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The '''Dar Jamai Museum''' (also spelled '''Dar Jamaï''' or '''Dar Jama'i''') is a museum in [[Meknes]], [[Morocco]]. It displays a number of artifacts and art objects from the city and other regions in Morocco. It is housed in a late 19th-century palace |
The '''Dar Jamai Museum''' (also spelled '''Dar Jamaï''' or '''Dar Jama'i''') is a museum in [[Meknes]], [[Morocco]]. It displays a number of artifacts and art objects from the city and other regions in Morocco. It is housed in a late 19th-century palace built by the Jama'i family who also built the [[Jamai Palace]] in [[Fez, Morocco|Fes]]. |
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== History == |
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The palace was built in 1882 by Mokhtar ben Arbi el Jama'i, who, along with his brother, served as [[Grand vizier|Grand Vizier]] under [[Sultan]] [[Hassan I of Morocco|Moulay Hassan]] (ruled 1873–1894).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Dar Jamaï Museum|url=http://islamicart.museumwnf.org/pm_partner.php?id=Mus01_A;ma&type=museum&theme=ISL&link=ISL|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-04|website=Discover Islamic Art - Virtual Museum}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=The Rough Guide to Morocco|publisher=Rough Guides|year=2019|isbn=|edition=12th|location=|pages=194-195}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite book|last=Parker|first=Richard|title=A practical guide to Islamic Monuments in Morocco|publisher=The Baraka Press|year=1981|isbn=|location=Charlottesville, VA|pages=}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Touri|first=Abdelaziz|title=Le Maroc andalou : à la découverte d'un art de vivre|last2=Benaboud|first2=Mhammad|last3=Boujibar El-Khatib|first3=Naïma|last4=Lakhdar|first4=Kamal|last5=Mezzine|first5=Mohamed|publisher=Ministère des Affaires Culturelles du Royaume du Maroc & Museum With No Frontiers|year=2010|isbn=978-3902782311|edition=2|location=|pages=|chapter=}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Dar Jamaï Museum {{!}} Meknes, Morocco Attractions|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/the-mediterranean-coast-and-the-rif/meknes/attractions/dar-jamai-museum/a/poi-sig/483066/355511|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Lonely Planet|language=en}}</ref> His family also built the [[Jamai Palace]] in [[Fez, Morocco|Fes]].<ref name=":12" /> When Moulay Hassan died in 1894, his younger son [[Abdelaziz of Morocco|Moulay Abdelaziz]] was installed on the throne with the help of [[Ba Ahmed]], one of the Jama'i family's rivals. The family thus fell out of favour and saw much of their assests, including the palace, confiscated.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Burke|first=Edmund|title=Prelude to Protectorate in Morocco: Pre-Colonial Protest and Resistance, 1860–1912|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=2009|isbn=|location=|pages=41}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Pennell|first=C.R.|title=Morocco Since 1830: A History|publisher=New York University Press|year=2000|isbn=|location=|pages=108}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The palace was then given to the [[Thami El Glaoui|Glaoui]] family.<ref name=":3" /> In 1912, upon the advent of [[French Protectorate in Morocco|French colonial rule]] over Morocco, it was taken over by the [[France|French]] and turned first into a military hospital, then a military court, and finally, in 1920, into a "Museum of Indigenous Arts" (meaning local Moroccan art objects).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> |
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== Architecture == |
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The palace covers a relatively large area at the northern edge of el-Hedim Square in the old city. It is designed according to traditional [[Moroccan architecture]], decorated with sculpted and painted wood, carved [[stucco]], and colourful ''[[zellij]]'' mosaic tilework. In addition to various rooms on multiple floors, it contains a large courtyard garden (''[[Riad (architecture)|riad]]'') with [[Citrus × sinensis|orange trees]] and a ''menzeh'' (observation pavilion or platform).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":11" /><ref name=":1" /> The palace also had other facilities including kitchens, a mosque, and a small [[Turkish bath|''hammam'']] (bathhouse).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> An old upstairs reception room or salon with rich decoration and a wooden cupola ceiling has also been outfitted with traditional upper-class furnishings and is considered one of the highlights of the museum.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /> Outside the palace is a large street fountain facing Place el-Hedim, adjoined to the exterior of wall of the palace. The current entrance, next to this fountain, was created recently and replaces the original entrance which was off a nearby street.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Museum collection == |
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The museum holds a variety of artifacts from Meknes and the surrounding region, including [[Ceramic|ceramics]], wooden objects, [[embroidery]], [[Moroccan rugs|carpets]], and jewellery.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /> Most objects date from the 19th or 20th centuries, but some older objects date from the reign of [[Ismail Ibn Sharif|Moulay Isma'il]] or earlier.<ref name=":11" /> Among the latter are the wooden ''[[minbar]]'' and ''[[Maqsurah|maqsura]]'' of the [[Lalla Aouda Mosque]], dating from the late 17th century when Moulay Isma'il built the mosque.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=El Khammar|first=Abdeltif|date=2017|title=La mosquée de Lālla ʿAwda à Meknès: Histoire, architecture et mobilier en bois|url=|journal=Hespéris-Tamuda|volume=LII (3)|pages=255-275|via=}}</ref> |
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== Gallery == |
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<gallery> |
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File:Meknes (4738106090).jpg|Large street fountain on the exterior wall of the palace, facing Place el-Hedim |
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File:Dar jamai DSCF5655.jpg|View of the fountain and trees in the courtyard garden of the palace |
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File:Dar jamai DSCF5663.jpg|A fountain and menzeh (observation pavilion) in the courtyard garden of the palace |
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File:Dar jamai DSCF5529.jpg|Doorways and rooms of the palace |
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File:Dar jamai DSCF5732.jpg|The restored upstairs salon |
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File:Dar jamai DSCF5740.jpg|The wooden cupola above the restored upstairs salon |
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File:Lalla aouda minbar DSCF5522.jpg|The late 17th-century ''[[minbar]]'' of the [[Lalla Aouda Mosque]], on display at the museum |
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</gallery> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 01:31, 16 August 2020
The Dar Jamai Museum (also spelled Dar Jamaï or Dar Jama'i) is a museum in Meknes, Morocco. It displays a number of artifacts and art objects from the city and other regions in Morocco. It is housed in a late 19th-century palace built by the Jama'i family who also built the Jamai Palace in Fes.
