Country: Morocco
Collection Type: University
Collection Size: > 50,000
Period: 1900-1930 1930-1960 1960-1980 Later than 1980
Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Digital files Film-based negatives Glass plates positives and/or negatives Prints Slides (positives)
Website: http://www.ena.archi.ac.ma/fr/index.php/rh/phototheque

The photographic holdings of the Ecole Nationale d’Architecture (ENA), Morocco’s architecture school established in 1981, retrace Morocco’s twentieth century architectural heritage, and aim to contribute to a better knowledge and understanding of it. The collection comprises mainly around 80,114 black and white negatives, with most existing in print form, as well as 6,000 black and white and colour slides.

The holdings used to belong to the Ministry of Habitat, which was a tutelage minister under the French protectorate, and date back to the 1940s, at the creation of the Ministry. The ENA recovered the photographs around 2008 and has added to the archive by gathering photographs related to habitat, housing, architecture, urban planning, monuments and heritage.

The collection constitutes an important resource for researchers and specialists in the fields of architecture, urbanism and cultural heritage; it is partially catalogued and available to students, architects, researchers and journalists. Around 2,000 photos have been digitized.

The photographs have been used in several exhibitions, including some in the framework of Euromed Heritage and others inside and outside of Morocco. A project is underway to re-publish and complete the series Repères de la Mémoire, a collection of photographic books on ten Moroccan cities.

Contact Details: Name:Touriya Elazri Ennassiri
Email:touriya2@gmail.com; elazri@archi.ac.ma
Tel: + 212 537678475
Address: B.P. 6372 Avenue Allal Al Fassi Madinat Al Irfane Rabat-Instituts, Maroc
http://www.ena.archi.ac.ma/fr/

Country: Palestine
Collection Type: Library Research center
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 Glass plates positives and/or negatives Prints Slides (positives)
Website: http://www.ebaf.edu

The Ecole Biblique et Archeologique Française (EBAF) was founded in 1890 by religious friars of the St Stephen’s convent led by Father Marie-Joseph Lagrange in Palestine. In addition to its primary mission in the field of biblical studies and archeology, the EBAF extends its scope to related disciplines such as history and geography of the Near East, ‘oriental’ languages, and connected documentation activities.

It holds an archive of 19th century photography, with many of the collections having direct relevance to the school’s archaeological pedagogy. The original holdings relate mainly to the fieldtrips carried out by the school in the broader Near-East region. It comprises around 18,000 glass plates in various sizes, of which two-thirds are negatives, and the rest mostly positive duplicates. These include stereoscopic views and rare autochromes. There are few prints from the glass plate negatives, although contact sheets exist for half the collection, which also includes albumen prints from pre-1914 commercial collections such as Bonfils.

The original holdings were enriched by three deposits: 1,600 glass plates from the French Assumptionist fathers dating back to 1896 and donated by the Notre-Dame Center of Jerusalem; 700 medium-format contact prints from a Spanish Dominican priest dating back to his time as a student at the school in 1929-31; 550 stereoscopic negatives dating from 1908-1909; and more recently, 2,200 scans from the White Fathers (Pères-Blancs) of Saint-Anne Monastery in the Old City of Jerusalem, including scans of 705 glass plates; 1,700 scans from the Jesuits of the Biblical Pontifical Institute, Jerusalem; and around 350 scans from the Italian Salesians from Beit Jimal (Palestine).

The contemporary holdings from the last 30 years contain thousands of film negatives in 35mm or medium format, as well as colour slides. These come mainly from the archeological surveys carried out by the school, and the trend has been to document endangered archeological and historical sites.

EBAF’s holdings are fully catalogued and accessible to researchers on appointment. The collection has been fully scanned, and there are plans for an online database. There are also cooperation arrangements in place with other churches in Jerusalem to help digitize their collections.

The EBAF collection has been the subject of many exhibitions in the region and in Europe, as well as several books: Distant Jerusalem, Holy City; Photographies d’Arabie: Hedjaz 1907-1917; Al-Quds al-Sharif, Patrimoine musulman de la Vieille Ville de Jérusalem: Photographies 1890-1925; Souvenirs d’Orient; Jerusalem: A Principios Del Siglo XX, Patrimonio y Cultura; Pilgrims to Makkah 1908; Itineraires Bibliques; The Empire and the Kingdom: Jordan as seen by the École biblique et archéologique francaise de Jérusalem (1893-1935); Jérusalem et la Palestine à travers la collection photographique de l’Ecole biblique de Jérusalem (directed by Elias Sanbar, ed. Hazan, Paris, 2013). More recent exhibitions, with printed catalogues, include: Chateaubriand, itinéraire de Paris à Jérusalem à travers les photographies de l’Ecole biblique de Jérusalem (Paris, 2013); Chrétiens d’Orient (Paris, 2014); Gerusalemme fotografata. Immagini d’all’archivio dell’Ecole biblique et archéologique française di Gerusalemme 1870-1935 (Lugano, Museo Cantonale d’Arte, 2014).

