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Musée Marocain de la Kasbah
MOROCCAN ARTS MUSEUM
Musée Marocain de la Kasbah
MOROCCAN ARTS MUSEUM
Tucked into the upper medina next to what remains of the old city walls, the Musée Marocain occupies a 17th-century kasbah-era annex and concentrates on the decorative side of Tétouan's craft tradition. The collection — smaller and quieter than the Ethnographic Museum — covers zellij tilework, painted wooden ceilings, carved plaster panels, illuminated Qurans, and a strong selection of Tétouan-made ceramics and embroidery. It is the natural companion to the bigger museums for visitors interested specifically in Moroccan art.
The handful of rooms is organised around a reconstructed reception space with painted wooden ceiling and plaster frieze, plus separate galleries for manuscripts under glass, ceramics in vitrines, and a section on Tétouan's silver embroidery and metalwork. The kasbah-era building itself is part of the visit — a 17th-century structure adapted to museum use, with original woodwork in places that the displays themselves comment on. Non-flash photography is generally fine; tripods need a quick check at the desk.
Thirty to forty-five minutes is enough — the museum is small and best paired with a medina walk rather than treated as a destination in its own right. Entry is around 10 MAD. Hours run late morning into mid-afternoon, with a midday gap on some days, and Tuesday closure in line with other city museums. If you only have time for one Tétouan ethnology stop, pick the larger Ethnographic Museum at Bab el-Oqla; visitors already interested in Moroccan decorative arts get more out of this one because the focus narrows to craft.