Inside the Museum Chronicling the Sahel’s Cultural History

The Marrakesh-Timbuktu gallery, formerly Musée Tiskiwin, offers visitors a journey through the art and culture of the Sahara’s historic caravan routes. Housed in a restored riad in Marrakesh’s medina, the collection was assembled by Dutch anthropologist Bert Flint, who spent decades studying the interconnected cultures of the Amazigh, Tuareg, and West African peoples. The exhibit unfolds across seven stages, from 7,000-year-old Neolithic rock art to the legendary trading city of Timbuktu, showcasing everyday objects like camel saddles, woven baskets, and painted leather goods that once carried both practical and symbolic significance. The museum also offers visitors a chance to relax after the exhibition, with tea served on a rooftop terrace beneath an authentic Moroccan tent.