The  Ahmed Zabana National Museum  (Arabic: المتحف الوطني أحمد زبانة,  El-mathaf El-ouatani Ahmed Zabana ) is a museum located in Oran, Algeria, and named after the Algerian national hero Ahmed Zabana who was executed by the French on May 19, 1956, in Algiers.

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The first floor of the museum tells the story of the local impact of Algeria’s battle for independence from France including a list of local people executed by the French between 1954 and 1962. The museum also includes artwork in the form of ancient sculptures, some mosaics and terracotta portraits and paintings including works by 20th-century Algerian artists and French Orientalists including Eugene Fromentin.

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Painting by Eugène Fromentin, View of Laghouat Commemorative inscription for the construction of a store by order of Mustapha Bouchelaghem Old Algerian derbouka, 19th century
Painting by Eugène Fromentin, View of Laghouat Commemorative inscription for the construction of a store by order of Mustapha Bouchelaghem Old Algerian derbouka, 19th century
Roman mosaic from Bethioua Antique jars from the Oranese coast Velvet vest of a Karakou from Algiers, 19th century
Roman mosaic from Bethioua Antique jars from the Oranese coast Velvet vest of a Karakou from Algiers, 19th century
Ghlila from Tlemcen, 19th century Ceramic tile from the Ottoman period Commemorative inscription of the construction of the Pasha Mosque, by order of Hassan Pacha in 1796
Ghlila from Tlemcen, 19th century Ceramic tile from the Ottoman period Commemorative inscription of the construction of the Pasha Mosque, by order of Hassan Pacha in 1796
Copper box from Oran, 19th century Copper coffee pot from Oran, 19th century  
Copper box from Oran, 19th century Copper coffee pot from Oran, 19th century

 

The  Ahmed Zabana National Museum  (Arabic: المتحف الوطني أحمد زبانة,  El-mathaf El-ouatani Ahmed Zabana ) is a museum located in Oran, Algeria, and named after the Algerian national hero Ahmed Zabana who was executed by the French on May 19, 1956, in Algiers.

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The first floor of the museum tells the story of the local impact of Algeria’s battle for independence from France including a list of local people executed by the French between 1954 and 1962. The museum also includes artwork in the form of ancient sculptures, some mosaics and terracotta portraits and paintings including works by 20th-century Algerian artists and French Orientalists including Eugene Fromentin.

Galerie

Painting by Eugène Fromentin, View of Laghouat Commemorative inscription for the construction of a store by order of Mustapha Bouchelaghem Old Algerian derbouka, 19th century
Painting by Eugène Fromentin, View of Laghouat Commemorative inscription for the construction of a store by order of Mustapha Bouchelaghem Old Algerian derbouka, 19th century
Roman mosaic from Bethioua Antique jars from the Oranese coast Velvet vest of a Karakou from Algiers, 19th century
Roman mosaic from Bethioua Antique jars from the Oranese coast Velvet vest of a Karakou from Algiers, 19th century
Ghlila from Tlemcen, 19th century Ceramic tile from the Ottoman period Commemorative inscription of the construction of the Pasha Mosque, by order of Hassan Pacha in 1796
Ghlila from Tlemcen, 19th century Ceramic tile from the Ottoman period Commemorative inscription of the construction of the Pasha Mosque, by order of Hassan Pacha in 1796
Copper box from Oran, 19th century Copper coffee pot from Oran, 19th century  
Copper box from Oran, 19th century Copper coffee pot from Oran, 19th century

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