Tangier - Museum of Moroccan Arts

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Museum of Moroccan Arts Description

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".

Hobbies & Activities category: Armaments collection; Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits; Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit

Museum of Moroccan Arts Highlights

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"

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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

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Address

Museum of Moroccan Arts
Dar el Makhzen
Place de la Kasbah
Tangier
Morocco

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