Museum of Antiquities, Archaeological museum in Algiers, Algeria

The Museum of Antiquities is a museum in Algiers, Algeria, that holds and displays ancient sculptures, coins, and artworks from the Islamic period. The collections are spread across several exhibition rooms, each covering objects from different periods of North African history.

The museum was founded in 1897, building on a collection that Bertrand Clauzel had gathered as early as 1835. It stands as one of the oldest museums on the African continent.

The museum holds a collection of ancient sculptures, coins, and objects from the Islamic period that visitors can explore across several rooms. Many of the pieces on display come from excavations across North Africa and show how varied life in the region was over many centuries.

The museum sits in central Algiers on Avenue Krim Belkacem and is easy to reach on foot from the city center. A combination ticket gives access to several nearby cultural institutions, which makes it worth planning a longer visit.

A statue from the 3rd century shows a child pressing an eagle against its chest, a subject rarely seen in ancient art from this region. The collection also holds bronze fragments of an ancient horse that are only occasionally put on display.

• Location: Algiers
• Inception: 1897
• Phone: [phone]
• Website: http://musee-antiquites.art.dz
• GPS coordinates: 36.76140,3.04611
• Latest update: March 3, 2026 08:17