Country: Tunisia
Collection Type: Cultural organisation Private collection
Collection Size: 1,000-10,000
Period: 1930-1960 1960-1980 Later than 1980
Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Digital files Film-based negatives Slides (positives)
Website: http://maisonimage.tn/

The photograph collection of ‘Maison de l’image’ was created in 2011, and primarily consists of photographs related to “L’École de Tunis”. The archive contains around 3,500 images and includes film-based negatives, positives, Black and White and color images, in addition to digital files. Photos were acquired by deposit and the collection is still expanding. The collection is partially catalogued on a database, which is accessible for researchers and students interested in Tunisian Art History.

Contact Details:
Name: Wassim Ghozlani
Email: ghozlani.wassim@gmail.com
Address: 40 Rue Tarak Ibn Zied 1086 Mutuelleville, Tunis, Tunisie
Tel: +216 23 475 705 ; +216 71 840 536m

Other:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maisonimagetn

Country: Egypt
Collection Type: Press
Collection Size: < 1,000 Period: 1930-1960 1960-1980 Later than 1980 Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Website: http://www.almasryalyoum.com Masry Media Corporation was founded in 2003. When the institution was founded, it began to build a photograph archive, as an important part in a press institution, since they had no old photographs. Thus, they purchased old photographs from old institutions such Al-Ahram, which have the largest archive in Egypt and old photographs from professional former presidential photographers. They held several exhibitions generally for the photographs and published a photography book. The collection is available only for publishing in the newspaper, the website, and all publications. It is not open for the public, except for the researchers with permission from the institution. Contact Details: Name: Ahmed Al-Jamal Email: jammalcairo@gmail.com Address: 49 Mobtadaian st. from Kasr al-Aini st., Downtown Cairo Tel: +2027980100 Other: http://www.egyptindependent.com

Country: Lebanon
Collection Type: State agency/ Ministry
Collection Size: 10,000-50,000
Period: 1860-1900 1900-1930 1930-1960 1960-1980 Later than 1980
Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Digital files Film-based negatives
Website: http://www.mot.gov.lb/

The photograph collection of the Ministry of Tourism was established for the promotion of tourism in Lebanon. It mainly dates from the 1940s until the present day, but also includes photographs from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. The collection includes more than 12,000 photographs, and is composed of six collections authored by Lebanese and International photographers. The Library was created in 1967, renovated in 1993 and officially inaugurated in 1997.
In 2003, under Director General Mrs. Nada Sardouk, the collection was restored, documented, digitized, and made available to the public. The collection is accessible upon request.

Contact Details:
Name: Ibtissam Fawaz
Email: fawazibtissam@yahoo.com
Address: Ministry of Tourism – Bank of Lebanon Street – Beirut
Tel: +961 1745412 ; +961 3760439

Country: Jordan
Collection Type: Library
Collection Size: 10,000-50,000
Period: 1860-1900 1900-1930 1930-1960 1960-1980 Later than 1980
Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Digital files Film-based negatives Slides (positives)
Website: http://www.nl.gov.jo

The National Library of Jordan is attached to the Ministry of Culture and works towards the protection and preservation of Jordan’s cultural heritage, with the aim to serve researchers and scholars interested in the cultural and intellectual aspects of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The National Library was created in 1994 from the merger of the Center for Documents and Documentation and the Department of the National Library, itself having replaced the Department of Libraries and National Documents founded in 1977.
The Documents and Photograph Archiving Section within the National Library holds a collection of around 10,000 photos comprised of 17 private collections from the 1860s to the present day, mostly donations. The collections cover primarily Egypt, Palestine, Syria and mostly Jordan; they include Film-based negatives, digital files, positives, and Black and White and color prints.

Contact Details:
Name: Muntaha Ibrahim Al-Diri, Documents & Photo Archiving Section
Email: Muntaha.Al_Diri@nl.gov.jo ; director.g@nl.gov.jo ; aldirimuntaha@yahoo.com
Address: Arjan, Building Number 9 , Haroun Al-Rasheed St. (Opp Ministry of Interior) P.O.Box: (6070) Amman 11118
Tel: +962 6 5662 791/819/845/854/748/871/758

Country: United Arab Emirates
Collection Type: Private collection
Collection Size: > 50,000
Period: 1930-1960 1960-1980 Later than 1980
Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Digital files Film-based negatives Slides (positives)

Noor Ali Rashid Archive’s mission is to restore and preserve the collection of the late photographer Noor Ali Rashid work and to promote the art of photography and photojournalism in the region. The collection features the photographic works of Noor Ali Rashid ranging from the late 1940s-early 1950s until 2010. It includes around a million photographs, consisting of film-based negatives, positives, Black & White and colour images, digital files in addition to other photographic media such as Polaroid.