History
The palace was built in 1882 by Mokhtar ben Arbi el Jama'i, who, along with his brother, served as Grand Vizier under Sultan Moulay Hassan (ruled 1873–1894).[1][2][3][4][5] His family also built the Jamai Palace in Fes.[3] When Moulay Hassan died in 1894, his younger son Moulay Abdelaziz was installed on the throne with the help of Ba Ahmed, one of the Jama'i family's rivals. The family thus fell out of favour and saw much of their assests, including the palace, confiscated.[6][7][4] The palace was then given to the Glaoui family.[5] In 1912, upon the advent of French colonial rule over Morocco, it was taken over by the French and turned first into a military hospital, then a military court, and finally, in 1920, into a "Museum of Indigenous Arts" (meaning local Moroccan art objects).[1][5]
Architecture
The palace covers a relatively large area at the northern edge of el-Hedim Square in the old city. It is designed according to traditional Moroccan architecture, decorated with sculpted and painted wood, carved stucco, and colourful zellij mosaic tilework. In addition to various rooms on multiple floors, it contains a large courtyard garden (riad) with orange trees and a menzeh (observation pavilion or platform).[1][5][2][4] The palace also had other facilities including kitchens, a mosque, and a small hammam (bathhouse).[1][4] An old upstairs reception room or salon with rich decoration and a wooden cupola ceiling has also been outfitted with traditional upper-class furnishings and is considered one of the highlights of the museum.[2][5][1] Outside the palace is a large street fountain facing Place el-Hedim, adjoined to the exterior of wall of the palace. The current entrance, next to this fountain, was created recently and replaces the original entrance which was off a nearby street.[4]
Museum collection
The museum holds a variety of artifacts from Meknes and the surrounding region, including ceramics, wooden objects, embroidery, carpets, and jewellery.[5][1] Most objects date from the 19th or 20th centuries, but some older objects date from the reign of Moulay Isma'il or earlier.[2] Among the latter are the wooden minbar and maqsura of the Lalla Aouda Mosque, dating from the late 17th century when Moulay Isma'il built the mosque.[8]
Gallery
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Large street fountain on the exterior wall of the palace, facing Place el-Hedim -
View of the fountain and trees in the courtyard garden of the palace -
A fountain and menzeh (observation pavilion) in the courtyard garden of the palace -
Doorways and rooms of the palace -
The restored upstairs salon -
The wooden cupola above the restored upstairs salon -
The late 17th-century minbar of the Lalla Aouda Mosque, on display at the museum
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References
- ^ a b c d e f "Dar Jamaï Museum". Discover Islamic Art - Virtual Museum. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d The Rough Guide to Morocco (12th ed.). Rough Guides. 2019. pp. 194–195.
- ^ a b Parker, Richard (1981). A practical guide to Islamic Monuments in Morocco. Charlottesville, VA: The Baraka Press.
- ^ a b c d e Touri, Abdelaziz; Benaboud, Mhammad; Boujibar El-Khatib, Naïma; Lakhdar, Kamal; Mezzine, Mohamed (2010). Le Maroc andalou : à la découverte d'un art de vivre (2 ed.). Ministère des Affaires Culturelles du Royaume du Maroc & Museum With No Frontiers. ISBN 978-3902782311.
- ^ a b c d e f "Dar Jamaï Museum | Meknes, Morocco Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ Burke, Edmund (2009). Prelude to Protectorate in Morocco: Pre-Colonial Protest and Resistance, 1860–1912. University of Chicago Press. p. 41.
- ^ Pennell, C.R. (2000). Morocco Since 1830: A History. New York University Press. p. 108.
- ^ El Khammar, Abdeltif (2017). "La mosquée de Lālla ʿAwda à Meknès: Histoire, architecture et mobilier en bois". Hespéris-Tamuda. LII (3): 255–275.
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