Dar Si Said was originally a mansion built by Sidi Said, royal Visir and half-brother of Ba Ahmed Ben Moussa (the former slave who built the nearby Bahia Palace), in the nineteenth century. Today, the interconnecting courtyards and beautiful wooden ceilings house the Museum of Moroccan Arts and Crafts: a collection of carpets, jewellery, weaponry, pottery and textiles from Marrakech, the Atlas Mountains and across Morocco.

Our personal highlights include the domed ceiling in the reception room made from carved cedar and, primitive four-seater wooden Ferris wheel of the type found in ‘moussems’ (country fairs) around Morocco.

Location: Ri

ad Zitoun el Jadid
Opening times: Open every day except Tuesday from 9h00 to 12h15 and from 15h00 to 18h15
Entrance fee: Adult 20dh / Children under 12 5dh

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