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Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions

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The Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions is an art museum in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The museum is located on Rue Socgemah in the Souk El-Djemaâ of the Basse-Casbah district and welcomes around 47,000 visitors every year. Its displays Algerian art, including rugs, jewelry, pottery and costumes. The museum is housed in a former 16th-century Ottoman era palace. The former Turkish residence was formerly known as Dar Khadaoudj El Amia or Dar El Bekri. The museum contains a library, department of conservation, and Animation and Documentation Department.

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Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions
Rue Dr Belarbi ⴰⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵏ ⴹⵔ ⴱⵍⵄⴰⵔⴱⵉ نهج الدكتور بن العربي, Casbah Casbah

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المتحف الوطني للفنون والتقاليد الشعبية/دار خداوج العمياء (دار خداوج العمياء)

Rue Dr Belarbi ⴰⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵏ ⴹⵔ ⴱⵍⵄⴰⵔⴱⵉ نهج الدكتور بن العربي
16021 Casbah, Casbah
Algiers, Algeria
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