Dar El Oddi

## A medina house transformed into a cultural space **Dar El Oddi** is a family house built in the 1920s in the heart of Tetouan’s medina. Its restoration preserved traditional domestic architecture while retaining decorative elements that reflect the European influences of the period. The house reopened as a cultural space in 2018, with original woodwork, ironwork, tiles and plaster decoration restored as part of the visitor experience. ## Visions of Tetouan Its permanent exhibition, **Visions of Tetouan**, brings together representations of the city produced between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries. Paintings, engravings, books, periodicals, postcards, maps and stamps document the medina, landscapes, streets, trades, public life and the changing urban image of Tetouan. ## Architecture as part of the collection Dar El Oddi is not simply a container for historical images. The restored house itself forms a major part of the visit, allowing visitors to understand how domestic architecture and visual memory interact. The project contributes to the interpretation of Tetouan’s UNESCO-listed medina and preserves a distinctive local archive of urban representation. ## Explore more of Tetouan The visit can be combined with the [Bab El Oqla Museum](/en/institutions/musee-bab-el-oqla-tetouan), the [Tetouan Centre for Modern Art](/en/institutions/centre-art-moderne-tetouan) and [Teatro Español Cinema](/en/institutions/cinema-espanol-tetouan). Culturama lists Dar El Oddi as a genuine cultural and heritage venue, not as accommodation or a tourist riad.