Dear Reader (2025-10-27 – posted simultaneously to FB)
Today is art day. When I travel, I often seek out museums and galleries, and then capture images of what I’ve seen. Those images end up on my computer unloved, unseen, and unedited. So in a break with tradition, here is set of images from two museums. The first 5 images are from a museum in Constantine, and the remaining images are from the museum in Timgad. I will have more to say about Timgad in the next post.
Notes on Photos
~ 01 – La famine en Algérie; 1868; Gustave Guillaumet (1840-1887)
~ 02 – Bains et piscines dans les gorges du Rhumel; 1880s? / 90s?; Gustave Auguste Debat (1861 – 1940);
~ 03 to 05 – Roman mosaics in a Constantine museum
~ 06 to 12 – Timgad museum
~ 06 – Funerary stones
~ 12 – Depending on where you put the word breaks, Google translate provides different translations. Though I like the first, the second may be more correct.
-> fila delfis vita – the life of a dolphin
-> fila del fis vita – the threads of life
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Given the restrictions on photography in general, I’m a little surprised you were able to take the photos you did.
3- I admit to being more interested in the floor and wall tiling, than the actual artwork.
4- Pity about the damage to the nice kitty.
12- I too prefer the translation, life of a dolphin.
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