{"id":38332,"date":"2021-12-04T12:13:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T12:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/?p=38332"},"modified":"2021-12-04T12:13:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T12:13:21","slug":"museum-of-modern-art-of-algiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/en\/museum-of-modern-art-of-algiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum of Modern Art of Algiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Museum of Modern Art of Algiers<\/strong>\u00a0(MAMA) opened its doors in 2007 in the Algerian capital in the former space of\u00a0<strong>the Galeries Alg\u00e9riennes<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>the Galeries de France<\/strong>, a luxury department store, in close proximity to Algiers\u2019 other cultural landmarks such as\u00a0<strong>the Palais des Rais<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>the Casbah<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>the National Theatre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mama3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mama3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mama3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mama3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mama3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arguably, one of the most fascinating and significant aspects of MAMA is its location. As aforementioned, the museum is located in the former building of the Galeries Alg\u00e9riennes and the Galeries de France, dating back to 1909. The\u00a0<strong>Henri Petit<\/strong>\u00a0building represents neo-moorish style, which was originally conceived by\u00a0<strong>Charles Celestin Jonnart<\/strong>, echoing a complicated colonial sentiment. Jonnart, the General Governor of Algeria, was focused on constructing a celebrated image of Algiers, claiming to protect and respect the indigenous identity. The decision to establish a museum into this space arguably carries a heavy political mark and can be seen as an act of reclaiming cultural sovereignty as it represents a direct gesture of repurposing an architectural complex originated and inherited from the colonisers. The fact that the museum resides in a former department store adds another layer of meanings to the museum work and encourages us to consider topics such as consumption, which is a particularly fruitful subject vis-\u00e0-vis contemporary art and the museum institution. Traditionally, we tend to disinfect museums from any kind of commercial activities. Yet, at the same time museums are firm players in the international art market and in many ways remind us of department stores. At museums we tend to stroll around and gaze objects and artefacts \u2013 similar behaviours form the core of our \u2018shopping\u2019 activities.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the museum as a whole, MAMA also represents the capital\u2019s and perhaps the entire state\u2019s, too, wishes to revitalise and remobilise the centre through cultural means. This observation is supported by the fact that the museum opened as part of the festivities celebrating Algiers\u2019 year as Arab Capital of Culture. This trend of creating museums in order to increase a neighbourhood\u2019s or a city\u2019s attractiveness is by no means new and the result of the so-called Bilbao effect. In the 21st century, we have witnessed a plethora of new institutions being established in the region: think of\u00a0<strong>the Louvre Abu Dhabi<\/strong>, Doha\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Museum of Islamic Art<\/strong>\u00a0and Marrakech\u2019s\u00a0<strong>MACAAL<\/strong>. In this group MAMA is unique since it is located in an older building. Usually, these new museums tend to occupy purpose-built spaces. On the contrary, MAMA represents a stark contrast to this trend, possibly signalling wishes related to cultural reappropriation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mama2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mama2.jpg 630w, https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mama2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The museum\u2019s collection is focused on Algerian modern and contemporary art, but it also includes works from other countries, for instance Italy, South Korea and Senegal. The MAMA maintains a somewhat active exhibitionary programming, averaging around three shows each year, presenting both monographic and group exhibitions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-140 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-140 alignnone photo\" src=\"http:\/\/mathqaf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Photo-6-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Elina Sairanen\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"author-title\">by<a href=\"http:\/\/mathqaf.com\/author\/elina\/\" rel=\"author\">Elina Sairanen<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"author-bio\">Elina Sairanen is a museologist and the co-founder of Mathqaf, currently pursuing a PhD in museology at the University of Leicester. Elina\u2019s research focuses on the emergence of pan-Arab art collections and museums. Before starting her PhD, Elina worked for various cultural and research institutions including MoMA in New York and the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. Elina holds an MA in Museum and Gallery Practice from UCL and a BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences from University College Maastricht.<\/p>\n<p>mathqaf.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Museum of Modern Art of Algiers\u00a0(MAMA) opened its doors in 2007 in the Algerian capital in the former space of\u00a0the Galeries&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":38339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,10,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria","category-art","category-featured-articles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Museum of Modern Art of Algiers - AAH.JZR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/en\/museum-of-modern-art-of-algiers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Museum of Modern Art of Algiers - 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