Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions

The Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions is an art museum located in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Its displays Algerian art, including rugs, jewellery, pottery and costumes.[1] The museum is housed in a former 16th-century Ottoman palace.[1] The former Turkish residence was formerly known as Dar Bakri.[2]

Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions
LocationAlgiers, Algeria
Typeart museum
Collection sizeDisplays Algerian art, including rugs, jewellery, pottery and costumes

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References

  1. Bloom, Jonathan M.; Blair, Sheila S. (2009), "Algeria", The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture, Volume 1, Oxford University Press, p. 51, ISBN 019530991X, the Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions in a fine, 16th-century Ottoman palace with good displays of rugs, jewellery, pottery and costumes.
  2. Myers, Bernard Samuel (1959), "Africa, North", Encyclopedia of World Art, Volume 1, McGraw-Hill, p. lxxxvi, The Palace of Dar Bakri is a fine Turkish residence now given over to a permanent exposition of Algerian art...

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