Marrakech Museum: Difference between revisions

The museum is housed in the Dar Mnebhi Palace, constructed at the end of the 19th century or at the beginning of the 20th century by [[ Mehdi Menebhi|Mehdi Mnebhi]],<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=March 2019|title=Le quartier ibn Yūsuf|url=https://www.academia.edu/39197821/Bulletin_du_patrimoine_de_Marrakech_et_sa_r%C3%A9gion|journal=Bulletin du patrimoine de Marrakech et de sa région|volume=|pages=|via=}}</ref> the ''[[qaid]]'' of the Mnabha tribe and the [[vizier]] (minister) of war under Sultan [[Abdelaziz of Morocco|Moulay Abdelaziz]], from 1900 to 1908.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=PALAIS MNEBHI – Conseil Régional du Tourisme (CRT) de Fès|url=http://visitefes.com/palais-mnebhi-fes/|access-date=2020-06-05|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Lonely Planet Morocco|publisher=Lonely Planet|year=2017|edition=12th}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> The palace was later seized by Pasha [[Thami El Glaoui]], the autocratic ruler of southern Morocco under [[French Protectorate in Morocco|French rule]], while Mnebhi was on a trip outside the country. After Morocco regained its independence (1956), the palace was seized by the state and in 1965 it was converted to a girls' school. The palace was carefully renovated by the Omar Benjelloun Foundation and converted into a museum in 1997.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Musée de Marrakech {{!}} Marrakesh, Morocco Attractions|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/marrakesh/attractions/musee-de-marrakech/a/poi-sig/1075400/1316370|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Lonely Planet|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" />