--- title: Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum: World’s Greatest Places 2024 description: Find out why Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum is on TIME’s list of the World’s Greatest Places 2024. canonical: https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992410/moroccan-culinary-arts-museum/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-07-25T10:52:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-03T00:33:01.558Z article:section: World og:title: Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum: World's Greatest Places 2024 og:description: Find out why Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum is one of the World's Greatest Places 2024 og:url: https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992410/moroccan-culinary-arts-museum/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt309e3e3864a8fc6d/698a590ccabb1d42c8e5458a/worlds-greatest-places-moroccan-culinary-arts-museum-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum: World's Greatest Places 2024 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum: World's Greatest Places 2024 twitter:description: Find out why Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum is one of the World's Greatest Places 2024 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt309e3e3864a8fc6d/698a590ccabb1d42c8e5458a/worlds-greatest-places-moroccan-culinary-arts-museum-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jul 25, 2024 # Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum Marrakech, Morocco by [Astrid Därr](/author/astrid-darr/) ## Astrid Därr  The Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum The Moroccan Culinary Arts MuseumCourtesy Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum So much more than couscous and tagine served in a cylindrical pot, Moroccan cuisine is a fusion of Arab, Amazigh (Berber), Mediterranean, and French influences, among others. Located in the heart of the bustling old city of Marrakech, the [Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum](https://www.moroccancam.com/ "undefined") is not only a showcase of Moorish architecture but also dedicated to preserving the country's culinary heritage. After opening and closing amid the pandemic and last year’s earthquake, it reopened in June. Upon entering the 53,800-square-foot renovated riad, visitors escape the heat and noise of the medina’s narrow alleys and find themselves in an 18th-century palace decked out with mosaic tiles, sculpted plaster, and hand-painted cedar ceilings. Here they learn about traditional tableware and décor, cooking techniques such as hand-rolling couscous, and how to prepare dishes ranging from _tafarnout_ (flat bread) to delicious _kaab lghzal_ (gazelle horns), a dessert filled with ground almonds and served during the tea ceremony. The rooftop restaurant offers lunch, and coffee, tea and pastries with a panoramic view of the old city and the 12th-century Koutoubia mosque. The shop sells traditional kitchenware and spices including ras el hanout, while a modern kitchen studio offers cooking classes with a _dada,_ or traditional cook, demonstrating the how-tos behind chicken tagine and _zaalouk,_ a salad of cooked eggplant and tomatoes. _Buy your copy of the World's Greatest Places issue_ [_here_](https://magazineshop.us/TIMEWGP24 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992410/moroccan-culinary-arts-museum/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992410/moroccan-culinary-arts-museum/"},"headline":"Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum","datePublished":"2024-07-25T10:52:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:33:01.558Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992410/moroccan-culinary-arts-museum/","keywords":["World's Greatest Places","franchise"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt309e3e3864a8fc6d/698a590ccabb1d42c8e5458a/worlds-greatest-places-moroccan-culinary-arts-museum-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Astrid Därr","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/astrid-darr/"}],"creator":"Astrid Därr","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt309e3e3864a8fc6d/698a590ccabb1d42c8e5458a/worlds-greatest-places-moroccan-culinary-arts-museum-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/worlds-greatest-places/","name":"World's Greatest Places"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992410/moroccan-culinary-arts-museum/","name":"Moroccan Culinary Arts Museum"}}]}] ```