Dar Mustapha Pacha
دار مصطفى باشا
One of the best-preserved Ottoman palaces in the Casbah, with walls of colorful tiles and marble colonnades. It now houses the National Museum of Miniature Painting and Calligraphy.
Built around 1799 as the residence of Ottoman governor Mustapha Pasha, Dar Mustapha Pasha is renowned for its hundreds of thousands of colored tiles from Tunisia, Italy and the Netherlands, as well as its marble colonnades and carved wooden doors. It is a model of traditional Casbah palace architecture. It now serves as the National Museum of Miniature Painting, Illumination and Calligraphy, displaying works by Algerian miniature master Mohamed Racim and others, along with Qur’an manuscripts. Located in the lower Casbah just a few steps from the Ketchaoua Mosque, it can be visited together with the mosque and the Hassan Pasha Palace.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–17:00 (closed Fri; check on site)
Nearby sights
- Ketchaoua Mosque
- Casbah of Algiers
- Martyrs' Square
- Djamaa El Djedid
- Citadel of Algiers (Dar Es Soltane)
- Mausoleum of Sidi Abderrahmane
- Djamaa El Kebir
- Palais des Raïs (Bastion 23)