| DAR SI SAID MUSEUM In one of Morocco's most beautiful cities stands a sumptuous
palace housing the very quintessence of Moroccan art.
On the ground floor you can find clothes, objects in beaten copper, arms and
Berber jewellery. Splendors from the past?
Not at all, for many of the objects on display are still used and worn in
mountain areas.
The first floor salon impress with its Hispano-Moorish
decoration and elegant furniture in cedar wood. It is such an accurate
reproduction that, at any moment, you half expect to see a bride in her
ceremonial dress return to the armchair and show herself off to all the admiring
guests.
The other rooms are filled with an abundance of carpets. Stop a moment to
examine those coming from the Sahara region, characterized by the use of
leather, and large, simple mats evoking the dry beauty of the semi-desert.
A remarkable collection of door and window frames is to be found around the
courtyard, all encrusted with the most delicate and refined ornamentation. And
in the streets outside you will soon understand that the town and its
inhabitants know how to keep the traditions of their culture alive.
LOCATION
Dar Si Said Museum
Riad Ez-Zaitoun El Jadid
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