{"id":46,"date":"2012-02-11T14:43:03","date_gmt":"2012-02-11T14:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joaoleitao.com\/holidays-marrakech\/?p=46"},"modified":"2015-06-12T10:28:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T10:28:16","slug":"photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joaoleitao.com\/holidays-marrakech\/attractions\/photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography Museum in Marrakech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes Marrakech has a fascinating Photography Museum. Who would say?!<\/p>\n<p>So, basically, The House of Photography (in French is called Maison de la photographie de Marrakech) is a museum in Marrakech located in the heart of the medina.<\/p>\n<p>It opened its doors in April 2009 and brings together a photographic collection of Morocco that extends from the 1870s to the 1950s.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.joaoleitao.com\/holidays-marrakech\/images\/photography-museum-marrakech-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photography Museum in Marrakech\" title=\"photography-museum-marrakech-1\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joaoleitao.com\/holidays-marrakech\/images\/photography-museum-marrakech-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.joaoleitao.com\/holidays-marrakech\/images\/photography-museum-marrakech-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo of the Photography Museum in Marrakech<\/p>\n<p>The House of Photography in Marrakech is located in a renovated former fondouk space. Here you can enjoy several ancient photos of Moroccan old times.<\/p>\n<p>You can also enjoy a great view from the top of the terrace. There is also a small restaurant \/ caf\u00e9 where you can have a tradicional Moroccan meal or a light snack enjoying Marrakech from above since this is possible one of Marrakech old medina&#8217;s highest terraces.<\/p>\n<p>The photographic collection of the Photography Museum in Marrakech is comprised of over 4,000 old photographs, over the period 1870 to 1950.<\/p>\n<p>It highlights the origins of photography in Morocco, with among others the first photographers who have settled there, like George Washington Wilson, A. Cavilla and Marcelin Flandrin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.joaoleitao.com\/holidays-marrakech\/images\/photography-museum-marrakech-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photography Museum in Marrakech\" title=\"photography-museum-marrakech-1\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo of the Photography Museum in Marrakech<\/p>\n<p>You have to pay 40 Dhs per person. Free entry for children up to 16 years of age. The entrance fee includes a guided tour and an introduction to the exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>You can visit the Maison de la photographie of Marrakech in its official website at: <a title=\"Photography Museum Marrakech\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maisondelaphotographie.ma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Photography Museum Marrakech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Museum contacts here: La Maison de la Photographie- 46, Rue souk Ahal F\u00e8s (200 m behind Ben Youssef Medersa &#8211; Koranic School).<br \/>\nEmail: maisondelaphotographie@gmail.com. Phone: +212 524 385721.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.joaoleitao.com\/holidays-marrakech\/images\/photography-museum-marrakech-3.jpg\" alt=\"Photography Museum in Marrakech\" title=\"photography-museum-marrakech-1\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo of the view from the terrace of the Photography Museum in Marrakech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes Marrakech has a fascinating Photography Museum. Who would say?! 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