Marrakech, Morocco

MACAAL — Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden

MACAAL opened in 2018 in Marrakech, a privately founded, independent museum established by the Lazraq family. It is one of relatively few independent institutions on the African continent devoted specifically to contemporary art. Its collection and program focus on contemporary art from across Africa and its diaspora, spanning painting, photography, sculpture, and installation, with a particular emphasis on supporting and showcasing living African artists. The museum also runs education initiatives aimed at local and regional audiences. MACAAL's relevance lies in being part of a wave of new African-led institutions reshaping where, how, and by whom contemporary African art is shown and interpreted.

The Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden or MACAAL, is an independent, nonprofit museum of contemporary art in Marrakesh, Morocco. The museum opened in November 2016 on the occasion of the 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which was held in that city, and it was officially inaugurated in February 2018. It is overseen by the architect and real estate heir Othman Lazraq. Source: Wikipedia