20 of the best · Marrakech, Morocco
The Musée Yves Saint Laurent and the Berber museum, Dar el Bacha and Dar Si Saïd, the Maison de la Photographie, MACAAL, the concerts of Mouassine and the Marrakech International Film Festival.
Our 20 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three Marrakech moments we keep going back to: Jemaa el-Fna at dusk from a roof terrace, the Jardin Majorelle at opening time, and a day in the Atlas above Imlil.
The couturier’s museum
A museum devoted to the work of Yves Saint Laurent, on Rue Yves Saint Laurent.
Rue Yves Saint Laurent, 40090 MarrakechExplore View on map
Photographs since 1870
The history of photography in Morocco, from albumen prints of 1870, in a house of the north medina.
46 Rue Ahl Fès, Bin Lafnadek, Marrakech 40030Explore View on map
A house of 1910
A seigneurial house of 1910, now a museum of exhibitions run by the Fondation Nationale des Musées.
Museums, music and the film festival.
The back story
The Musée Yves Saint Laurent and the Berber museum at Majorelle, MACAAL’s African art, the photographs of the Maison de la Photographie, Dar el Bacha’s exhibitions, the music of Mouassine and the Marrakech International Film Festival.
Visual arts
From the couturier’s museum to the national collections of the medina.
Carpets and textiles
A palatial house of the late nineteenth century, now the national museum of weaving and carpets.
Along the caravan routes
The collection of Bert Flint, once Musée Tiskiwin, following the caravan routes from Marrakech to Timbuktu.
A house of 1910
A seigneurial house of 1910, now a museum of exhibitions run by the Fondation Nationale des Musées.
The couturier’s museum
A museum devoted to the work of Yves Saint Laurent, on Rue Yves Saint Laurent.
Rue Yves Saint Laurent, 40090 MarrakechExplore View on map
Inside the Jardin Majorelle
The museum of Amazigh (Berber) arts inside the Jardin Majorelle, open daily.
Prints from 1870 and African art of today.
Contemporary art since 2010
A gallery of contemporary art in Marrakech since 2010.
Contemporary African art
The independent, non-profit Museum of Contemporary African Art Al Maaden, south-east of the city.
Photographs since 1870
The history of photography in Morocco, from albumen prints of 1870, in a house of the north medina.
46 Rue Ahl Fès, Bin Lafnadek, Marrakech 40030Explore View on map
The minaret, the madrasa, the tombs and the palace.
Courtyards and gardens
A palace of courtyards and gardens on the east side of the medina, beside the Mellah.
The great courtyard
The former Koranic school of the north medina, its courtyard carved in stucco and cedar.
The 77-metre minaret
The great mosque of the medina, its 77-metre minaret the landmark of the city.
Beside the Kasbah mosque
The royal tombs of the Saadian dynasty, in a walled garden beside the Kasbah mosque.
Performing arts
The medina’s traditional music, three evenings a week.
Music in the douiria
A restored house of the medina where traditional music is played three evenings a week.
The November festival and the city’s screens; see also Marrakech on film.
20–28 November 2026
The city’s film festival: the 23rd edition runs from 20 to 28 November 2026.
New releases
Pathé’s cinemas in Morocco show new releases, with times and e-tickets on its site.
Folk & cultural traditions
The souks, and the studios of contemporary Marrakech.
Young Moroccan brands
A gallery and concept store of young Moroccan brands and designers, opposite the Majorelle garden.
33 Rue Yves Saint Laurent, MarrakechExplore View on map
Ceramics and textiles
The Marrakech studio of ceramics and textiles, in the Sidi Ghanem design district.
281 Rue Principale, Sidi Ghanem, MarrakechExplore View on map
Craft by quarter
The market streets of the medina: leather, lanterns, carpets, spices and dyed wool.
African art in February, the popular arts in summer.
Each February
The fair of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, in Marrakech since 2018.
In midsummer
Morocco’s traditional songs, dances and music, celebrated each summer.
