DAR JAMAI MUSEUM
Meknes, Morocco
| 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 Andalusia garden planted with cypress and fruit trees, gives an accurate
idea of the degree of luxury enjoyed by the prosperous bourgeoisie of Meknes. Local craftsmen are particularly skilled in working and painting wood such as
chests, panels, and moucharaby, in the use of rich colors for the decoration of
their pottery and in the magnificent multi-hued embroidery for which they are so
famous. LOCATION Dar Jamai Museum
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