Dar Batha Museum of Islamic Arts — Attraction in Fez

Wonderful & underrated museum ! We really enjoyed it. IMPORTANT : it was renovated & re-opened in March 2025, so many of the bad reviews are out of date — beware ! Me & my partner did not plan enough time for this museum because we thought it would be small… don’t fall for the old reviews… we were only able to spend 1.5 hours here and we felt so sad to leave ! It is quite big, with detailed explanations about the artifacts & explanations about Moroccan history. I didn’t put pictures of the artifacts here (not sure if it’s allowed) but the outer part / building, garden, etc., are beautiful. The garden is vast and calm, you hear birds singing, the air is fragrant with flowers, I felt happy to sit and enjoy the time there. Highly recommend. We paid 60 dirhams per person & did not book in advance. There was no line and it was...

Absolute must-see in Fès for many reasons: The collection of artifacts of Islamic art is extremely rich, and the design of the exhibition is modern and well made, with good descriptions in English, French and Arabic. I particularly liked the room with the timeline of Marrocan history and objects presented by this time-line. I learnt a lot, more than in any other museum I visited in Morroco. The objects (wood- and metal works, clothes, weapons, ...) are stunning. The exhibition rooms are organized around a beautiful and peaceful garden, which in itself merits the visit. Entrance fee was 60 dirham and absolutely worth it. I could have easily spent an entire day here or more. The museum is currently extremely underrated (which might be because it was recently renovated - I haven't...

Dar Batḥa (Arabic: دار البطحاء, pronounced Bat-ḥaa), or Qasr al-Batḥa (Arabic: قصر البطحاء), is a former royal palace in the city of Fez, Morocco. The palace was commissioned by the Alawite Sultan Hassan I in the late 19th century and completed under his successor Abdelaziz. It was transformed into a museum of historical arts and crafts in 1915, with a collection that today includes more than 6,500 objects. The palace is located near Bab Bou Jeloud, on the western edge of Fez el-Bali, the city's old medina district, and near Fez el-Jdid, the new medina district. Another historic palace, Dar al-Beida (Arabic: الدار البيضاء), was originally part of the same complex but was separated for other official uses in the twentieth century and remains today an official residence, inaccessible...