The Oasis Museum

Opened in 2002, the Oasis Museum occupies a group of three restored houses inside the Ksar El Khorbat Oujdid, with a total surface of 600 square meters, distributed over three levels.

The posing is completely didactic, with the intension to answer the questions visitor may have about the culture of the Southern Morocco.

The Oasis Museum exposes:

• 762 antiquities and objects of traditional use

• 49 explaining color photographs

• 33 historic photographs

• 17 maps and sketches

• 14 scale models and reproductions

• 6 topic maps

• 4 explaining paintings, painted by the local artist Rachid Bouskri

SEE THE CATALOGUE OF THE MUSEUM

• Introduction

• Oasis: agriculture and sedentary life

• Trade

• Handicraft

• Pottery

• Tribal system

• Dressing

• Celebrations

• War

• Jewish cult

• Islamic cult

• The barn

• Food

• Traditional medicine

• Earth architecture

• Kasbahs and ksars

• Housing in the Ksar

• The watchtower

• Nomad life

The Oasis Museum has also a small BOOKSHOP.

The Oasis Museum is the first and unique establishment with these characteristics in the Southern Morocco.

• Opening hours: from 9,00 AM to 6,00 PM.

• Entrance fee: 20 DH per person. Children under 12 years go for free.