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MEKNES DAR JAMAI MUSEUM

Before housing the Meknes collections, the Dar Jamai had a number of different uses. Built in 1882 to be the residence of the illustrious Jamai family, which included two of Moulay el-Hassan's ministers (1873-1894), it was used as a military hospital after 1912, only becoming the Museum of Moroccan Art in 1920.

The elaborate decoration with sculpted plaster and painted wood as well as the Andalusian garden planted with cypress and fruit trees, gives an accurate idea of the degree of luxury enjoyed by the prosperous bourgeoisie of Meknes. Wrought iron work, wooden sculpture, weaving, leather working, brass and copper ware, metalwork... this museum is devoted to the crafts of the region.

Local craftsmen are particularly skilled in working and painting wood such as chests, panels and moucharaby, in the use of rich colours for the decoration of their pottery and in the magnificent multi-hued embroidery for which they are so famous.
 

LOCATION

Dar Jamai Musuem
Sahat El Hadim
Meknes
Tel. (212 5) 53 08 63