Noor Ali Rashed arrived from India in 1960 in Dubai, at the time of the oil boom and worked as free-lance photographer. As the country grew wealthier under the reign of Sheikh Zayed, he was appointed as one of the official photographers of the Emir.

His collection of portraits of the ruling family became national heritage even before the death of the Emir. After Noor Ali Rashid passed away, his daughter Shamsa Ali Rashed took over the collection and initiated a foundation to conserve and promote her father’s work.

His photos are published in several books such as The UAE formative years (1965-1975), and 40 years life of the UAE (1971-2011). The collection isn’t available to the general public.

Contact Details:
Name: Shamsa Ali Rashed / Safdar Rashid
Email: shamsarashid@gmail.com / aaadub@eim.ae
Other: http://www.thenational.ae/uae/heritage/uae-history-through-the-lens-of-royal-photographer-noor-ali-rashid

Country: Qatar
Collection Type: Museum
Collection Size: < 1,000 Period: 1860-1900 Later than 1980 Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Website: http://www.mathaf.org.qa/en/ Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, founded in 2010 is part of Qatar Museums, led by H.E. Sheikha al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Mathaf Collection, co-owned by Qatar Museums and Qatar Foundation, is now holding over 9,000 works, making it the world’s largest specialized collection of its kind. Mathaf organises major exhibitions, both historical and experimental, and large-scale education programs performing an important role as a center for dialogue, research, and a resource for fostering creativity. Mathaf hosts solo and group exhibitions by artists from the region, and events that explore and celebrate modern and contemporary art. The photograph collection includes around 1000 photographs, some dating back to the 1860s and others later than 1980s. It also includes old cameras and related paraphernalia If on view in an exhibition, the collection is open to the general public. A request has to be made in order to view objects in storage and permission is usually only granted to researchers, artists and visitors from other institutions.

Country: United Arab Emirates
Collection Type: Private collection
Collection Size: > 50,000
Period: 1960-1980 Later than 1980
Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Digital files Film-based negatives Prints
Website: https://www.fsrg.com/historical/

Ramesh Shukla was an Indian photographer who arrived in Dubai in 1959. He was one of the official photographers for the royal family thus having close ties to the rulers and the court of Dubai and Abu Dhabi since the 1960s.

His collection covers 40 years of life in the UAE mainly, in Oman and the region. His images depict themes of everyday life in the emirates from official life of the sheikh’s family, landscapes and portraits to the development of modern infrastructure in the fast expanding cities. His photographs of the Rulers of the UAE adorn palaces and private collections, and his work appears on UAE postage stamps, currency notes, in the Municipality and Union house in Dubai and is reproduced in Dubai metro stations.

His work is featured in two best sellers, The UAE- Formative Year 1965-76 and 40 years life of the UAE 1965-2010. The UAE- Formative Year 1965-76 is a selection of 130 black and white photographs spanning what are arguably the most important years in the history of the UAE -those immediately preceding and following nationhood.

Contact Details:
Name: Four Seasons Gallery, Ramesh Shukla
Email: rshukla@fourseasonsgallery.ae; info@fsrg.com
Address: Al Zomorrodah Building, Zabeel Road, Karama Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 433 4909 / ext: 111

Country: Palestine
Collection Type: Cultural organisation Foundation or Association NGO
Collection Size: > 50,000
Period: 1960-1980 Later than 1980
Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Digital files Film-based negatives Prints
Website: www.riwaq.org

RIWAQ was established in 1991 to document the built cultural heritage of Palestine. In 1994, it initiated the Registry of Historic Buildings project that provides encyclopedia of architectural information on 50,320 historic buildings in 422 Palestinian localities. 10% of these buildings no longer exist. Photography is used to document these sites.

In addition to the Registry of Historic Buildings in Palestine, RIWAQ has an archive, which consists of more than 400 computerized maps (digitized from their original paper version), and more than 150,000 photographs of historic buildings and landscapes. While some are in the digital form, others are blue prints, negatives, and slides.

RIWAQ’s archive is an invaluable resource that not only gathers information, but substantiates it in a collection of protected maps and photographs. RIWAQ is planning to publish a photo archive to make material accessible for researchers and Palestinians in the Diaspora.

Aside from the Registry of Historic Buildings, RIWAQ has been making documentary videos and film that showcase the heritage and rehabilitation process. They also have publications, a residency program and have initiated in 2005, the Riwaq Biennale.

Contact Details:
Name: Yousef Taha
Email: yousef@riwaq.org
Address: P.O. box 212, Ramallah, Palestine / Palestine – Al Sharafeh – Al Bireh
Tel: +972 2 2406887