Editing Marrakesh (section)

===Museums===
{{Further|Landmarks of Marrakesh}}
[[File:Marrakech museum.jpg|thumb|[[Marrakech Museum]]]]
The [[Marrakech Museum]], housed in the Dar Menebhi Palace in the old city centre, was built at the beginning of the 20th century by [[Mehdi Menebhi]].{{Sfn|Wilbaux|2001|pp=290–291}}<ref name="Bulletin-2019">{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=March 2019|title=Le quartier ibn Yūsuf|url=https://www.academia.edu/39197821|journal=Bulletin du patrimoine de Marrakech et de sa région|volume=|pages=|via=|access-date=2021-01-25|archive-date=2021-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831025211/https://www.academia.edu/39197821|url-status=live}}</ref> The palace was carefully restored by the Omar Benjelloun Foundation and converted into a museum in 1997.{{sfn|Mayhew|Dodd|2003|p=341}} The museum holds exhibits of both modern and traditional Moroccan art together with fine examples of historical books, coins and pottery produced by Moroccan Arab, Berber, and Jewish peoples.{{sfn|Sullivan|2006|p=144}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.museedemarrakech.ma/|title=Musée de Marrakech: Fondation Omar Benjelloun|language=fr|access-date=18 October 2012|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507014725/http://www.museedemarrakech.ma/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Dar Si Said 1465.jpg|thumb|[[Dar Si Said Museum]]]]
The [[Dar Si Said|Dar Si Said Museum]] is to the north of the Bahia Palace. It was the mansion of Si Said, brother to Grand Vizier [[Ba Ahmed|Ba Ahmad]], and was constructed in the same era as Ahmad's own [[Bahia Palace]].{{Sfn|Wilbaux|2001|p=289}}{{Sfn|Deverdun|1959|p=546}} In the 1930s, during the French Protectorate period, it was converted into a museum of Moroccan art and woodcraft.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Musée Dar si Saïd de Marrakech |url=http://www.fnm.ma/musee-dar-si-said-de-marrakech/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219060945/http://www.fnm.ma:80/musee-dar-si-said-de-marrakech/ |archive-date=2017-12-19 |access-date=2021-01-24 |website=Fondation nationale des musées |language=fr-FR}}</ref> After recent renovations, the museum reopened in 2018 as the National Museum of Weaving and Carpets'''.'''<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Ouverture du Musée National du Tissage et du Tapis Dar Si Saïd de Marrakech |url=http://www.fnm.ma/ouverture-du-musee-national-du-tissage-et-du-tapis-dar-si-said-de-marrakech/ |access-date=2021-01-24 |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2018 |title=Après rénovation, le Musée Dar Si Said de Marrakech rouvre ses portes |url=https://medias24.com/2018/06/28/apres-renovation-le-musee-dar-si-said-de-marrakech-rouvre-ses-portes/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Médias24}}</ref>

The former home and villa of Jacques Majorelle, a blue-coloured building within the Majorelle Gardens, was converted into the Berber Museum (''Musée [[Pierre Bergé]] des Arts Berbères'') in 2011, after previously serving as a museum of [[Islamic art]].<ref name="Jardin Majorelle-2021">{{Cite web|title=The MUSÉE PIERRE BERGÉ DES ARTS BERBÈRES – Jardin Majorelle|url=https://www.jardinmajorelle.com/en/the-musee-pierre-berge-des-arts-berberes/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=www.jardinmajorelle.com|archive-date=2021-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506002944/https://www.jardinmajorelle.com/en/the-musee-pierre-berge-des-arts-berberes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Majorelle Gardens|url=https://archnet.org/sites/2845|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Archnet|archive-date=2021-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504084053/https://archnet.org/sites/2845|url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|Bloom|Blair|2009|p=466}} It exhibits a variety of objects of Amazigh (Berber) culture from across different regions of Morocco.<ref name="Jardin Majorelle-2021" />

