Tetouan Archaeological Museum

Archaeological Museum in Tetouan, Morocco

Tetouan Archaeological Museum

متحف تطوان الأثري

Established| 1939
Location| Tetouan, Morocco
Type| Archaeological Museum
Website| www.maroc.net/museums/tetouan1.html

The Tetouan Archaeological Museum in Tétouan is considered one of the most prominent cultural and historical museums in Morocco, as its historical legacy extends back more than a century[when?].[1] It is located in the heart of the city of Tetouan in the northwest of the country.[2][3]

## Foundation and history

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The Tétouan Archaeological Museum was established in 1939 as a step towards preserving the cultural and historical heritage of the region. The historic building that hosts the museum has been renovated and restored to be suitable for displaying and displaying cultural relics and artifacts.[2][3]

## Museum content

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The Tetouan Museum includes a collection of archaeological and historical pieces dating back to various time periods. The exhibits range from ancient pottery, jewelry, stone engravings, ancient coins, and daily tools that reflect the development of society in ancient times.[4][5]

Many of the objects on display come from the Roman city of Lixus.[6] The museum also received items from the Punic-Mauri site of Tamuda, excavated by César Luis de Montalbán [es] from 1921 onward.[7] In 2019 five items from the museum were added to the Moroccan list of national heritage museum objects.[8][9] In 2022 the museum was one of nine in Morocco to send some of its objects on loan to the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid for a binational exhibition.[10]

## References

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1. ^ Parodi Álvarez, Manuel J. (21 June 2019). "El Museo Arqueológico de Tetuán (1923-1946). En el 150 aniversario del nacimiento de Pelayo Quintero". NIALOS. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
2. ^ a b Congress, The Library of. "Matḥaf al-Atharī (Tétouan, Morocco) - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
3. ^ a b "140612896". viaf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
4. ^ "MUSÉE ARCHEOLOGIQUE DE TÉTOUAN". fnm.ma. Foundation National des Musées. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
5. ^ "Le Maroc des régions : Sites archéologiques de la région de Tanger-Tétouan". Al Bayan. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
6. ^ Thouvenot, R. (1950). "Promenade archéologique au Musée de Tétouan (Maroc)". Revue des Études Anciennes. 52 (1): 138–145. doi:10.3406/rea.1950.3425. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
7. ^ Gran-Aymerich, Ève (2007). "Archéologie méditerranéenne et archéologie métropolitaine (1918-1945)". Les chercheurs du passé 1798-1945. Paris: CNRS Éditions. pp. 359–468. doi:10.4000/books.editionscnrs.7681. ISBN 9782271094247.
8. ^ El Hamraoui, Mohamed (1 March 2019). "Création d'une liste du Patrimoine national des pièces de musées". Le Courrier de l’Atlas. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
9. ^ Fizazi, Mohammed (1 March 2019). "Des pièces de collections issues de différents musées classées patrimoine national". Les Éco. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
10. ^ Zaoui, Nesrine (23 May 2022). "Archéologie: une exposition à Madrid pour fêter les relations millénaires entre le Maroc et l'Espagne". Le 360. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

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