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Museums of Morocco
TANGIER : THE MUSEUM OF MOROCCAN ARTS
 The
imposing silhouette of the Dar el Makhzen dominates the Tangier
kasbah.
Formerly the governor's palace, it was built in the XVIIth
century and is laid out around a splendid patio decorated with
enamelled faience.
The Museum of Moroccan Arts is housed in the prince's apartments
which are indeed princely: painted wooden ceilings, sculpted
plaster work and mosaics, all of them exquisite.
A worthy setting for works of art from all over Morocco, which
are honoured as prestigious ambassadors of their regions.
The north is represented by firearms decorated with marquetry
and its pottery bearing subtle motifs of flowers or feathers,
while from Rabat come the shimmering carpets with their
characteristic central medallion...
 The
Fez room is quite dazzling... silks with their subtly shifting
highlights, superbly bound illuminated manuscripts with the
finest calligraphy, centuries-old dishes decorated in the most
brilliant colours, from golden yellow right through the famous
"Fez blue".
From the miniscule to the monumental, the Moroccan Museum of
Arts is an entire universe of beauty.
LOCATION
Dar el Makhzen, Place de la Kasbah
Tangier
Tel. (212 9) 93 20 97
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