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{{Short description|Art museum in Algiers, Algeria}}
[[File:Musée National des Antiquités Algériennes.png|thumb|Museum of Antiquities, around 1899]]
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The '''Museum of Antiquities''' is an [[art museum]] in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]]. The museum opened in 1897. In 1911, it was described as having "the finest collection of the kind in Algeria." The museum holds objects related to Algeria and [[Rome]].<ref name="WDL">{{cite web |url = http://www.wdl.org/en/item/8765/ |title = Museum: Entrance Hall, II, Algiers, Algeria |website = [[World Digital Library]] |year = 1899 |accessdate = 2013-09-25 }}</ref>
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The '''National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art''' ({{lang-fr|Musée National des Antiquités & des Arts Islamiques}}) is an [[art museum]] in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]].

==History==
According to [[Museum with No Frontiers]], the National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art is the oldest museum in Algeria and Africa. The collection was set up in 1835 by [[Bertrand Clauzel]] and curated by [[Louis-Adrien Berbrugger]]. The early museum opened in 1838 with antiquities of Algerian provenance. Up until 1896, the museum had been moved to several different locations, until it settled on the Mustapha Pasha hills and was officially inaugurated there in 1897.<ref name="museumwnf partner">[http://islamicart.museumwnf.org/pm_partner.php?theme=ISL&id=Mus01;dz National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art], ''Museumwnf.org''</ref>

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The museum opened in 1897. In 1911, it was described as having "the finest collection of the kind in Algeria".<ref name="WDL">{{cite web |url = http://www.wdl.org/en/item/8765/ |title = Museum: Entrance Hall, II, Algiers, Algeria |website = [[World Digital Library]] |year = 1899 |accessdate = 2013-09-25 }}</ref>

The branch of the museum that houses the Islamic collection was inaugurated in 2003. A reading room exhibiting a numismatic collection opened in 2006.<ref name="museumwnf partner"/>

In March 2019, during the [[2019–20 Algerian protests]], the museum was looted. According to the Algerian ministry of culture, "criminals" used the agitation from the street protests to penetrate the museum, break and steal some of the pieces exhibited, start fires in the administration offices, and destroy registry documents. The same incident had almost happened a week before but the looters had been contained by the police.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/arts-expos/alger-des-vols-et-des-degats-au-musee-de-l-antiquite-et-des-arts-islamiques_3293285.html Alger : des vols et des dégâts au Musée de l'Antiquité et des Arts islamiques], ''Francetvinfo.fr'', 9 March 2019</ref> A few days later, the Algerian authorities announced that the artefacts stolen from the museum had been recovered (mainly swords and guns from the 1950s) and that the fire had actually taken place in an aisle that was under renovation.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Guy Boyer, [https://www.connaissancedesarts.com/non-classe/actualite/les-objets-du-musee-des-antiquites-dalger-pilles-pendant-les-manifestations-ont-ete-retrouves-11116390/ Les objets du musée des Antiquités d’Alger, pillés pendant les manifestations, ont été retrouvés], ''Connaissancedesarts.com'', 12 March 2019</ref>

==Description==
The museum holds objects related to Algeria and [[Rome]].<ref name="WDL"/>

The museum is divided into two collections: Antiquity and Islamic.<ref name="museumwnf partner"/>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*{{fr icon}} {{ar icon}} {{official website|http://www.musee-antiquites.art.dz/}}
*[https://archnet.org/sites/16381 Description] on Archnet.org


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[[Category:Islamic museums]]
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[[Category:Museums in Algiers]]
[[Category:Archaeological museums in Algeria]]




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Latest revision as of 19:13, 8 September 2023

National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art
Algerian National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art
Museum of Antiquities ca. 1899
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Established1897
LocationAlgiers, Algeria
Coordinates36°45′41″N 3°2′46″E / 36.76139°N 3.04611°E / 36.76139; 3.04611
Typeart museum

The National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art (French: Musée National des Antiquités & des Arts Islamiques) is an art museum in Algiers, Algeria.

History

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According to Museum with No Frontiers, the National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art is the oldest museum in Algeria and Africa. The collection was set up in 1835 by Bertrand Clauzel and curated by Louis-Adrien Berbrugger. The early museum opened in 1838 with antiquities of Algerian provenance. Up until 1896, the museum had been moved to several different locations, until it settled on the Mustapha Pasha hills and was officially inaugurated there in 1897.[1]

The museum opened in 1897. In 1911, it was described as having "the finest collection of the kind in Algeria".[2]

The branch of the museum that houses the Islamic collection was inaugurated in 2003. A reading room exhibiting a numismatic collection opened in 2006.[1]

In March 2019, during the 2019–20 Algerian protests, the museum was looted. According to the Algerian ministry of culture, "criminals" used the agitation from the street protests to penetrate the museum, break and steal some of the pieces exhibited, start fires in the administration offices, and destroy registry documents. The same incident had almost happened a week before but the looters had been contained by the police.[3] A few days later, the Algerian authorities announced that the artefacts stolen from the museum had been recovered (mainly swords and guns from the 1950s) and that the fire had actually taken place in an aisle that was under renovation.[4]

Description

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The museum holds objects related to Algeria and Rome.[2]

The museum is divided into two collections: Antiquity and Islamic.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art, Museumwnf.org
  2. ^ a b "Museum: Entrance Hall, II, Algiers, Algeria". World Digital Library. 1899. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  3. ^ (in French) Alger : des vols et des dégâts au Musée de l'Antiquité et des Arts islamiques, Francetvinfo.fr, 9 March 2019
  4. ^ (in French) Guy Boyer, Les objets du musée des Antiquités d’Alger, pillés pendant les manifestations, ont été retrouvés, Connaissancedesarts.com, 12 March 2019
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