Villa Carl Ficke – Casablanca Memory Museum

## A historic villa transformed into a museum **Villa Carl Ficke – Casablanca Memory Museum** is dedicated to the history, heritage and urban memory of Morocco’s largest city. Built in the early twentieth century for German merchant Carl Ficke, the Neo-Moorish villa combines European architectural forms with Moroccan decorative elements. ## A building with many lives Over the decades the villa served as a residence, a detention centre during the French protectorate, a children’s home and later an annex of Khnata Bent Bekkar College. Its restoration preserved the architecture while adapting the building to contemporary museum standards, making the villa itself part of the historical narrative. ## Urban memory and contemporary art The museum explores the social, architectural and cultural transformations of Casablanca. Sculptures by **Ikram Kabbaj** are installed in the outdoor areas. Temporary exhibitions extend this mission. In 2025–2026 the museum presented Mohamed Hamidi, followed by **Mustapha Boujemaoui: La poétique des formes**, running from 10 June to 30 November 2026. That exhibition is already listed on Culturama and is directly connected to this institution. ## Continue exploring Casablanca The museum can be visited alongside the [Casablanca Museum of Photography and Visual Arts](/en/institutions/musee-photographie-arts-visuels-casablanca), [Artorium](/en/institutions/artorium-casablanca) and the city’s contemporary galleries.