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Batha Museum
This building, Sultan Moulay Abd al-Aziz's summer palace, was completed at the end of the 19th century. Converted into a museum in 1916, it houses mostly 18th-century Fassi items, including musical instruments, embroidery, clothing and jewellery, as well as carpets from the Middle Atlas Berber tribes. Of note is the 10th-century minbar (pulpit) from the Al Andalous Mosque. The signage describing the artefacts is in French and Arabic.
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Belghazi Museum
This private museum is housed in a magnificent riad with a shady tea garden in the courtyard. The four main salons have jewellery, weapons and embroidery, and smaller rooms contain writing implements, manuscripts and musical instruments. Upstairs there's a gallery selling similar pieces, and to top it off there's a roof terrace with excellent views of the medina.
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Fès Art Gallery
The management can be somewhat snooty, but the furniture and objets d'art are worth a look. There are exquisite inlaid chairs, tables and cupboards from Syria, some reasonable paintings and ceramics, and good jewellery. From the roof terrace the view over the Kairaouine is excellent.
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Kairaouine Library
This has always been a reference library, and valuable books such as those by Averroes and Ibn Khaldun have survived. The reading room was built in 1940 and the building is well restored.
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Nejjarine Square
This interesting square is dominated by the beautifully restored Nejjarine Wood Museum housed in an 18th-century funduq . There's also a superbly decorated wall fountain. Pause awhile in a café or browse the shops before venturing into the carpenters' souk with its amazing array of glitzy wedding chairs.
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Orientalist Art Gallery
This small commercial gallery is the best place to view the work of contemporary Fez-based artists. The only other option in town is the art gallery in the Délégation de la Culture on Ave Moulay Youssef, close to the Pl de la Résistance, which hosts occasional exhibitions.
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Seffarine Square
Here's a delightful square to rest awhile under the plane tree and soak up the atmosphere of the medina. On one side lies the Kairaouine Library; on the other, the Seffarine Medersa, and all around are coppersmiths hammering their wares into shape: huge cauldrons, stills for making rosewater, kettles, pots and samovars.
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