Museums and sites of Marrakech

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District All Guéliz – Majorelle (3) Northern Medina (3) Kasbah & Mellah (2) Rabat (1)
Type All Museum Garden Palace Monument

1 place(s)

Monument · Northern Medina

Ben Youssef Madrasa

Morocco’s largest historic madrasa: a marble courtyard with a reflecting pool and stucco, cedar and zellige decoration at the peak of Saadian craftsmanship.

1565about 45 min

Museums of Marrakech: the essential stops

Jardin Majorelle, the YSL Museum, the Marrakech Museum, the Maison de la Photographie and El Badi Palace (Badi Museum): each with its story and visiting tips.

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    Jardin Majorelle

    Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech: Morocco’s most famous garden, with its iconic blue villa and cacti from five continents — the story of a painter and a couturier who loved the Red City.

    • The blue villa and Jacques Majorelle’s studio (1931)
    • The cactus garden and its rare shapes
    • The Yves Saint Laurent memorial

    Opening hours: Daily, roughly 8:00 am – 6:00 pm (varies by season) · Best time: Right at opening time, before the tour groups arrive

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  2. 02

    Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech

    The Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech: a brick building woven like fabric, telling the story of one of the 20th century’s greatest couturiers and his extraordinary bond with Morocco.

    • The brick façade inspired by woven fabric
    • The permanent hall and its rotating couture pieces
    • Temporary exhibitions on art and fashion

    Opening hours: Roughly 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, usually closed on Wednesdays · Best time: After the Jardin Majorelle in the morning, or in the afternoon when it is quieter

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    Marrakech Museum

    The Marrakech Museum in the Dar Menebhi palace: a vast covered courtyard with a giant brass chandelier, and exhibitions of historic and contemporary Moroccan art.

    • The brass chandelier in the covered courtyard
    • The traditional hammam and its small domes
    • Changing exhibitions of Moroccan art

    Opening hours: Daily, roughly 9:00 am – 6:00 pm · Best time: Morning, as part of a northern medina walk

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    Maison de la Photographie

    A museum of Morocco’s visual memory: rare photographs from 1870 to 1960 in an old house, and a rooftop overlooking the medina and the Atlas.

    • Original prints from 1870 to 1960
    • Scenes of the Atlas and its kasbahs
    • The rooftop view over the medina

    Opening hours: Daily, roughly 9:30 am – 7:00 pm · Best time: Late afternoon, to enjoy the sunset light from the rooftop

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    El Badi Palace (Badi Museum)

    El Badi Palace, also called the “Badi Museum”: the ruins of a legendary Saadian palace, with vast pools, stork-topped walls and the rare Koutoubia minbar.

    • The four pools and orange gardens
    • The Córdoban Koutoubia minbar
    • Storks on the ramparts

    Opening hours: Daily, roughly 9:00 am – 5:00 pm · Best time: Early morning, before the heat

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    Bahia Palace

    Bahia Palace in Marrakech: a maze of riads, salons and painted ceilings, designed by two 19th-century viziers to be the most beautiful palace of their time.

    • The great marble courtyard
    • Painted cedar ceilings
    • Riads of orange trees and jasmine

    Opening hours: Daily, roughly 9:00 am – 5:00 pm · Best time: Late afternoon, once the groups have left

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