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Ahmed Zabana National Museum

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Displays on Algeria's independence movement, plus natural history exhibits & Orientalist paintings. People often mention museum, Oran, visit, Zabana, Museum, city, history, collection, National, Salle,


Address

M9W3+JG7, 19, Avenue Ahmed Zabana, Oran 31000, Algeria

Contact

+213 41 40 37 81

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (368 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 10 AM to 12 PM, 2 to 6 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 12 PM, 1 to 6 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 4:30 PM

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  • 5/5 ͡ʖ#Ÿ1Č8N3#͡ᕙᕗ 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Kayene hada bark fi wahren 😅 (Original) Kayene hada bark fi wahren 😅
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 mourad r. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) National Zabana Museum of Oran Inaugurated in 1930, in the city center, on the occasion of the centenary of colonization, it was opened to the public in 1935, under the name of Musée Demaëght. At independence, it was entrusted to the People's Municipal Assembly (APC) of the city of Oran. Then in 1986, it came under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and was renamed the National Zabana Museum, in tribute to this martyr, the first guillotine in the liberation war. The exhibition halls Natural History Hall Prehistory room Antiquity Hall Maghreb ethnography room Foreign ethnography room Islamic archeology hall Old Oran Room Fine Arts Room (Original) Musée National Zabana d'Oran Inauguré en 1930, en plein centre-ville, à l’occasion du centenaire de la colonisation, il a été ouvert au public en 1935, sous l’appellation de Musée Demaëght. A l’indépendance, il a été confié à l’Assemblée Populaire Communale (APC) de la ville d’Oran. Puis en 1986, il est passé sous la tutelle du Ministère                de la Culture et a été rebaptisé Musée National Zabana, en hommage à ce martyr, premier guillotiné de la guerre de la libération. Les salles d’expositions Salle d’histoire naturelle Salle de préhistoire Salle de l’antiquité Salle d’ethnographie maghrébine Salle d’ethnographie étrangère Salle de l’archéologie islamique Salle du vieil Oran Salle des beaux-arts
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Omar H. 4 years ago on Google
    The Ahmed Zabana National Museum is a museum located in Oran. It's definitely recommended to visit when visiting the city. It is named after the Algerian national hero Ahmed Zabana executed by the French on May 19, 1956, in Algiers.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Abdennour T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good place and bad parking (Original) Bon endroit et mauvaise stationnement
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fatima Zahra !. 4 years ago on Google • 17 reviews
    Ahmed zabana National Museum is one of the best museums in the country,it is small but contains huge amounts of masterpieces and sculptures and paintings and stuffed animals and also aquatic animals....I loved it , I definitely recommend this place for u to visit as soon as possible
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 moumina m. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Salam We visited this museum Monday, June 24 My cha ALLAH nothing to say it is beautiful and full of things to know we were lucky there was a gentleman on the first floor he gave us a lot of information j was with my child in the stroller and the visit was very good on the stairs a young man helped me several times on the stairs RABIE YAHAFDAHE The museum closes at 16h Dommmage I could not see all I thank the bcp the gentleman on the first floor c is a real researcher 👏👏👏j learned bcp thing اللهم زدنا علما ملاحظة: متاحف مافيهاش بزاف الناس ولكن مدينة جديدة واااااي خصادة خصنا نفطنوا وارجعوا للاريخنا الغني تاريخ الجزائر ماراهش غير في الثورة يا اساتذة نتاع التاريخ ه قصر الباي خااااوي (Original) Salam On a visité ce musé lundi 24 juin Ma cha ALLAH rien a dire il est beau et pleine de chose à savoir on a eu de la chance il y avait un monsieur au premier étage il nous a donné bcp d information j etais avec mon enfant dans la poussette et la visite etait tres bien dans les escaliers un jeune homme m a aidé plusieurs fois dans l'escalier RABIE YAHAFDAHE Le musé ferme à 16h Dommmage je n ai pas pu tous voir Je remercie bcp le monsieur au premier étage c est un vrai chercheur 👏👏👏j ai appris bcp de chose اللهم زدنا علما ملاحظة : متاحف مافيهاش بزاف الناس ولكن مدينة جديدة واااااي قصر الباي خااااوي خصنا نفطنوا ونرجعوا لتاريخنا الغني تاريخ الجزائر ماراهش غير في الثورة يا اساتذة نتاع التاريخ ه
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Red V. 1 year ago on Google • 158 reviews
    The Ahmed Zabana Museum is one of the most important museums in Oran and Algeria. It was named in honor of the martyr Ahmed Zabana, and was established in 1935 by the Geography and Archeology Foundation at the Palace of Fine Arts. The museum contains many artifacts, divided into three sections. The museum has antique coins, Roman and African artifacts, and natural history. Two gorgeous Roman mosaic pieces have been added. Enjoy a historical tour inside the museum and see lanterns, vases, ornaments and coins from the Punic collection. The museum provides a set of organized workshops to spread the culture of visiting museums as well as to support tourism in the city.

