Marrakesh Museum

The Museum of Marrakech

The Museum of Marrakech occupies a sumptuous nineteenth-century palace, in the heart of the medina. The Marrakech audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place, which reveals Moroccan heritage and art in a refined setting.

Moroccan heritage in a palace

Located in the Dar Menebhi palace, a sumptuous nineteenth-century residence, the Museum of Marrakech presents collections of Moroccan art and heritage. The palace itself is a work of art: its great inner courtyard, covered and adorned with an immense chandelier, displays zellige, stucco, fountains and finely worked woodwork. There you discover objects of traditional art, ceramics, jewellery, weapons, manuscripts and contemporary works. It is both a testimony of the Moroccan art of living and a place of exhibition in the heart of the medina.

What to see

You admire the sumptuous inner courtyard of the Dar Menebhi palace, adorned with an immense chandelier, zellige and stucco, and the collections of Moroccan art, ceramics, jewellery and manuscripts. The Museum of Marrakech reveals the heritage of the country. It is a stop for lovers of art and architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Museum of Marrakech lies in the heart of the medina, reachable on foot through the lanes. The visit has a fee and follows its own hours, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

In which building is the Museum of Marrakech?

In the Dar Menebhi palace, a sumptuous nineteenth-century residence, whose covered inner courtyard is adorned with an immense chandelier, zellige and stucco.

Where is the Museum of Marrakech?

In the heart of the medina of Marrakech, in Morocco.