Jardin Majorelle, a beautiful garden and Islamic art museum, is a colorful oasis of calm in dusty and chaotic Marrakesh. This was Yves Saint Laurent's haven of peace in the city he made his second home after Paris and where his ashes were scattered after his death in June 08. It is a quirky, magical, inspirational place. Try to get there at opening time, before the rest of weekending Marrakesh turns up after breakfast.
Outside: the magnificent garden with its elaborate cacti, yuccas, water lilies, jasmines, bougainvilleas, and vividly colored canary-yellow and florescent blue pathways, vases, fountains, and buildings is a joy of sight. The garden was built by t
he French painter Majorelle.
he French painter Majorelle. Inside: the blue house built in 1931 by the architect Paul Sinoir shelters the Islamic Art Museum, the personal collection of Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent. It presents objects of Islamic art coming from the Maghreb, the Orient, Africa and Asia. It is an extraordinary collection with ceramics and potteries of a great value, weapons and magnificent jewelry, textiles, carpets, woodworks (the wood doors are amazing) and other treasures. A space is also devoted to the works of Jacques Majorelle. (Last visited 05/2001)
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