MACMA, Marrakech Museum of Art and Culture
A private Guéliz museum, opened in 2016, that tells the story of art in Morocco: painting, and especially photography - including the earliest images of the country by the late-19<sup>th</sup>-century pioneers. Since 2023, it has also housed part of the Orientalist Museum's collection. Small, well kept, and one of the rare places to see Morocco photographed a century and a half ago.
History & context
MACMA - the Marrakech Museum of Art and Culture - opened in February 2016 in Guéliz, on the initiative of the collector Nabil El Mallouki. It is a private museum, born of a passion for Moroccan art.
The rooms walk through art in Morocco, from painting to photography, mixing historic and contemporary artists. Photography is the strong point: you see the earliest images of the country, taken at the end of the 19th century by Spanish, English, Scottish and French pioneers.
Since the 2023 earthquake, MACMA has also housed part of the Orientalist Museum’s collections - European paintings and Moroccan craft objects.
One of the rare places to see Morocco as it was photographed a century and a half ago.
What to see - the highlights
Early photography of Morocco
The earliest images of the country, taken at the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century by Spanish, English, Scottish and French pioneers.
Moroccan painting
A survey of art in Morocco, from historic to contemporary artists.
The Orientalist collection
Since the 2023 earthquake, part of the Orientalist Museum's collection is shown here: European paintings and craft objects.
A collector's museum
Born in 2016 out of Nabil El Mallouki's passion: a private museum on a human scale.
When to go
Midweek, away from Guéliz's peak hours.
The museum is closed that day.
Indoor museum, in the modern centre.
Ticket & visit
Book ahead - useful during peak hours, when the queue can top thirty minutes.
MACMA entry ticket
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Visitor tips
During the day, midweek (closed Sunday).
Sunday (closed).
- In the Passage Ghandouri (Rue de la Yougoslavie), in Guéliz: easy to combine with lunch in the modern centre.
- Reduced rate for nationals and residents; free for under-12s.
- A small museum: 45 minutes to an hour is enough.
- The door ticket (about £6) is a little cheaper than the timed ticket online (about £8).
Location & access
In Guéliz, the modern centre, Passage Ghandouri (Rue de la Yougoslavie), a few minutes from the cafés and Place du 16-Novembre. Easy access, unlike the medina museums.
