Tetouan Centre for Modern Art

## Modern art inside Tetouan’s former railway station The **Tetouan Centre for Modern Art (CAMT)** occupies the city’s former railway station, a 1918 building now devoted to visual arts. Closely connected to the **National Institute of Fine Arts of Tetouan**, it is one of the cultural institutions that structures the artistic landscape of northern Morocco. Its architecture combines urban heritage with contemporary use, turning a former transport building into a place for exhibitions, research and artistic transmission. ## The Tetouan school of painting A central part of the centre’s identity is the artistic tradition commonly described as the **Tetouan School**. Generations of artists trained in the city have helped build a distinctive northern Moroccan visual culture. The centre presents this history through painting, sculpture, printmaking and contemporary practices, creating a bridge between established artists, younger generations and the educational role of the INBA. ## Exhibitions and artistic programming CAMT regularly hosts temporary exhibitions and projects connected to the broader art ecosystem of Tetouan. In 2025, it hosted the national launch of Morocco’s Night of Galleries with the retrospective **Ahmed Ben Yessef: From Seville to Tetouan**. It has also hosted projects connected to Tetouan’s International Comic Strip Forum. ## Continue exploring Tetouan A cultural route can include the [Bab El Oqla Museum](/en/institutions/musee-bab-el-oqla-tetouan), [Teatro Español Cinema](/en/institutions/cinema-espanol-tetouan) and other cultural venues in the city. Culturama links events to this institution only when the venue is explicitly confirmed as CAMT.