Tangier - Museum of Moroccan Arts
The Museum of Moroccan Arts is housed in the prince's apartments of Dar el Makhzen. Built in the 17th century in the Tangier kasbah, it was originally the governor's palace.
The north of the country is represented by firearms decorated with marquetry and pottery bearing motifs of flowers or feathers.
The Fes room contains silks and illustrated manuscripts as well as centuries-old dishes decorated from golden yellow to the famous "Fes blue".
The north of the country is represented by firearms decorated with marquetry and pottery bearing motifs of flowers or feathers.
The Fes room contains silks and illustrated manuscripts as well as centuries-old dishes decorated from golden yellow to the famous "Fes blue".
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Things to See
Bronzes and Mosaics
The former kitchens of the Dar El Makhzen palace contain bronzes and mosaics from the Roman sites of Lixus, Cotta, Banasa and Volubilis. The last was where the famous mosaic "The Voyage of Venice" was found.
The history of Tangier and region is told on the first floor. In Room III stands a life-size model of a Carthaginian tomb, amid small lead sarcophagi and a child's tomb in a clay jar.
The history of Tangier and region is told on the first floor. In Room III stands a life-size model of a Carthaginian tomb, amid small lead sarcophagi and a child's tomb in a clay jar.
The Voyage of Venus
The Museum of Antiquities is home to the famous mosaic known as the "The Voyage of Venus" which depicts a goddess with a group of nymphs on a ship. The museum also includes Moroccan bronzes and mosaics from the Roman sites of Lixus, Cotta, Banasa and Volubilis.
In room III, which is devoted to antique funeral rites, stands an amazing life-size model of a Carthaginian tomb, along with a group of small lead sarcophagi and a child's tomb buried in a clay jar.
An Andalusian garden has a reproduction of an antique necropolis.
In room III, which is devoted to antique funeral rites, stands an amazing life-size model of a Carthaginian tomb, along with a group of small lead sarcophagi and a child's tomb buried in a clay jar.
An Andalusian garden has a reproduction of an antique necropolis.
