Musée de Carmen-Macein, Modern art museum in Kasbah, Tangier, Morocco
The Musée de Carmen-Macein is located in Tangier's Kasbah and displays paintings, sculptures, and lithographs by major artists including Picasso, Ernst, Dalí, and Braque. The collection provides an overview of different modern artistic styles from the 20th century.
Carmen Macein, a renowned art dealer and confidante of Spanish King Juan Carlos, began displaying artworks on her yacht Vagrant, built by Horace Vanderbilt in 1941. The vessel was later connected with notable figures before being transformed into a permanent exhibition space.
The museum displays works by artists who created across Europe and Morocco, with their pieces reflecting the artistic connection between both continents. Visitors see how modern art movements mixed with local influences here.
The museum sits in the old city with easy access for visitors wanting to explore artworks in regularly updated exhibitions. It helps to allow time to view the pieces at your own pace and move through the rooms.
Before its time as a fixed museum, Macein used her ship as a floating art gallery where she gathered and presented works that later became world-renowned. This unusual method of displaying art on the water was remarkably rare for its time.
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