  • 5/5 Adwan A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) If you understand the history of the city, the true spirit of this museum will tell you everything about the city of Oran (Original) اذا بدك تفهم تاريخ المدينة صح روح هذا المتحف، يحكي كل شي عن مدينة وهران
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Suvendu D. 5 years ago on Google
    Oran's museum is little-visited by foreigners, but it is one of the keys to understanding the city, although the collection doesn’t always live up to the grandeur of the building. A large 1st-floor room tells the local story of the battle for independence, most moving being the list of local people executed by the French between 1954 and 1962. There are also interesting exhibits of ancient sculptures, some good mosaics and terracotta portraits. The extensive, neglected natural history collection includes giant lobsters and squid and, in the basement among the stuffed animals, a shark, all caught in the bay. The paintings are more surprising, being a mix of works by 20th-century Algerian artists, French Orientalists including Eugene Fromentin, and some 18th-century studies of mythical subjects.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Aymen B. 2 years ago on Google • 10 reviews
    It contains landmarks and animals that lived in Algeria in the past 🤯, it's worth a visit. To the first time visitors, take extra care of their belongings, especially phones, when leaving the museum , the route is overgrown with the fastest thieves in the world 🚀
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Baghdadi Mohamed EL a. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A museum of memory of the city of Oran. (Original) Un musée de la memoire de la ville d'Oran .
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Idir F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Between my last two visits over 15 years nothing more the same collection that degrades day by day (Original) Entre mes deux dernier visite pluse de 15 ans rien de plus la méme collection qui dégrade de jour en jour
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nasreddine B. 3 years ago on Google
    La création du musée municipal Demaëght dans la ville d'Oran est due à Louis Demaëght, archéologue et épigraphiste, qui réunit en 1882 divers objets issus de ses propres collections et répartis en trois sections : la numismatique (13 pièces), les antiquités romaines et africaines (16 pièces), l'histoire naturelle, objets auxquels s'ajoutent dès l'ouverture du musée les deux remarquables mosaïques romaines de Portus magnus déplacées du site dit du « Vieil Arzew » à Bethioua : la grande mosaïque en quatre tableaux, et la petite représentant le Départ de Bacchus vers les Indes[1]. Plus tard, d’autres sections comme la préhistoire et l'ethnographie, la peinture, la sculpture, l'art graphique et la gravure, furent ajoutées. Face à l'augmentation du fonds, un nouveau local s’imposa bientôt. Édifié en 1933, le bâtiment actuel, situé au 19, boulevard Zabana, est officiellement inauguré le 11 novembre 1935 dans les locaux du palais des beaux-arts et est appelé dans un premier temps « musée Demaëght ». Ce grand bâtiment comprend non seulement le musée, mais aussi la bibliothèque municipale et l'école des beaux-arts d'Oran. En 1963, après l'indépendance de l'Algérie, le musée est placé sous la tutelle de l’Assemblée populaire communale de la ville d’Oran, et ce jusqu’en 1986. Depuis cette date, il est sous la tutelle du ministère de la Culture algérien et a été rebaptisé musée national Zabana en hommage à Ahmed Zabana (1926-1956), combattant de la révolution algérienne
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Wail F. 1 year ago on Google • 38 reviews
    Worth a visit if you're in town. Has a highly diversified collection of historical artefacts and natural history specimens, as well as a variety of ancient cultural pieces. The only downside is that many of the show rooms are not air-conditioned, so I wouldn't recommend visiting if it's too hot.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kawther G. 1 year ago on Google • 21 reviews
    It was amazing the crew was welcoming and competent they would give ya some random info and fun facts about the artifacts, there's an art section with some great painting unfortunately you can't take pics of that section, but you free to do it anywhere else, I was a bit concerned about the mummified animals they weren't sealed properly so a specialist need to take a look I'm not an expert overall it was a nice afternoon
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 rimbluebooks 1 year ago on Google • 12 reviews
    Probably my favourite place to visit in the city of Oran 😍😍😍 i love the history and their natural collection. It opens at 9.AM Don't visit on the weekends and national holidays (it's closed)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Mark A. 6 years ago on Google • 11 reviews
    A bog standard provincial museum. Downside: acres of dusty glass cases containing miscellaneous bones, rocks and flakes of pottery, along with the same stuffed herons and pickled lizards as every other museum of its kind. Upside: moderately interesting French paintings of Oran (not good paintings, but tellingly orientalist); upstairs random ethnographic exhibits from former French colonies, and a small but well-formed collection of Algerian handicrafts (mostly Kabyle).
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 منير �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Meryl (Original) مريل
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Tango P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Museum visited except that there is no guide (Original) Musée a visité sauf que y'a pas de guide
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Benichou بن يشو Hadj Mohammed حاج �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) National heritage .. I recommend to visit it. (Original) Patrimoine national.. je conseille de le visiter.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hicham B. 3 years ago on Google
    Wonderful museum
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 arj a. 5 years ago on Google
    genial
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Abdelkader B. 8 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Not well organized and need to be cleaned and painted again
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 * 7 months ago on Google
    Unfortunately everything is made by french guy 🤷🏻‍♀️
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Abdullah Pareyo (. 4 years ago on Google • 7 reviews
    Small museum. But lot of history, pre history