Contact Details: Name: Père Jean-Michel de Tarragon
Email: tarragon@ebaf.edu
Tel: +972 2 626 44 68
Address: 6 Nablus Rd., East Jerusalem
Other website: www.ebaf.info

Country: Libya
Collection Type: State agency/ Ministry
Collection Size: 10,000-50,000
Period: 1930-1960 1960-1980 Later than 1980
Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Film-based negatives Glass plates positives and/or negatives Prints Slides (positives)

The Department of Antiquities tasks include the protection, raising awareness, and scientific research regarding all archaeological finds, movable and unmovable.

The photo archive in the Red Castle (Saraya Alhamra) in Tripoli belongs to the Department of Antiquities (DOA) and is the main custodian of Archaeology in Libya.It was first created by the Italian colonial power in the beginning of the 20th century (1912-1941) and the occupation of Libya, the occupation was accompanied by extensive archaeological activity which continued throughout the occupation period. The archive has grown in size following Libya’s independence, which witnessed an increase in archeological activity and discoveries in the 50s up to the 1990s.

The collection contains a broad spectrum of photographic material; including glass plate negatives, black and white photos, in addition to negatives and projector positives of different sizes, covering a period of more than half a century.The images depict a wide range of subjects including: excavation work, from the early excavations of the Italian era, 1920s and 1930s, to the excavations of the modern era in the 80s and 90s, daily life, traditions and historical figures.

The collection is available to researchers and students.

Contact Details: Name: Mahmoud Khalifa Hadia
Email: khalifa910@gmail.com
Address: The Saraya Alhamra (Red castle) , Martyr Square, Tripoli, Libya.
Tel: (218) 3330289 / (218) 21 444 0167

Country: Jordan
Collection Type: Research center State agency/ Ministry
Collection Size: 1,000-10,000
Period: 1900-1930 1930-1960 1960-1980 Later than 1980
Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Digital files Film-based negatives Prints
Website: http://www.doa.gov.jo/En/index.php

The Department of Antiquities aim is the protection of antiquities as well the presentation of antiquities, including research, survey, excavation and site management.

Founded in 1923, the Department of Antiquities of Jordan was established under the management of Mr. Ridha Tawfeq who relocated it from Jarash to Amman. The main goal of the Department of Antiquities (DoA) at that time was to protect all antiquities defined according to the law as any movable or immovable object made, written, inscribed, built, discovered, or modified by human beings including caves, sculpture, coins, pottery, manuscripts and other kinds of manufactured products which indicate the beginning and development of science, arts, handicrafts, religions, traditions of previous civilizations, or any part added or rebuilt after that time. Additionally, the goal included research, survey, excavation and site management.

Leading British archaeologist, Lancaster Harding, was appointed as Director General of the DoA in 1936. His well-known book “The Antiquities of Jordan” is a reference to all those who wish to learn about the archaeology of Jordan.

Photograph collections of the DoA include the private collection of Lancaster Harding (1936-1956) containing 4130 photos, as well as Horsfield collection (1919) containing 119 photos, the Department of Antiquities of Jordan Collection (1955-1975) containing 989 photos, the Jerusalem Collection (1965-1970) containing 88 photos and the Jordan Archaeological Collection containing 367 photos.

In 2004, the DoA began archiving negatives and digitizing part of their collection. The photographs depict archaeological sites, artifacts or objects, and city views.

The collection is available to researchers.

