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.
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.
Jidar Gallery
Art gallery
2024
Contemporary art gallery and creative space at 82 Rue Didouche Mourad, Alger Centre, hosting exhibitions, artist residencies, cultural events, and conversations.
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 UNESCOWorld Heritage Site in 1982. The museum also displays artifacts from other archaeological sites, including Tazoult (Lambaesis).
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.
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.
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.
Dedicated to the peoples and cultures of the Sahara. It serves as a repository for prehistoric artifacts, ethnographic collections, and handicrafts, and is classified as part of Algeria's national heritage.
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.
Located in the municipality of Ben Werthilan, approximately 80km (50mi) north of Sétif. The museum covers an area of 1,650m2 (17,800sqft) 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.
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."
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
↑Names include: The Museum of Algerian Antiquities, The Algerian Museum of Ancient Antiquities and Islamic Arts, The Stéphane Gsell Museum, named after one of the most renowned French archaeologists, and The National Museum of Antiquities. Ultimately, it was officially designated as The National Museum of Ancient Antiquities.
↑"Chlef Tourist Guide: Sea and Light" (PDF). Directorate of Tourism and Crafts - Wazirat of Chlef. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-18. Accessed on 2020-05-18.
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