The passion of Bert Flint, art historian, for Morocco

Near the Bahia Palace and the Dar Si Said Museum, you will come across the Tiskiwin House, also known as the Bert Flint Museum after its author. Indeed, Bert Flint, a Dutch anthropologist passionate about Moroccan arts and Morocco, has decided to bring together objects found from all over Morocco. As a North African art collector, he carried out 50 years of investigation in search of traditional and rural pieces in villages while trying to discover the ethnology of each work. 

In a large riad from the 20th century, the collections are located in the former teacher's residence, built in the Hispano-Moorish style and transformed into a museum in 1996. This very quiet and relaxing site contains two patios decorated with magnificent traditional mosaics and seven other rooms on two floors displaying the works with different themes. There is also a display of Berber craftsmanship with musical instruments, jewellery, furniture and period costumes.

A journey through the Sahara

The visit takes place following the old gold trail, the trans-Saharan trade route of yesteryear with the exhibition of the art of adornment, the main theme of the museum. Before starting the visit, a booklet is given to visitors to guide them through the geography and history of the museum and describe the origin of each piece. 

In the first room, pieces from the High and Middle Atlas regions are exhibited with a collection of caraques and a collection of praises to the Prophet Mohammed written by a great mystic from Marrakech, Sidi Ben Slimane. In the second room, we follow the itinerary from Marrakech to Touat while discovering agricultural tools and a Berber festival tent. In the heart of the third room, we explore the arts of the Tuareg country with splendid silver jewellery and in the next room you can find objects referring to the frog, symbol of the earth fertilized by the rain as well as clothes used to ward off evil spirits. Then, in the fifth room, you can admire a Touareg wedding blanket and a camel saddle. Finally, in the last two rooms, Flint exhibits pieces on the theme of guedra and objects from the Taroudant region. 

Practical information:

8 rue de la Bahia
40000 Marrakech Medina

Open every day from 9am to 12:30pm and from 2:30pm to 6pm

Price:
Adults: 20dh
Children: 10dh

More information:
https://www.tiskiwin.com/