Fondation Lorin

Fondation Lorin
Exhibition room
Exhibition room
Established1994
Location44 Rue Es-Siaghine, Tangier, Morocco
Typeart museum
Collections
newspapers, photographs, posters and plans related to the political, sporting, musical and social history of Tangier
FounderPhilippe Lorin

Fondation Lorin is an art museum located on the Rue Es-Siaghine in Tangier, Morocco. It is housed in a former synagogue, described as one of the oldest synagogues in the city. It is located near the Grand Socco and Mendoubia Gardens.[1] Since 1994, it is housed in an old synagogue, and displays items such as newspapers, photographs, posters and plans related to the political, sporting, musical and social history of Tangier since the 1930s. It also has a number of contemporary paintings, and exhibitions are regularly held at the Fondation Lorin.[2]

History and collections

The museum was established in 1994 in a former synagogue, the Rabbi Mordechai Bengio Synagogue[3], in the medina of Tangier. Its collections include old photographs of Tangier, newspapers, posters and other materials documenting the city's social and cultural history. It also displays contemporary paintings and hosts temporary exhibitions.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Musée de la Fondation Lorin". Made in Tanger. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ↑ Morocco. Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Travel Guides. 2006. p. 134.
  3. ↑ "Synagogue Rabbi Mordechai Bengio (Musée-Fondation Lorin)". Discovering Tangier. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ↑ MAROC, INFOS DE TOURISME. "Lorin Foundation Museum". Morocco Tourism Info. Retrieved 2026-05-17.

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