Musée de Mouassine

Le musée de Mouassine est un musée situé dans le quartier de Mouassine, au cœur de la médina historique de Marrakech, au Maroc. Le musée est hébergé dans un bâtiment récemment restauré, offrant un aperçu fascinant de l'histoire et de la culture de la région.

1. Histoire

Le Musée de Mouassine a été établi pour préserver et mettre en valeur le riche patrimoine culturel de Marrakech. Il est le fruit de restaurations minutieuses entreprises pour sauvegarder un bâtiment historique et en faire un espace dédié à l'exposition d'objets et d'artefacts significatifs. Ce site historique, reconverti en musée de la musique, propose aux visiteurs une expérience unique de découverte de la musique traditionnelle marocaine dans un riad du XVIe siècle soigneusement restauré. Le musée abrite une riche collection d'instruments de musique et organise des concerts en direct, constituant ainsi une destination incontournable pour les passionnés de musique et les amateurs de culture.

1. Collections

Le Musée abrite une variété d'objets et d'œuvres d'art qui reflètent l'histoire, la tradition et l'artisanat de Marrakech et de la région environnante. Les collections comprennent des textiles, des céramiques, des bijoux, des instruments de musique, et bien d'autres pièces d'intérêt culturel.

1. Notes et références

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Mouassine Mosque

The Mouassine Mosque or al-Muwassin Mosque (Arabic: جامع المواسين, romanized: jama' al-muwāssīn) is a major mosque in the Mouassine neighbourhood of Marrakesh, Morocco. It was built in the 16th century by order of the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib. It was designed to serve as the Friday mosque of a newly redeveloped neighbourhood and formed the central element of a larger religious-charitable complex that also included a madrasa, a hammam, a library, and the Mouassine Fountain. The design of the mosque itself is typical of Moroccan architecture from this period except for its minaret, which is unusually short and simple.

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Mouassine Fountain

The Mouassine Fountain is a part of the 16th-century religious complex of the Mouassine Mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. The tradition of building public fountains in Marrakesh is old but took on a very monumental character in the Saadian era.

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Dar Cherifa

Dar Cherifa, historically known as Dar Ijimi, is a late 16th-century house in the medina (old city) of Marrakesh, Morocco. It is located in the Mouassine neighbourhood and is one of the few well-preserved houses from the Saadian period in the city. In recent years it has been restored and is now used as a café and art gallery.

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Mosque of the Cat

The Mosque of the Cat (Arabic: مسجد القطة, romanized: masjid al-qiṭṭa; or also جامع القطة) is a historic mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is also identified in some scholarly sources as the Moulay al-Ksour Mosque or Mawlā al-Qṣūr Mosque. The mosque is located in the Ksour neighbourhood on a major souk street, Souk Laksour, near the street's entrance in the Bab Ftouh area just north of Jemaa el-Fnaa. The mosque was founded by a student of Abu al-Abbas as-Sabti, a 12th-century Muslim saint or Sufi figure. The mosque's name derives from a traditional story in which the founder's cat was recruited to eliminate a rat infestation in the house of a vizier. The building was renovated in the 14th century during the Marinid Sultanate, making it one of the few surviving monuments from this period of the city, and is notable for its small but richly decorated minaret.

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Walls of Marrakesh

The Walls of Marrakesh are a set of defensive ramparts which enclose the historic medina districts of Marrakesh, Morocco. They were first laid out in the early 12th century by the Almoravid dynasty which founded the city in 1070 CE as their new capital. The walls have since been expanded several times by the addition of the Kasbah to the south at the end of the 12th century and by a later extension to encompass the northern neighbourhood around the Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes. The Gates of Marrakesh were for the most part established since the original Almoravid construction of the city walls, but most have been modified during later periods. Other gates were also added when the Almohads created the Kasbah, which itself has been expanded and re-worked many times since.

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