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Yves Saint Laurent Museum 

Museum Marrakech, Morocco

"Before Marrakech, everything was black" Yves Saint Laurent Museum 

“Marrakech taught me color,” said Yves Saint Laurent, who bought a cobalt blue villa in the Moroccan city and made it his vacation home in 1966. “Before Marrakech, everything was black.” This can be seen in the sprawling collection of couture, accessories, sketches and photographs on display at the Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakech, which opens to the public on Thursday. The museum shows creative masterpieces that span the late designer's 40-year career, from 1962 until his retirement in 2002. (He passed away six years later, in 2008.) Next door to the Majorelle Garden and steps away from his private villa, roughly 1,000 items from Saint Laurent’s studio are on view at the $17 million terra cotta museum designed by Studio KO architects. A project of Foundation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent, it was spearheaded by Pierre Bergé, Saint Laurent’s business partner and former romantic partner, who passed away as well. However, he was able to visit the museum before it opened to see his vision completed.


Opening Time
    Monday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
    Wednesday: Closed
    Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
    Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
    Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Contacts
05242-98686

Location
Rue Yves St Laurent, Marrakech 40000, Morocco

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