  • 2/5 simou i. 6 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    It was okey, it wasn't like wow or something. There is like some interesting things to see, I liked it but I didn't love it.

  • 5/5 جلول �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very beautiful and wonderful and continuous creativity (Original) جميل جداً ورائع وابداع متواصل

  • 5/5 ثقافة �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Relapse (Original) انتغسن

  • 3/5 sami k. 1 year ago on Google
    Could be a little cleaner. But the collection inside and the helpful staff compensate for that.

  • 5/5 nedjmedine k. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nostalgia (Original) La nostalgie

  • 5/5 Hawaii Lalala G. 6 years ago on Google
    Quality art and very well displayed. Unlike most places in the world they did not allow photography, even without a flash. That was the only very disappointing thing. Otherwise highly recommended.

  • 4/5 tima s. 3 years ago on Google
    The museum has many rooms: prehistorique roman islamic and natural history and a room for modern arts you can also find many pieces from diffrent region of algeria of diffrent times and other pieces that came from other countries like tunisia morocco japan chine new calidonia and african countries

  • 5/5 أحلام �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice (Original) جميل

  • 4/5 OZ P. 1 year ago on Google
    You should give it a look

  • 4/5 SAL A. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice!

  • 5/5 Sara B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Wow the museum is awesome the first time I see it ❤❤ (Original) واو المتحف رائع أول مرة أراه ❤❤

  • 5/5 ONUR K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the rare places that cannot be seen in Jazeera is a truly huge museum. (Original) Cezayire gidipte görülmeden gelinmeyecek ender yerlerden birisi gerçekten muazzam bir müze.

  • 4/5 houssem E. 1 year ago on Google
    U would love & appreciate the experience. U should definitely give it a visit if U have a spare 45mn or so.

  • 5/5 Souafi M. 1 year ago on Google
    A good bike's trip using google maps

  • 5/5 Günter n. 1 year ago on Google
    A must to visit , it has 3 floors full of art and history and biology and archeology

  • 3/5 mouna j. 9 years ago on Google
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  • 1/5 zaoui k. 4 years ago on Google
    house of A.zaoui

  • 5/5 Omar Elfarouk Z. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent museum

  • 3/5 Mohamed G. 3 years ago on Google
    Cool

  • 5/5 TIC O. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Museum (Original) Musée

  • 5/5 Tita T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) God willing (Original) مشاء الله

  • 4/5 Riad B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Exceptional (Original) Exceptionnel

  • 4/5 ayad a. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A very impressive museum (Original) متحف روعة للغاية

  • 5/5 ناصر الدين الجزائري Naser B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An architectural masterpiece that includes the history of the city of Oran and its surroundings (Original) تحفة معمارية تضم بين قاعاتها تاريخ مدينة وهران ومحيطها

  • 5/5 Yahia H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) To visit (Original) A visiter

  • 5/5 Sidahmed K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A site that should be part of the schedule of tourist guides ... Friendly staff welcome! There are also paintings and statuettes to discover, unfortunately it is forbidden to take a picture, so I sincerely suggest you take a ride;) (Original) Un site qui devrait faire partie du planning des guides touristiques ... Accueil sympathique du personnel ! Il existe aussi des tableaux et des statuettes à découvrir, malheureusement il est interdit de les prendre en photo, donc je vous propose sincèrement de faire un tour ;)

