Kasbah of the Udayas hosts Tarz from 8 October
Published on 10/11/2026 at 04:16 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSKey points in brief
- Tarz, Broder au Maroc, hier et aujourd’hui opened at the Kasbah of the Udayas in Rabat on 8 October 2026.
- The exhibition runs at the National Jewellery Museum until 31 January 2027, presenting Moroccan embroidery from traditional and contemporary perspectives.
- The National Museums Foundation is organising the exhibition with the Museum of Angoulême, with works by Fatima Lévèque and loans from French collections.
- The exhibition is open to the public at the museum inside the Kasbah of the Udayas in Rabat, Morocco.
At the Kasbah of the Udayas (Kasbah des Oudaïas) in Rabat, the exhibition Tarz, Broder au Maroc, hier et aujourd’hui opened on 8 October 2026. The show at the National Jewellery Museum runs until 31 January 2027 and brings traditional Moroccan embroidery into a setting built around the country’s material heritage.
The National Museums Foundation is organising Tarz with the Museum of Angoulême. The exhibition gives visitors in Morocco a current cultural programme inside one of Rabat’s best-known historic quarters.
Tarz brings Moroccan embroidery to Rabat from 8 October
The exhibition presents traditional embroidery collections from the Museum of Angoulême, much of them drawn from the former Prosper Ricard collection. It also includes contemporary work, including creations by artist and textile researcher Fatima Lévèque.
The organisers describe the display as an artistic, historical and anthropological journey through different schools, techniques and decorative vocabularies. Its regional scope includes embroidery traditions associated with Fès, Tétouan, Rabat, Salé, Meknès, Chefchaouen and Azemmour, as well as the Tafilalt and Anti-Atlas areas.
The confirmed dates and venue are reported by the exhibition report. A separate agenda entry also places the public programme at Oudayas, Musée National de la Parure, from 8 October 2026.
The Kasbah of the Udayas gives Tarz a historic museum setting
The National Jewellery Museum occupies the kasbah’s museum complex, making the exhibition’s subject closely connected to its venue. Visitors encounter textile traditions inside a historic Rabat site that is itself associated with Moroccan craft, ornament and collections of national heritage.
That connection is more than a backdrop. Tarz moves from historic examples towards contemporary work, so the display links the museum’s collection-based role with living practice. Lévèque’s works were imagined with two Moroccan workshops, bringing present-day making into a programme centred on techniques passed through generations.
The exhibition also extends beyond a single regional style. The material assembled from the Museum of Angoulême is presented alongside exceptional loans from national institutions and private collectors, while the geographical range places Rabat’s traditions within a wider Moroccan picture.
The public description from the Rabat agenda identifies the museum and the collaboration with the Museum of AngoulĂŞme. It also confirms that the exhibition is presented for the public rather than as a closed professional event.
Visiting Kasbah of the Udayas: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Tarz, Broder au Maroc, hier et aujourd’hui runs from 8 October 2026 to 31 January 2027 at the National Jewellery Museum inside the Kasbah of the Udayas in Rabat.
- The exhibition is presented for public visitors, with the museum and the National Museums Foundation identified as the venue and organiser.
- The site is in Rabat, Morocco, within the Kasbah of the Udayas historic quarter. The exhibition venue is the National Jewellery Museum, not a separate event space elsewhere in the city.
- The display includes embroidery, textiles and decorative motifs, so the visit centres on indoor museum galleries and collection objects rather than an outdoor performance or market.
- Morocco’s official languages are Arabic and Amazigh, and the national currency is the Moroccan dirham.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Kasbah of the Udayas
When does Tarz take place at the Kasbah of the Udayas?
Tarz, Broder au Maroc, hier et aujourd’hui runs from 8 October 2026 to 31 January 2027 at the National Jewellery Museum in Rabat.
What is Tarz at the Kasbah of the Udayas?
It is an exhibition of Moroccan embroidery combining traditional collections from the Museum of Angoulême with contemporary work by Fatima Lévèque and other loans.
Where is the Kasbah of the Udayas and how do you get there?
The kasbah is in Rabat, Morocco, and the exhibition venue is its National Jewellery Museum. The event information identifies the museum inside the kasbah as the place to visit.
