The Moufdi Zakaria Palace of Culture in Algiers is a major infrastructure for hosting cultural and scientific events in Algeria. The architectural work of the palace itself, designed by Bachir Yellès in 1984, earned it first prize for the best architectural building of an Arab-Muslim character in the Arab world.
Inaugurated on November 1, 1984 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the outbreak of the revolution, the Palace of Culture is a public establishment of an administrative nature and with a cultural vocation, placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Communication and Culture. Its privileged location on the heights of the Anassers plateau makes it an ideal place for the organization of large-scale national and international events.
The Moufdi Zakaria Palace of Culture has three missions:
- Establish a permanent cultural life by regularly offering the public a rich and varied program of cultural events.
- Promote cultural exchanges, communication and cooperation between Algeria and other countries.
- Actively participate through a rich and diversified partnership through the production of quality cultural events touching on all areas of art, science and culture.
This cultural space plays an important role in the knowledge and dissemination of national and international arts. It has already hosted and exhibited: Gold from Peru, Mughal Miniatures, Picasso's woven works, Contemporary Spanish Art, Exhibition on Chinese Civilizations...
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