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Art Museum Attractions In Morocco

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Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in the far west of Northwest Africa with an area of 710,850 km2 and its capital is Rabat and, the largest city is Casablanca. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, bordered from the east by Algeria and from the south by Mauritania. intersecting the Strait of Gibraltar; near Spain there are disputed areas are, Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera. Since the foundation of the first Moroccan state by Idris I in 788 AD, the country has been ruled by a series of independent dynasties, reaching its zenith under the Almoravid and Almoh...
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Art Museum Attractions In Morocco

  • 1. Nejjarine Museum of Wood Arts and Crafts Fes
    Funduq al-Najjariyyin is a funduq in Fes el Bali, the old medina quarter in the city of Fez, Morocco. The funduq is situated in the heart of the medina, at Al-Najjariyyin square, which is also notable for the Nejjarine Fountain, an attached saqayya or traditional fountain for caravans. The building was designed for use by the merchants, traders, and visitors to the city of Fez and provided a storage place. It is a prominent example of Moroccan riad architecture. Today it houses a private museum, Le Musée Nejjarine des Arts et Métiers du Bois .
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  • 2. Museum Mohamed VI of Modern and Contemporary Art Rabat
    The Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art is a contemporary and modern art museum in Rabat, Morocco which opened in 2014. It is one of fourteen museums of the National Foundation of Museums of Morocco. The museum curates modern and contemporary Moroccan and international art. The MMVI is the first large scale museum built in Morocco since independence from France in 1956. It was the first Moroccan public museum to meet International Museography Standards. The museum houses the works of 200 Moroccan artists, including Hassan Hajjaj and Ahmed Yacoubi.
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  • 3. La Villa des Arts Rabat
    The École normale supérieure is one of the most selective and prestigious French grandes écoles and a constituent college of Université PSL. It was initially conceived during the French Revolution and was intended to provide the Republic with a new body of professors, trained in the critical spirit and secular values of the Enlightenment. It has since developed into an institution which has become a platform for a select few of France's students to pursue careers in government and academia. Founded in 1794 and reorganised by Napoleon, ENS has two main sections and a competitive selection process consisting of written and oral examinations. During their studies, ENS students hold the status of paid civil servants.The principal goal of ENS is the training of professors, researchers and p...
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  • 4. Fondation Lorin Tangier
    Fondation Lorin is an art museum located on the Rue Es-Siaghine in Tangier, Morocco. It was named as one of the oldest synagogues in the city. It is located near the Place du 9 Avril 1947 and Mendoubia Gardens . It is housed in an old synagogue, and displays items such as newspapers, photographs, posters and plans related to the political, sporting, musical and social history of Tangier since the 1930s. It also has a number of contemporary paintings, and exhibitions are regularly held at the Fondation Lorin.
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  • 6. Museum of Moroccan Arts Tangier
    The Dar-el-Makhzen is a historical building and museum in Tangier, Morocco. It was the seat of residence for the Sultans of Morocco when staying in the city. The edifice was built during the reign of sultan Moulay Ismail in the 17th century. It was constructed by Ahmad ben Ali al-Rifi, general of the Jaysh al-Rifi and semi-autonomous governor of Tangiers. The building is situated in the Kasbah on one of the highest points of the city overlooking the Medina and the Strait of Gibraltar. Currently it is used by two museums, the Museum of Moroccan Arts and the archaeological Museum of Antiquities. The Dar-el-Makhzen was the palace to which the last Sultan of independent Morocco, Moulay Hafid, was exiled when the French Protectorate of Morocco forced him to abdicate. He moved in with his entire...
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