Contact Details:Name: Hala Al-Syoof, Photo Specialist
Email: halasyoof@yahoo.com
Address: Jebel Amman Street, Sultan al-Atrash P.O. Box 88, Amman
Tel: +962 2 4644336, 4641275, 4644482, 4642669

Country: Jordan
Collection Type: Foundation or Association
Collection Size: < 1,000 Period: Later than 1980 Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Prints Website: http://daratalfunun.org Darat al Funun aims to provide a platform for contemporary Arab artists, support critical discourse and research, stimulate artistic exchange, document and archive Arab art, and spread awareness and appreciation of contemporary visual arts. Khalid Shoman Collection is a private collection that was never created with the idea to 'invest' or establish a collection covering a specific period or style, but more an investment in the artists and support of their practice. This gained particularly significant impact during the eighties and nineties when there was very little support for contemporary Arab art, particularly within the private sector. Begun in the early eighties, the collection reflects the shifts and transformations of artistic practices in the region. It now represents around 800 works by over 140 modern and contemporary artists and a wide range of media. The collection is the Khalid Shoman Private Collection, which is legally separate from Darat al Funun-The Khalid Shoman Foundation. The collection is on public view on a rotating basis to the general public. Researchers could have access with special request. Contact Details: Name: Mohammed Zakaria / Eline Van Der Vlist (Artistic Director) Email: mohammed.n.zakaria@gmail.com / eline.vandervlist@gmail.com Address: 13, Nadeem al Mallah st., Jabal al-weibdeh, Amman, Jordan Tel: +962 6 4643251/2 Website: www.daratalfunun.org

Country: Lebanon
Collection Type: Press
Collection Size: > 50,000
Period: Later than 1980
Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Colour images Digital files Prints
Website: http://www.alhayat.com

Dar Al-Hayat Information Center has been created with the re-launch of the Lebanese newspaper Al-Hayat of 1946-1976 as a Pan Arab newspaper from London in October 1988. Based in Beirut, the center is currently a corporate unit that caters for Daralhayat publications (Alhayat international and its local editions, Laha Magazine and alWasat Magazine (ceased in 2004)).

The center’s photographs collection covers all Dar Al-Hayat publications interests and holds in its Beirut central archives over 270,000 photographs. All pictures have been archived either as born digital photos or as digital conversion from original prints and slides. A very limited photograph collection belongs to Alhayat of 1946, due to the fact that the old archives was destroyed by a fire in 1976 during the Lebanese civil war.

Database replication for internal access is made available in the 3 main geographical sites (London, Beirut and Riyadh).

Contact Details:
Name: Nada Itani
Email: nada@alhayat.com
Tel: +9611-987990 ext 405
Fax: +9611-983921

Country: Algeria
Collection Type: State agency/ Ministry
Collection Size: > 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 Glass plates positives and/or negatives Prints
Website: http://www.cndpi.org/

Appointed by presidential decree in 1984, the « Centre National de Documentation de Presse et d’Information (CNDPI) » has a mandate to collect, process and preserve all types of information, as well as to publish and circulate documents.

CNDPI is involved in different projects with public institutions and contributes to realizing major goals related to communication and information. It possesses a rich digital and historiographical heritage, which depicts more than a century of Algerian history through texts and photographs.

The photographic archive contains around 1 711 953 negatives and 15 000 photographic slides related to prehistoric and historical vestiges, monuments and historical sites; the social status of Algerians between 1945 and 1954, portrayals of personalities from arts, literature, science and political fields, the major stages of Liberation war, as well as all Algerian cultural, socio-economic and political activity from more than a half century.

The CNDPI also has publications and also contains a video library housing around 800 video recording and reports on political, economic, historical and cultural issues.

The material is available for researchers and teachers and contributes to implementing national politics related to press documentation.

Contact Details:
Name: Nacera Boudjemia
Email: bourouilanacera@yahoo.fr
Address: 2 rue Farid Zouioueche, Kouba, Alger
Tel: 021 77 78 72 / 021 29 89 34

Country: Tunisia
Collection Type: Public/ National Archive
Collection Size: 10,000-50,000
Period: 1860-1900 1900-1930 1930-1960 1960-1980
Type of Material & Format: Black and White images Digital files Prints
Website: http://www.cdn.nat.tn/

The Centre de Documentation Nationale (CDN) (National Documentation Center) is a governmental agency, and enjoys administrative and financial autonomy. The CDN holds a collection of around 10,000 black and white photographs, which are mostly copies taken from Tunis Africa Press Agency. These photographs document national and historial events during the 20th century, with various subjects such as Tunisia in the 20th century, the Husainid Dynasty, transportation and modernity, monuments and historical sites. The photograph library is open to the general public and is mostly consulted by researchers, journalists and historians. The collection is partly catalogued and digitized, and available on the CDN’s online database.

Contact Details:
Name: Mounir Alhaji, Director ; Kaouther Dridi, Collection representative
Email: kaouther_kiki@hotmail.fr
Tel: +216704020; +216704002; +216704960
Address: Boulevard Mohamed Albouazizi – El Menzah 1004 – B.P 603 Ariana 2080 – Tunis