Pierre Bergé Berber Museum
Six hundred objects - jewellery, carpets, costumes, weapons - gathered by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé from the Rif to the Sahara, in the blue studio where Jacques Majorelle used to paint. Small, dense and well presented: the natural companion to the garden, accessed via the Majorelle ticket, as an add-on. You don't come up to Majorelle without stepping in.
History & context
The museum sits in Jacques Majorelle’s former studio, the cobalt blue and yellow building set among the cacti of the Jardin Majorelle. Opened in 2011 as the Berber Museum, it was renamed the Pierre Bergé Berber Museum in 2020, in tribute to its founder.
The collection brings together more than six hundred objects gathered by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, from the Rif to the Sahara: silver jewellery and ornaments, ceremonial costumes, carpets, weapons, everyday objects. The staging, sober and dark, brings out the shine of the silver and the textiles.
It is the natural companion to the garden: the museum is entered through the Jardin Majorelle, and a combined ticket lets you add the neighbouring Yves Saint Laurent Museum.
The garden for the eye, the studio for the memory: you don’t come up to Majorelle without stepping in.
What to see - the highlights
Jacques Majorelle's studio
The cobalt blue and yellow building set among the cacti: the painter's former studio, which now houses the museum.
The Berber collection
More than six hundred objects from the Rif to the Sahara: jewellery and silver ornaments, ceremonial costumes, carpets, weapons, everyday objects.
The ornaments and silver
The silver jewellery and ornaments room, set off by a dark staging: the highlight of the collection.
The Foundation's three sites
The museum, the Jardin Majorelle and, next door, the Yves Saint Laurent Museum: a single combined ticket covers all three.
When to go
Garden and museum still empty, before the Majorelle rush.
The Jardin Majorelle rush spills into the museum.
Indoor museum; paired with the garden, best in spring.
Tickets & time slots
Book ahead - useful during peak hours, when the queue can top thirty minutes.
Jardin Majorelle + Berber Museum + YSL Museum
Jardin Majorelle (Berber Museum optional)
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Visitor tips
At opening, at the same time as the garden.
The 11am - 3pm window, the busiest at Majorelle.
- The museum is entered with the Jardin Majorelle ticket (add-on): take the combined one if you also want the neighbouring YSL museum.
- Small but dense: 30 to 45 minutes is enough.
- Book a time slot online for Majorelle: the queue often runs over an hour in high season.
Location & access
Inside the Jardin Majorelle, in Guéliz, on Rue Yves Saint Laurent, next door to the Yves Saint Laurent Museum. Entered through the garden gate; about fifteen minutes by taxi from the medina.
