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Bardo Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography
The Bardo Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography was built at the end of the 18th century as the country residence of a Tunisian prince exiled in Algiers. Enlarged by a Frenchman during the colonial period, it has been a museum since 1930, displaying the early history and later ethnology of the region. This includes some fabulous fossils, a collection of Neolithic pottery and stones.
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Musée des Beaux Arts
At the edge of the Jardin d'Essai and a short walk from the Martyrs' Memorial, the Musée des Beaux Arts houses the best collection of art in the country. Opened in 1930 and with some 8000 items on the walls and in store, it traces the progress of European and particularly French art from the 16th century, starting with Barnaba di Modena, passing through the neoclassicists such as David and Delacroix, Orientalists including Fromentin and a Renoir painted during the artist's visit in 1882.
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Musée National du Moudjahid
The Musée National du Moudjahid sits beneath the Makam Echahid, its mission to collect, preserve and display objects and memories of the struggle against colonialism. It starts with the story of the French invasion of 1830, but focuses on the glorious struggle from the uprising in Sétif, Constantine and Guelma in 1944 to Independence Day in July 1962.
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Museum of Popular Arts & Traditions
The Museum of Popular Arts & Traditions, is the most accessible of the buildings one can visit in the Casbah. The museum is housed in a fine example of an Ottoman period town house, the Dar Khedaoudj el-Amia, which follows the classic townhouse plan, with an entrance leading to an inner hall and a staircase up to the principal rooms. The museum contains a fascinating collection of traditional Algerian arts and crafts.
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National Museum of Antiquities
The richness of Algeria's heritage is brought home in the understated but well chosen collection on display at the National Museum of Antiquities, a short walk from the Bardo Museum. The collection of antiquities is drawn from sites around the city and throughout Algeria. Among the early works are fine ivory carvings and large, totemic Libyan-period warriors on horseback.
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