Mohamed Racim Art Gallery
رواق محمد راسم | |
Location in Algiers | |
| Established | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Location | 7 Avenue Pasteur, Algiers-Centre, Algiers, Algeria |
| Coordinates | 36°46′12″N 3°03′19″E / 36.770105°N 3.055379°E |
| Type | Art gallery |
The Mohamed Racim Gallery (Arabic: رواق محمد راسم) is an art gallery in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Dedicated to Algerian visual arts and named in honor of the painter and miniaturist Mohamed Racim.
History
The gallery was inaugurated in 1963 by the Algerian Ministry of Culture with the aim of promoting contemporary Algerian artists[1] It regularly hosts temporary exhibitions, retrospectives, and cultural events showcasing visual arts in Algeria.[2][3]
Activities
The Mohamed Racim Gallery organizes:
- Temporary exhibitions by Algerian and foreign visual artists,
- Tributes to major figures of Algerian art,
- Educational and artistic awareness programs.[4]
It also serves as a meeting place for artists, researchers, and art enthusiasts, playing a central role in the cultural scene of Algiers.[5][6]
Notable exhibitions
Several major events have taken place at the Mohamed Racim Gallery:
- 2019: Allégorie exhibition by Taïeb Benabbas Bakhti, organized by the gallery.[4]
- 2023: Participation in the Korean Week in Algiers, organized by the South Korean Embassy and the Ministry of Culture.[3]
- 2024: Treasures of Orientalist Painting exhibition, featuring works inspired by Algerian pictorial traditions.[2]
- 2024: Collective exhibition Mostaganem en panorama, highlighting the heritage and artists of Mostaganem.[5]
- 2024: Solo exhibition by Fayçal Barkat, described by critics as “authentic and luminous.”[6]
References
- ^ "Les plasticiens des années 70 et 80 exposent". lexpressiondz.com. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Galerie Mohamed Racim à Alger : Exposition de peinture sur les trésors de la peinture orientaliste". El Watan (in French). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Ouverture à Alger de la semaine sud-coréenne". Algérie Presse Service (in French). 1 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-10-03. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Galerie Mohamed-Racim «Allégorie», nouvelle exposition de Taïeb Benabbas Bakhti". Algérie360 (in French). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Galerie Mohamed Racim d'Alger : Mostaganem en panorama". Maghreb Info (in French). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Fayçal Barkat à la galerie Mohamed Racim à Alger : peinture authentique et lumineuse". El Watan (in French). 10 December 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2025.