In one of Morocco's most beautiful cities stands a sumptuous palace housing the very quintessence of Moroccan art. 
On the ground floor you can find clothes, objects in beaten copper, arms and Berber jewellery. Splendours from the past? Not at all, for many of the objects on display are still used and worn in mountain areas. 


The first floor salon impresses with its Hispano Moorish decoration and elegant furniture in cedar wood. It is such an accurate reproduction that, at any moment you half expect to see a bride in her ceremonial dress return to the armchair and show herself off to all the admiring guests. 
The other rooms are filled with an abundance of . Stop a moment to examine coming from the Sahara ion, characterised by the use of leather, and large, ple mats evoking the dry beauty of the semi-desert. 
A remarkable collection of door and window frames is to be found around the courtyard, all encrusted with the most delicate and refined ornamentation. And in the streets outside you will soon understand that the town and its inhabitants know how to keep the traditions of their culture alive.

Dar Si Saïd Museum
Riad Ezzitoun El Jadid
Marrakesh Morocco
Tel: (044) 44 24 64

Majorelle Garden and Museum of Islamic Art in Marrakesh

In the 1920s the French artist Jacques Majorelle had it made, complete with pools, banana trees, coconut palms, and houses in a fantastic dark blue colour. The wonderful garden is alive with the sound of birds, its incredible cacti standing out in sharp contrast against the blue facade of the villa. 
The gardens have later been taken well care of the French couturier Yves Saint-Luarent, who have added a private museum of North African artefacts and a collection of Islamic art.
The gardens serve as a museum, and is open to the public for a normal entrance fee.

Majorelle Garden and Museum of Islamic Art : 
Majorelle Garden
Avenue Yacoub El Mansour
Marrakech Morocco

Open evry day 
Winter    : 08 AM - 12 PM / 02 PM - 05 PM
Summer : 08 AM - 12 PM / 02 PM - 07 PM

Bert Flint Museum in Marrakesh

Displayed in the municipal theatre, this collection of costumes, jewellery, arms, musical instruments, carpets and furniture was assembled by Bert Flint, a Dutch art historian. 
It is a charming little museum of art and popular traditions from the Souss valley and the Saharan region. It should be noted that another section of the museum is situated in Agadir.

Bert Flint Museum 
Rue de la Bahia
Marrakesh Morocco

Informations for museums visitors

National museums are generally closed on Tuesdays. Those museums located in government office buildings may be closed at weekends. 
Opening hours vary from one museum to another. They open between 8.30 and 9.30 and close between 17.30 and 18.30, usually closing for one hour at lunch time (check locally).   

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