Editing Rabat (section)

=== Museums and parks ===
[[File:Lion and lioness at the zoo of Rabat, Morocco.jpg|thumb|Lions (possible descendants of [[Barbary lion]]s) at the [[Rabat Zoo]]]]
The Oudayas Museum (also formerly known as the National Museum of Jewellery) is housed in a pavilion residence built by Sultan Moulay Isma'il (r. 1672–1727) inside the Kasbah of the Udayas. It was first opened in 1915, making it one of the oldest public museums in Morocco. Its collections, augmented by private donations, feature diverse objects from throughout Morocco, mostly from the 18th to 20th centuries.<ref name="FNM-2022">{{Cite web |title=MUSÉE DES OUDAYAS – FNM |url=https://fnm.ma/musees-en-cours-de-restauration/musee-des-oudayas/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Udayas Museum (National Museum of Jewellery) |url=https://www.museumwnf.org/partner.php?id=Mus01_B;ma&theme=ISL&tye=museum |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=MWNF - Museum With No Frontiers}}</ref> In 2006 it became the National Museum of Jewellery, with exhibits focusing on the history of Moroccan jewellery.<ref name="FNM-2022" /> As of 2019 it was under renovations to be transformed into a new museum to be called ''Musée du caftan et de la parure'' ('Museum of the [[Kaftan|caftan]] and adornment').<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-17 |title=Rénovation des musées : Le chantier démarre en juillet |url=https://leseco.ma/archives/renovation-des-musees-le-chantier-demarre-en-juillet.html |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=LesEco.ma |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

The [[Museum of History and Civilizations]] (formerly the National Archeological Museum) showcases the history of Morocco through a collection of archeological artifacts from the Punic, Mauretanian, Roman, and Islamic periods. This includes a collection of ancient Roman bronze and marble statuary from sites such as Lixus, [[Volubilis]], and Chellah, as well as coins, ceramics, and architectural fragments from the Islamic period.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rabat Archaeological Museum |url=https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/pm_partner.php?theme=ISL&id=Mus01;ma |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Discover Islamic Art - Virtual Museum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Museum of History & Civilisation {{!}} Rabat, Morocco Attractions |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/rabat/attractions/museum-of-history-civilisation/a/poi-sig/1141807/355499 |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Lonely Planet |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=14 April 2017 |title=Welcome to the Moroccan History and Civilizations Museum |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2017/04/213954/welcome-to-the-moroccan-history-and-civilizations-museum |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Morocco World News |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Rabat Zoo]] (officially called the Zoological Garden of Rabat) was opened in 1973, in part to house the lions that were previously kept at the Royal Palace.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MATIN |first=LE |title=Un nouveau parc zoologique à Rabat |url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2006/Conservation-des-especes-menacees_Un-nouveau-parc-zoologique-a-Rabat/76025.html |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=Le Matin |date=September 2007 |language=fr}}</ref> The lions are descended from the now-extinct [[Barbary lion]]s.<ref name="EJOWR2006">{{cite journal |last1=Burger |first1=J. |last2=Hemmer |first2=H. |year=2006 |title=Urgent call for further breeding of the relic zoo population of the critically endangered Barbary lion (''Panthera leo leo'' Linnaeus 1758) |url=http://www.uni-mainz.de/FB/Biologie/Anthropologie/MolA/Download/Burger%20Hemmer%202006.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=European Journal of Wildlife Research |volume=52 |pages=54–58 |doi=10.1007/s10344-005-0009-z |s2cid=30407194 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703152826/http://www.uni-mainz.de/FB/Biologie/Anthropologie/MolA/Download/Burger%20Hemmer%202006.pdf |archive-date=3 July 2007 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Black et al., 2010">{{cite journal |last1=Black |first1=S. |last2=Yamaguchi |first2=N. |last3=Harland |first3=A. |last4=Groombridge |first4=J. |year=2010 |title=Maintaining the genetic health of putative Barbary lions in captivity: an analysis of Moroccan Royal Lions |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00535229/document |journal=European Journal of Wildlife Research |volume=56 |pages=21–31 |doi=10.1007/s10344-009-0280-5|s2cid=44941372 }}</ref> Since then the zoo has expanded to house some 1800 animals and has engaged in conservation efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2017 |title=Jardin Zoologique de Rabat : immersion dans le monde animal… - La Vie éco |url=https://www.lavieeco.com/societe/jardin-zoologique-de-rabat-immersion-dans-le-monde-animal/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=La Vie Éco |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

The Bank al-Maghrib Museum was inaugurated in 2002 and is housed at the Bank al-Maghrib building downtown. Its main exhibits include a collection of coins and currency from ancient times to the modern era, as well as a gallery of Orientialist art.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharing the history of an institution and the heritage of a country |url=https://www.bkam.ma/museum/About-the-museum/Museum/Sharing-the-history-of-an-institution-and-the-heritage-of-a-country |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Bank al-Maghrib}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Bank Al Maghrib Museum |url=https://www.visitrabat.com/en/lieux/musee-bank-al-maghrib/ |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Visit Rabat |publisher=Conseil Régional du Tourisme - Rabat-Salé-Kenitra |language=en}}</ref> The [[Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art]] was inaugurated in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MUSÉE MOHAMMED VI D'ART MODERNE ET CONTEMPORAIN, RABAT – FNM |url=https://fnm.ma/musees-ouverts/musee-mohammed-vi-dart-moderne-et-contemporain/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>