fortress of Laghouat. | ![]() | [10] |
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Ahmed Zabana National Museum | 1935 | ![]() |
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Mujahid Museum | [11] |
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Musée Public National-Sétif | after 1993 | The museum features four permanent exhibition halls, galleries for mosaics, a restoration laboratory, two artifact storage rooms, a specialized library, and an archaeological garden. It is housed in a modern architectural building that displays collections of artifacts discovered at sites classified as World and National Heritage, encompassing prehistoric times, ancient periods, and Islamic eras. The museum includes unique bone remains and stone tools discovered at one of the oldest sites of human civilization, world-renowned mosaic panels, and a collection of Islamic art from the Hammadi period. | [12] [13] | |||
Bani Warthilan Museum | 2018 | Located in the municipality of Ben Werthilan, approximately 80 km (50 mi) north of Sétif. The museum covers an area of 1,650 m2 (17,800 sq ft) and includes a main entrance leading to a lobby, a main exhibition hall, a multi-purpose exhibition hall, conservation and documentation rooms, a 150-seat lecture hall, a VIP room and additional annexes and corridors. | [14] | |||
Jamila Site Museum | 1910 | Discovered during excavations conducted at the site from 1909 to 1957. Comprising four halls, the museum features mosaics displayed on its walls and floors, including the renowned "Mosaic of the Hunting Myth." | ![]() | [15] |
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National Public Museum of Tébessa | National |
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National Public Museum of Tipaza | 1955 |
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National Public Museum of Islamic Archaeology | [16] | |||||
National Public Museum of Islamic Calligraphy | National | A former mosque that contains artefacts of Almoravid and Zianid art, relics found during excavations at Siga, Honaïne and the Agadir mosque, as well as Almohad and Roman coins | ![]() | 34°52′59″N1°18′41″W / 34.88306°N 1.31139°W | [17] |