One of the attractions is the Tangier American Legation Museum, located next to the palace complex Dar el-MARS. It opened in the last century, the museum serves as a reminder of the fact that the government of Morocco became the first African countries to recognize the independence of the United States. In acknowledgment of this letter is stored first US president George Washington, addressed to the Moroccan ruler Mullah Abdullah, and many other diplomatic correspondence between the two countries, the different contracts and gifts.
The museum is housed in a beautiful five-storey building. Among the highlights of museum exhibits a collection of drawings and paintings on cloth depicting events from the history of Tangier. The most popular among tourists is the work of the Scottish artist James McBee, effigy of maid Zohra. This picture was soon named "The Moroccan Mona Lisa." Also, visitors can see the magnificent collection of mirrors, made Lekuto and unique paintings by the Moroccan representative of naive art - artist Ben Ali R`Bati.
A special place in the museum devoted to the exposition dedicated to the American writer and composer Paul Bowles and the Beat Generation. The walls are decorated in a romantic style of the hall on the upper floor are decorated with a variety of diplomatic gifts and ancient parchments. Here it is kept an American consul, who humorously tells of a lion, sent to him by the Sultan in 1839 as a gift.
In the museum one can dive into the story and feel like a real hero. For the convenience of visitors to the museum halls are working guides that will tell in detail about any museum exhibits.
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