Mohamed Racim 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.

1. History

The gallery was inaugurated in 1963 by the Algerian Ministry of Culture with the aim of promoting contemporary Algerian artists It regularly hosts temporary exhibitions, retrospectives, and cultural events showcasing visual arts in Algeria.

1. 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. It also serves as a meeting place for artists, researchers, and art enthusiasts, playing a central role in the cultural scene of Algiers.

1. Notable exhibitions

Several major events have taken place at the Mohamed Racim Gallery:

2019: Allégorie exhibition by Taïeb Benabbas Bakhti, organized by the gallery. 2023: Participation in the Korean Week in Algiers, organized by the South Korean Embassy and the Ministry of Culture. 2024: Treasures of Orientalist Painting exhibition, featuring works inspired by Algerian pictorial traditions. 2024: Collective exhibition Mostaganem en panorama, highlighting the heritage and artists of Mostaganem. 2024: Solo exhibition by Fayçal Barkat, described by critics as “authentic and luminous.”

1. References


1. See also

Mohamed Racim National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers Algerian culture