Berber woman, 1921 Jacques Majorelle

THE BERBER MUSEUM

Since my arrival in Marrakech in 1966, I have remained fascinated by Berber art and culture. Over the years, I have collected and admired this art which extends over many countries at the same time. The Berbers have always been rightly proud of theirculture, and have notceased to reclaim their identity in spite of the vicissitudes they have faced.

In Marrakech, in Berber country, in the Jardin Majorelle created by an artist who painted so many scenes of Berber men and women, the idea of this museum occurred to us quite naturally.

 It is with great pride and pleasure that we open the museum to the public, so that they share our enthusiasm and accompany us in the footsteps of a culture very much alive today.

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