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Articles, guides, expositions et regards sur l’art, écrits et publiés par Moroccan Paintings.

Carved and painted interior of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca

The great masters of Moroccan painting: landmarks for collectors

From Ben Ali R’bati to Fouad Bellamine: the names that structure modern Moroccan painting, what makes each of them singular, and what to know ...

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Arabic calligraphy carved in stone on a wall in Rabat

7 Moroccan calligraphers who make letters dance

From classical masters to a painter whose writing almost no one can read: seven Moroccan artists who turn Arabic calligraphy into art.

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White and blue houses in the medina of Asilah, Morocco

Asilah: the town whose walls artists repaint every summer

In 1978, two friends invited artists to paint the walls of their run-down hometown. Nearly fifty years later, the Asilah Moussem is one of Mor...

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Paint tubes and brushes on an artist's table

Oil or acrylic? 5 clues to never get it wrong again

The canvas, the edges, the texture, the sheen and the cracks: how to tell an oil painting from an acrylic one, and why it does not decide its ...

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Tbourida horsemen at a moussem in Morocco

Gunpowder, horses and painting: tbourida through the eyes of Hassan El Glaoui

A line of riders, one single gunshot, and a pasha's son who painted in secret: the story of tbourida and the painter who made it famous.

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Courtyard and fountain of the Bahia Palace in Marrakech

8 museums in Morocco that are truly worth the trip

A pasha's palace, a couturier's museum, a kasbah facing Spain: eight Moroccan museums for art lovers, and what not to miss in each.

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Ink being applied to the roller of a vintage printing press

Lithography: how a struggling playwright's trick became an art form

Invented in 1796 to print plays cheaply, lithography became a favourite of Toulouse-Lautrec and Picasso. How it works, and how to spot an orig...

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The Kasbah of the Oudayas in Rabat

Oudayas: the jewellery and caftan museum hidden inside a Rabat kasbah

Behind the blue walls of the Kasbah of the Oudayas, Rabat's National Museum of Adornment reopened in 2023 with part of a royal collection of A...

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Sunlit Moroccan hallway opening onto a courtyard

Behind our first exhibition: Radia Lamrani Karim and Chouaib Chkairi

Light and colour on one side, silence and introspection on the other: the story of the inaugural exhibition of ARTWORKS by Moroccan Paintings ...

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Venice, home of the Venice Biennale

Morocco at the Venice Biennale: 21 years to a first national pavilion

From a first participation in 2005 with Bellamine, Tahiri and Bennani (Moa) to Amina Agueznay's pavilion at the Arsenale in 2026: the story of...

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Moroccan-style entrance hall with carved ceiling and zellige floor

Buying your first original artwork in Morocco: the no-stress guide

No need to be an expert: budget, size, the four questions to ask, delivery and payment. Everything to buy your first original painting with co...

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