{"id":78638,"date":"2026-09-18T16:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=78638"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:03:36","slug":"dzw-4f37f6ba425307488fbda0efe097123f754740e2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=78638","title":{"rendered":"National Cultural Heritage Efforts Focus on Attire"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ministry<\/a> of Culture<\/a> and Arts, under the direction of Minister Malika Ben Doudah, has overseen a meeting dedicated to establishing mechanisms for protecting private collections of traditional Algerian<\/a> attire. These collections, safeguarded by Algerian families, are recognized as a vital component of national cultural heritage and an intrinsic part of Algerian society's collective memory.<\/p>\n

During the session, the Minister underscored the necessity of initiating an awareness campaign. This campaign aims to illuminate the historical, cultural, and artistic significance of these collections, which represent tangible evidence of the varied nature and distinct characteristics of Algerian attire found across the nation's regions. The initiative seeks to engage diverse stakeholders to enhance public consciousness about the importance of preserving these items.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Ben Doudah advocated for intensified community outreach and fieldwork by relevant institutions and bodies responsible for intangible cultural heritage. This approach includes direct engagement with families who possess these collections, collaborating with associations and civil society groups to deepen understanding of living heritage sources and the rich cultural legacy embedded in the national memory. The Minister also highlighted the imperative for greater coordination among specialized institutions to meticulously inventory and document these valuable heritage collections. This will involve the creation of comprehensive reference registries and databases, complete with photographic documentation and precise details regarding their components, characteristics, origins, and regional affiliations.<\/p>\n

The overarching goal of this structured process is to ensure the preservation of these collections, establishing them as foundational resources for research, study, and valorization. Ultimately, this program contributes to safeguarding these cultural assets from potential disappearance and loss, aligning with broader national endeavors to protect Algerian cultural heritage. The preservation of these private collections is recognized as a shared responsibility, essential for upholding this cultural legacy as an authentic element of national cultural identity and collective memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Algeria’s Ministry of Culture and Arts has launched an initiative to protect traditional Algerian attire held in private family collections. This program aims to safeguard these valuable items as part of the nation’s cultural heritage and collective memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78639,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78638\/revisions\/78639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/78637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}