Exhibit room
Builders of Modern Algeria
βStatesmen, storytellers and artists of a new century.β
9 figures1 eras2 regions
Statesmen, filmmakers and contemporary artists holding up a mirror to a changing nation, on screens and stages at home and abroad.
Why this collection matters
They translate Algeria for a new century, winning the world's highest honours while asking, at home, what the nation has become and might still be.
Featured stories
In this gallery
Film director of memory and independence
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
National / Algeria-wide
Film director & urban storyteller
Merzak Allouache
Algiers
Film director of diaspora and memory
Rachid Bouchareb
Algeria / Diaspora
Film director and editor
Yamina Bachir-Chouikh
Algiers
Film director of women and society
Djamila Sahraoui
National / Algeria-wide
Actor-director and storyteller
Lyes Salem
National / Algeria-wide
Documentary filmmaker and cultural organizer
Habiba Djahnine
Kabylie
Contemporary film director
Karim Moussaoui
National / Algeria-wide
Experimental film director
Narimane Mari
Algiers
Curator's note
βStatesmen, filmmakers and contemporary artists holding up a mirror to a changing nation, on screens and stages at home and abroad.β
, Museum curator
Guided walk
Walk this gallery with the curator
A guided tour through the Hall of Legends, room by room.