A place dedicated to Algerian maritime history
The National Maritime Museum of Algiers is devoted to studying, researching, and preserving Algerian maritime heritage.
National Maritime Museum of Algiers
The museum is dedicated to studying, researching, and preserving Algerian maritime heritage, within the Khair-Eddine vaults.
It traces the relationship between people and the sea, with a focus on the Regency of Algiers.
Diving into History
The museum was created by Executive Decree No. 07-233 dated July 30, 2007. It has branches in several coastal cities.
Located at the foot of the Casbah of Algiers, in vaults built in 1814 by El Hadj Ali Dey, the site first served as Ottoman fleet workshops and later as large ovens under French occupation after 1830.
Exceptional Collections
The museum holds a rich collection that highlights Algerian maritime expertise, including:
- Shipbuilding and repair tools, navigation instruments, as well as anchors and maritime signals recovered from the seabed.
- Objects from several historical periods: prehistoric, ancient, medieval, and Ottoman.
- Models of legendary Algerian ships such as the chebec, galley, and galiot, illustrating Algerian naval engineering.
- Arts and historical objects: paintings, sculptures, maritime figurines, jars, coins, medals, sailors’ clothing, weapons, and cannons.
- Rare documents and manuscripts that record major naval battles and maritime treaties that shaped Algerian history.
Through these treasures, the museum serves as a guardian of Algerian maritime memory and a hub for passing knowledge to future generations.