MACAAL Unveils Major Expansion and Permanent Collection in Marrakech
On February 2, 2025, Marrakech's Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL) will launch a permanent exhibition space, made possible by significant funding from its founder, Fondation Alliances. The inaugural show, called Seven Contours, One Collection, features over 150 artworks from the Lazraq family's vast collection, which has been built over 40 years and totals more than 2,000 pieces. It highlights artists like Salah El Mur, Hassan Hajjaj, and many others, with themes of decolonization and globalization explored through curated insights by Morad Montazami and others. The museum will also introduce new features such as specific installations, a New Media Library, a café, and improved green areas, aiming to elevate the global view of African art, as stated by President Othman Lazraq.
Key facts
- MACAAL opens permanent collection home on 2 February 2025
- Investment by Fondation Alliances funds transformation
- Seven Contours, One Collection features over 150 works
- Collection built by Lazraq family over 40 years
- Artists include Salah El Mur, Hassan Hajjaj, Abdoulaye Konaté, and others
- Curated by Morad Montazami, Madeleine de Colnet, and Meriem Berrada
- New annual site-specific installations by Salima Naji and Aïcha Snoussi
- New Media Library (BNM) archives African video and digital art from 1990s
Entities
Artists
- Salah El Mur
- Hassan Hajjaj
- Abdoulaye Konaté
- Daniel Otero Torres
- Chéri Samba
- Malick Sidibé
- Maya Ines Touam
- Chris Soal
- Billie Zangewa
- Farid Belkahia
- Ahmed Cherkaoui
- Jilali Gharbaoui
- Mohamed Melehi
- Chaïbia Talal
- Malika Agueznay
- Salima Naji
- Aïcha Snoussi
- Sara Ouhaddou
- Said Afifi
- Nadia Yala Kisukidi
- Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
- Morad Montazami
- Madeleine de Colnet
- Meriem Berrada
- Franck Houndégla
- Othman Lazraq
- Boujemâa Lakhdar
- Mohammed Chabaa
- Mariam Abouzid Souali
- Amina Benbouchta
- Najia Mehadji
- Safaa Erruas
- Ghizlane Sahli
- Amina Agueznay
- Fatiha Zemmouri
- Joël Andrianomearisoa
- Meryem Sebti
- Neila Tazi
- Nadia Fettah Alaoui
- Fatim-Zahra Ammor
- Claire Solery
- Niccolò Lucarelli
- Tracey Emin
- Antony Gormley
- Julian Schnabel
- Angelo Bellono
- Laila Hida
- Rocco Orlacchio
- Francesco Cascino
- Norya Nemiche
- Eric Van Hove
Institutions
- Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL)
- Fondation Alliances
- Zâman Books and Curating
- Musée d'Art Contemporain Africain Al Maaden (MACAAL)
- Fondation des Musées Nationaux (FNM)
- Ministère de la Culture (Morocco)
- Ministère du Tourisme et de l'Artisanat (Morocco)
- 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
- MoMA
- Centre Georges Pompidou
- Institut du monde arabe
- Alserkal Art Foundation
- FIFA Museum
- MiSK Foundation
- Bienalsur (Argentina)
- Rencontres de Bamako
- Dak'Art Biennale
- Lubumbashi Biennale
- Yale Institute
- Delfina Foundation
- Intersect Palm Springs
- Art Basel
- Tate Africa Acquisitions Committee
- Nouveau Musée National de Monaco
- Creative Africa Advisory Group of Afreximbank
- ESAV (Ecole Supérieure des Arts Visuels)
- UM6P (Mohammed VI Polytechnic University)
- A3 Groupe
- Festival Gnaoua d'Essaouira
- Diptyk (magazine)
- Artribune
- MACAAL (Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden)
- Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech
- Marrakech Biennale
- Le MAP Marrakech (Monde des Arts de la Parure)
- Riad Alena
- Farasha
- LE 18
- Voice Gallery
- ESAV (École Supérieure des Arts Visuels)
- MLHN Cultural Center
- Fondation Farid Belkahia
- Pikala Bikes
- Zawya
- Afrika-Maroc
- Mamounia Hotel
Locations
- Marrakech
- Morocco
- Maghreb
- Africa
- Rome
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Essaouira
- Casablanca
- Paris
- France
- Ben Guerir
- Argentina
- Bamako
- Mali
- Dakar
- Senegal
- Lubumbashi
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Monaco
- Palm Springs
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Madagascar
- Medina
- Guéliz
- Sidi Ghanem
- Kasbah
- High Atlas Mountains
- Toubkal
- Imlil
- Asni
- Oukaimeden
- Tamesloht
- Milan
- London
- Netherlands