  • 4/5 Ikr L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) advisable (Original) Conseillé

  • 4/5 fatima zohra z. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It's good but a little modernization is not superfluous (Original) C'est bon mais un peu de modernisation n'est pas superflue

  • 3/5 Mezali M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A magical place I highly recommend it for families and students too. It would be good to maintain this national heritage more. Many thanks to the very pleasant staff. (Original) Un endroit féerique je le conseil vivement pour les familles et étudiants aussi sa serait bien d’entretenir d’avantage ce patrimoine national un grand merci au personnel très agréables

  • 5/5 ELMOUSTAFA Z. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) l was created in 1879 by a learned society known at the time as the Geography and Archeology Society of the Province of Oran. At that time, there was no Museum in Oran, but there was a heritage dispersed in the old town hall of the Place de la République where there was a room called "Salle des Oiseaux" where we kept a beautiful collection of 'Birds, ostrich eggs, monkeys, a polished ax and some other objects of curiosity, as well as in the alleys of the promenade of the pond (Ibn Badis square) were exposed to the weather various Roman inscriptions. The idea of ​​creating a Museum in the city came to Commander Demaeght (Archaeologist and Epigraphist) who launched an appeal to citizens to enrich the existing collections. It has been designated by the members of the Society to collect precious documents with him. Therefore, an appropriate room was essential. Built in 1933 on the occasion of the centenary of French Algeria, the current building; Sis 19 Bd Zabana - Oran -, was officially inaugurated on November 11, 1935 in the premises of the Palais des Beaux Arts and will be called "Musée DEMAEGHT". This Palace includes: The Museum, the Municipal Library and the School of Fine Arts. After independence, the Museum was entrusted to the Municipal People's Assembly of the city of Oran which in 1986 handed over by decree 86-135 of November 12, 1985, the Museum to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism; the name of "Musée Demaeght", was changed to "Musée National Ahmed ZABANA" in Homage to our Martyrs. (Original) l est crée en 1879 par une Société Savante dénommée à l'époque, Société de Géographie et d'Archéologie de la Province d'Oran. A cette époque, il n'existait pas de Musée à Oran, mais il y avait un patrimoine dispersé à l'ancienne mairie de la Place de la République où il existait une salle appelée "salle des Oiseaux" où on conservait une belle collection d'Oiseaux, des œufs d'Autruche, des singes, une Hache polie et quelques autres objets de curiosité, ainsi que dans les allées de la promenade de l'étang (place Ibn Badis) étaient exposées aux intempéries diverses inscriptions romaines. L'idée de la création d'un Musée dans la ville est survenue au commandant Demaeght (Archéologue et Épigraphiste) qui a lancé un appel aux citoyens afin d'enrichir les collections existantes. Il a été désigné par les membres de la Société de réunir chez lui les documents précieux. De ce fait, un local approprié s'imposait. Édifié en 1933 à l'occasion du centenaire de l'Algérie française, le bâtiment actuel; Sis 19 Bd Zabana - Oran -, fut inauguré officiellement le 11 novembre 1935 dans les locaux du Palais des Beaux Arts et sera dénommé "Musée DEMAEGHT". Ce Palais comprend : Le Musée, la Bibliothèque Municipale et l’École des Beaux Arts. Après l'indépendance, le Musée fut confié é l'Assemblé Populaire Communale de la ville d'Oran qui remit en 1986 par le décret 86-135 du 12 novembre 1985, le Musée au Ministère de la Culture et du Tourisme; le nom de "Musée Demaeght", a été changé en "Musée National Ahmed ZABANA" en Hommage aux nos Martyrs.

  • 4/5 Fikret �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Must visit (Original) Il faut visiter

  • 5/5 Abdelhadi B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A museum worth the visit, a big thank you to the guilds. (Original) Un musée qui vaut la visite , un grand merci aux guildes.

  • 5/5 Elyes �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I loved it .. magnificent .. to visit (Original) J'ai adoré.. magnifique.. à visiter

  • 5/5 Abdalhadi K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) God willing, a great cultural diversity كبير (Original) مشاء الله👍روعة تنوع ثقافي كبير 📚🔭📷🎨

  • 5/5 bochra b. 4 years ago on Google
    Loved it very touristic... Especially the natural history section

  • 5/5 Fayeq M. A. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place for families and tourists

  • 4/5 Lucas V. 1 year ago on Google
    Foot baller


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