The [[House of Photography of Marrakech]], opened by Patrick Menac’h and Hamid Mergani in 2009, holds exhibits of vintage Moroccan photography from the 1870s to 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maison de la Photographie {{!}} Marrakesh, Morocco Attractions|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/maison-de-la-photographie/a/poi-sig/1378648/1316370|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Lonely Planet|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105190543/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/maison-de-la-photographie/a/poi-sig/1378648/1316370|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-11|title=Maison de la photo à Marrakech: Voyage dans le voyage ! [Médina]|url=https://www.vanupied.com/marrakech/musees-marrakech/maison-de-la-photo-a-marrakech-musee-incontournable-medina.html|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Vanupied|language=fr-FR|archive-date=2021-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105185041/https://www.vanupied.com/marrakech/musees-marrakech/maison-de-la-photo-a-marrakech-musee-incontournable-medina.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Mouassine Museum, by the same owners, consists of a historic 16th–17th-century house in the Mouassine neighbourhood which has been opened as a museum and cultural venue.<ref name="Vivre-Marrakech-2021">{{Cite web|title=Musée de la Musique - Musée Mouassine à Marrakech|url=http://vivre-marrakech.com/culture/musees-marrakech/musee-mouassine-marrakech/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Vivre-Marrakech.com|archive-date=2021-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605135906/http://vivre-marrakech.com/culture/musees-marrakech/musee-mouassine-marrakech/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Musee de Mouassine Marrakesh|url=https://momaa.org/directory/general/musee-de-mouassine-marrakesh/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-05|website=MoMAA {{!}} African Modern Online Art Gallery & Lifestyle|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107093447/https://momaa.org/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-08|title=Le Musée de la Musique|url=https://museedelamusique.ma/about/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Musée de la Musique|language=fr-FR|archive-date=2021-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105171746/https://museedelamusique.ma/about/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Elsewhere in the medina, the [[Dar el Bacha|Dar El Bacha]] hosts the ''Musée des Confluences'', which opened in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Le Matin - S.M. le Roi lance d'importants projets destinés à la préservation du patrimoine historique de l'ancienne médina de Marrakech et au renforcement de sa vocation touristique|url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2017/sm-le-roi-lance-d-importants-projets-destines-a-la-preservation-du-patrimoine-historique-de-l-ancienne-medina-de-marrakech-et-au-renforcement-de-sa-vocation-touristique/264868.html|website=Lematin.ma|access-date=2021-11-05|archive-date=2017-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216054201/http://lematin.ma/journal/2017/sm-le-roi-lance-d-importants-projets-destines-a-la-preservation-du-patrimoine-historique-de-l-ancienne-medina-de-marrakech-et-au-renforcement-de-sa-vocation-touristique/264868.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The museum holds temporary exhibits highlighting different facets of Moroccan culture<ref>{{Cite web|title=Confluence Museum (Dar El Pacha) in Marrakech, an exhibition of Islamic art in Marrakech, an exhibition of historical and archaeological data in Marrakech|url=https://visitmarrakech.com/discover-marrakech/tourist-attractions/confluences-museum-dar-el-bacha|website=Visitmarrakech.com|access-date=2021-11-05|archive-date=2019-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026095229/https://visitmarrakech.com/discover-marrakech/tourist-attractions/confluences-museum-dar-el-bacha|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as various art objects from different cultures across the world.''<ref name="Economiste-2018">{{Cite web|date=2018-11-12|title=Afrique, Asie, Amérique du Sud… au Musée des Confluences|url=https://www.leconomiste.com/article/1036336-afrique-asie-amerique-du-sud-au-musee-des-confluences|access-date=2020-12-19|website=L'Economiste|language=fr|archive-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225073203/https://www.leconomiste.com/article/1036336-afrique-asie-amerique-du-sud-au-musee-des-confluences|url-status=live}}</ref>''  Various other small and often privately owned museums also exist, such as the Musée Boucharouite and the Perfume Museum (''Musée du Parfum'').<ref name="Planet Marrakech-2018">{{Cite web|date=2018-01-13|title=The Best Art Galleries in Marrakech|url=https://planetmarrakech.com/the-best-art-galleries-and-museums-in-marrakech/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Planet Marrakech|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210164426/https://planetmarrakech.com/the-best-art-galleries-and-museums-in-marrakech/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Musée Boucharouite {{!}} Marrakesh, Morocco Attractions|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/musee-boucharouite/a/poi-sig/1509013/1316370|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Lonely Planet|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105190543/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/musee-boucharouite/a/poi-sig/1509013/1316370|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Musée du Parfum {{!}} Marrakesh, Morocco Attractions|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/musee-du-parfum/a/poi-sig/1509916/1316370|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Lonely Planet|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107093407/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/musee-du-parfum/a/poi-sig/1509916/1316370|url-status=live}}</ref> Dar Bellarj, an arts center located in a former mansion next to the Ben Youssef Mosque, also occasionally hosts art exhibits.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dar Bellarj {{!}} Marrakesh, Morocco Attractions|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/dar-bellarj/a/poi-sig/1144248/1316370|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Lonely Planet|language=en|archive-date=2021-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316022435/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/dar-bellarj/a/poi-sig/1144248/1316370|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Planet Marrakech-2018" /> The [[Tiskiwin Museum]] is housed in another restored medina mansion and features a collection of artifacts from across the former the trans-Saharan trade routes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HOME|url=https://tiskiwin.com/|access-date=19 December 2020|website=Musée Tiskiwin|language=en-US|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307031338/https://tiskiwin.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Musée Tiskiwin {{!}} Marrakesh, Morocco Attractions|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/musee-tiskiwin/a/poi-sig/1144252/1316370|access-date=19 December 2020|website=Lonely Planet|language=en|archive-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831025202/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/musee-tiskiwin/a/poi-sig/1144252/1316370|url-status=live}}</ref> A number of art galleries and museums are also found outside the medina, in Gueliz and its surrounding districts in the new city.<ref name="Hill-2021">{{Cite web|last=Hill|first=Lauren Jade|title=Discover This Flourishing Art Scene On Your Next Trip To Marrakech|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenjadehill/2020/03/18/discover-this-flourishing-art-scene-on-your-next-trip-to-marrakech/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105185039/https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenjadehill/2020/03/18/discover-this-flourishing-art-scene-on-your-next-trip-to-marrakech/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Planet Marrakech-2018" />