Oudayas National Museum of Adornment

## A museum inside the Kasbah of the Oudayas The **Oudayas National Museum of Adornment** occupies a historic building within Rabat's Kasbah of the Oudayas. Following extensive restoration, it reopened in **January 2023** with a permanent display devoted to Moroccan adornment. The Kasbah overlooks the Bouregreg estuary and forms part of Rabat's UNESCO World Heritage property, giving the visit both an architectural and a museum dimension. ## Jewellery, costume and craftsmanship The permanent galleries treat adornment as a cultural language. Jewellery, clothing, accessories and decorative objects reveal regional techniques, materials and forms from across Morocco. The display explores social use, craftsmanship, regional production centres, aesthetics and symbolic meanings. The museum's holdings were notably enriched by a major collection of **Amazigh jewellery** made available from the personal collection of King Mohammed VI. ## Heritage in dialogue with contemporary creation The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions. In 2026, the National Foundation of Museums presented projects including **Confluences: Gestures and Shared Heritage** and **Dalí Diali – The Fabric of Dreams**, linking craftsmanship, fashion and contemporary creation. This programme helps position the museum as a living space for interpreting material culture rather than only a permanent collection. ## Continue exploring Rabat The visit can be paired with the [Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art](/en/institutions/musee-mohammed-vi) and other cultural institutions across the capital. Culturama treats this page specifically as the national museum, not as a generic listing for the Kasbah, gardens or nearby tourist businesses.