Visual arts and exhibition guide

Contemporary Art in Morocco — Exhibitions, Museums & Galleries

Contemporary art in Morocco is visible through museums, galleries, foundations, artist-led spaces, photography venues and temporary exhibitions. This guide brings those layers together using Culturama’s English event and institution pages.

Follow current exhibitions, discover permanent art spaces and move between city hubs to understand where visual culture is concentrated.

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Upcoming contemporary art

Dated entries from Culturama’s published English event pages.

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Poster for Asilah International Contemporary Art Symposium Exhibition 2026
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Asilah International Contemporary Art Symposium Exhibition 2026

17 May 2026 · Asilah

The exhibition produced through the 15th International Contemporary Art Symposium remains on view at MAC.A in Asilah…
Poster for Me and Others – Children’s Exhibition in Tetouan
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Me and Others – Children’s Exhibition in Tetouan

12 Jun 2026 · Tetouan

A free family exhibition exploring sharing, friendship, conflict and emotions is presented in the garden of the…
Poster for Magic Garden Light Festival Marrakech 2026
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Magic Garden Light Festival Marrakech 2026

20 Jul 2026 · Marrakech

A night-time trail of illuminated installations and immersive scenery at Mövenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi.
Poster for Abderrahman Slaoui Museum — Family Visit in Casablanca
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Abderrahman Slaoui Museum — Family Visit in Casablanca

28 Jul 2026 · Casablanca

A Casablanca museum offering free admission to accompanied children aged 12 and under and optional family guided…
Poster for Dar Sanaa Tetouan — Arts and Crafts Heritage for Families
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Dar Sanaa Tetouan — Arts and Crafts Heritage for Families

28 Jul 2026 · Tetouan

A living museum and school introducing families to Tetouan’s traditional crafts, Andalusian architecture and heritage.
Poster for Tamuda Archaeological Site — Family History Trip near Tetouan
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Tamuda Archaeological Site — Family History Trip near Tetouan

28 Jul 2026 · Tetouan

A family archaeological visit exploring Mauritanian and Roman remains five kilometres from Tetouan.
Poster for La Chance qui danse — Delphine Warin in Casablanca
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La Chance qui danse — Delphine Warin in Casablanca

18 Sept 2026 · Casablanca

Delphine Warin presents a documentary photography exhibition at Galerie 121 exploring memory, territories and…
Poster for 6th Casablanca International Biennale in Essaouira — Fabricating the Impossible
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6th Casablanca International Biennale in Essaouira — Fabricating the Impossible

10 Dec 2026 · Essaouira

The Casablanca International Biennale relocates to Essaouira for an exceptional sixth edition bringing together more…

Permanent cultural infrastructure

Places to explore

Use institution pages for visitor information and links back into each local cultural scene.

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Gallery · Oujda

Banque Populaire Art Gallery, Oujda

Institutional gallery opened in 2022 at Banque Populaire’s Oujda headquarters, showcasing artists and visual practices from…

Art gallery · Essaouira

Damgaard Gallery

A historic Essaouira gallery presenting local artists and distinctive painting, sculpture and popular artistic practices…

Art space · Essaouira

Dar Souiri

A traditional house and the headquarters of the Essaouira-Mogador Association, hosting Gnaoua and Andalusian music,…

Memory museum · Essaouira

Essaouira Historical Memory of Resistance and Liberation Centre

A memory centre documenting resistance and the liberation movement through exhibitions, archives, a library, audiovisual…

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Art space · El Jadida

Galerie Chaïbia Talal

A gallery inside El Jadida’s Portuguese City, named after Moroccan artist Chaïbia Talal and showcasing artists from the…

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Art space · Oujda

Galerie d'Art Moulay El Hassan

A leading public exhibition space in Oujda, hosting openings and exhibitions by visual artists from the Oriental region.

Public foundation cultural centre · Rabat, Morocco

IKLYLE Cultural Centre Rabat

IKLYLE Cultural Centre Rabat is a multidisciplinary media library and learning hub offering reading spaces, arts and theatre…

Public foundation cultural centre · Fès, Morocco

IKLYLE Cultural Centre, Fez

A cultural centre and media library of more than 2,000 m² near Jnane Sbil, IKLYLE Fez combines reading, digital resources,…

Public foundation cultural centre · Tanger, Morocco

Iklyle Cultural Centre, Tangier

A restored former school in Tangier housing a media library, art workshops, exhibitions and cultural programmes for varied…

Art gallery · Essaouira

La Kasbah Gallery

A large gallery in a restored medina riad, presenting paintings, sculpture and work by Moroccan and international artists…

Museum · Marrakech

MACAAL – Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden

A leading Marrakech museum for modern and contemporary art from Africa, with a permanent collection, temporary shows, gardens…

Foundation · Marrakech

Montresso* Art Foundation

A contemporary-art foundation near Marrakech combining the Jardin Rouge residency, nine studios, three exhibition spaces, an…

Museum · Rabat

Musée Mohammed VI d'Art Moderne et Contemporain

Morocco’s national museum of modern and contemporary art, with a permanent collection of more than 2,000 works, temporary…

Museum · Rabat

National Museum of Photography, Rabat

Morocco’s national photography museum, housed in Rabat’s historic Fort Rottembourg and dedicated to emerging photographers,…

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Art space · Oujda

Palais Dar Sebti

A 1938 Moorish palace housing the Centre for Studies and Research on Gharnati Music, as well as exhibitions and cultural…

Art space · Casablanca

Villa des Arts

A multidisciplinary art space run by the ONA Foundation, presenting exhibitions, artist residencies, educational workshops and…

Culturama Magazine

Stories and analysis

Editorial context connected to the same cultural theme, limited to stories with a clear Morocco link.

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Arts & création

Venice Biennale 2026: Amina Agueznay Weaves Morocco’s First Official Pavilion

Amina Agueznay represents Morocco at the 2026 Venice Biennale with Asǝṭṭa, a monumental installation created with 166 craftspeople.

11 Jul 2026

Explore locally

Contemporary art by city

Move from the national topic into Culturama’s strongest English city authority pages.

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The live database also contains relevant entries in 4 additional cities that do not yet have a dedicated English authority hub.

Cultural context

How to use this guide

A scene spread across several kinds of spaces

Contemporary art does not sit in one institutional category. Museums and foundations coexist with commercial galleries, independent spaces, cultural institutes and temporary exhibition programmes.

The Culturama hub therefore combines event-based discovery with permanent institution pages rather than treating contemporary art as a single venue list.

Marrakech, Rabat and Casablanca are only part of the picture

The largest art infrastructures are concentrated in a few cities, but photography, local galleries, cultural centres and interdisciplinary programmes extend the map to Tangier, Essaouira, Agadir, Fez and other places.

City links on this page help visitors move from the national topic to the local cultural ecosystem.

Use exhibition dates carefully

Some exhibitions run for weeks or months while openings, talks and performances happen at fixed times. The event page should be used for dated programming and the institution page for permanent visitor information.

This separation keeps the guide useful even as temporary programmes change.

Mediterranean network

From Morocco to cultural scenes across the Mediterranean.

Discover institutions, festivals, networks and partners connecting artists, ideas and projects across Morocco and the Mediterranean.

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