The Mediterranean in the 14th century

The exhibition, Ibn Khaldun, between Algeria and al-Andalus, aims to promote better and more extensive knowledge of the life and work of Ibn Khaldun, but also of the political, economic and social framework of the 14th century, between East and West, between Europe and north Africa, united by the Mediterranean. It tries to look at all this together because one thing cannot be understood without the other, and because, beyond the conflicts that did take place, there was an intense, productive framework of cultural, commercial and human relationships in every sense.
The exhibition also aims to emphasise the close historical, social and cultural ties that united Algeria and Spain in the 8th-14th centuries. In this broad geographical region united by the Mediterranean Sea, European and Muslim states are represented in the exhibition through their cultures and conflicts, the commercial exchange between them and their economic organisation, and also through the artistic heritage that marked the period.

At the same time, the exhibition also tries to show visitors the contributions of al-Andalus and Algeria to different fields, their political, commercial, intellectual and philosophical evolution, and their projection within the Mediterranean.

The exhibition is organised by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and the Algerian Ministry of Culture. The exhibition concept is the work of the El Legado Andalusí Foundation (Regional Government of Andalusia), the Algeria Agency for Cultural Promotion and the Algerian National Centre for Prehistoric, Anthropological and Historical Research. Collaborating institutions include the following: From Algeria: Musée National des Antiquités d’Alger, Musée de Tlemcen, Musée de Bejaïa, Office du Palais de la Culture Moufdi Zakaria, Office de Gestion et d’Exploitation des Biens Culturels, Office National des Droits d’Auteurs et Droits Voisins. From Spain: El Legado Andalusí Foundation.