TOUR 5-14 May 2017 Carpets & Textiles of Morocco ‘I have such good memories; HALI’s calm and enthusiastic leadership plus the local guides contributed to a super experience.’ HALI Tour Armenia 2015 participant ‘Everyday I learned something and found myself looking at unbelievable treasure. Great trips are memorable and this was.’ Welcome HALI Tour Iberia 2015 participant I am pleased to announce that Moussem du Tapis, Djemma el Fna, Marrakesh, 1999 HALI is offering the chance to visit several inspired and little-seen private The textiles and carpets of Morocco represent a unique not hold great collections of the country’s textile arts and it is textile collections in Morocco in 2017 form of artistic expression. Although the minimal aesthetic only through local knowledge and special connections that the with Moroccan weaving expert and of Moroccan carpets suits designer tastes in contemporary best textiles remaining in Morocco can be seen. A number of interiors, the country’s textile art traditions are only just now internationally recognised experts will provide HALI’s guests guide Wilfried Stanzer and other attracting the attention of the wider art world. While Morocco with special presentations and commentary. respected HALI contributors. and its ancient traditions of weaving are enjoying greater This HALI Tour reflects the three distinct aspects of Ben Evans appreciation, for several decades the nation’s textiles and Moroccan textile arts: those of the Arab world, the Berbers carpets have been collected, studied and appreciated by a and the refined silk embroideries and workshop rugs of Editor, Hali Publications Limited number of forward-thinking individuals, whose expertise and the cities, which convey the influence of Mediterranean collections will provide the mainstay of material on the first embroidery styles and designs. HALI Tour to Morocco. Alongside the unique HALI content, the ancient medinas of Access to private collections and expert commentary are key four imperial cities, architectural and archaeological highlights components of all HALI Tours but in Morocco, this is perhaps and the Atlas Mountains will be visited, with time scheduled to more important than anywhere else, as national museums do relax in luxurious riads too. Salé Fez Hotel Dawliz Palais Amani 2 3 4 5 A TLANTIC Archaeological site O CEAN of Volubills Rabat Meknes Ifrane Casablanca Hôtel Val D’Anfa 1 A S T L A E L D D I M M Wall hanging or curtain, Chaouen, 19th century, Tamy Tazi Collection, Marrakesh, day 8, HALI 113 S T L A A H Afourer I G Hotel Tazarkount H 6 Marrakesh Azilal Riad El Cadi 7 8 9 A S T L A H I G H Itinerary Morocco Ait Bou Ichaouen Berber carpet, Morocco, mid-20th century, HALI 179 Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca Embroidered robe, Rabat, 19th century, Private Collection, HALI 174 HALI Tours represent the distillation DAY 1 Friday 5 May DAY 2 Saturday 6 May DAY 3 Sunday 7 May of more than thirty-five years of HALI articles and the experience gathered CASABLANCA CASABLANCA - SALÉ RABAT through their preparation. We guarantee ACCOMMODATION: Hôtel Val D’Anfa, Casablanca ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Dawliz, Salé ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Dawliz, Salé special access to material not normally on Arrive independently to Casablanca Hassan II Mosque Chellah public view in the company of experts. Morocco’s largest city has excellent international One of the grandest mosques in the world is made The beautiful ruins of a fortified holy necropolis used transport connections. You will be met upon arrival mostly from Moroccan materials. Commissioned by as an Almohad royal burial ground, situated on the at the Casablanca Mohammed V Airport for transfer King Hassan II, it was completed at great expense in site of an earlier Roman and Phoenician settlement, directly to the hotel. 1993. Over 6000 master craftsmen and artisans were rebuilt by the Marinids in the 14th century. employed in its construction and intricate decoration. Free time to rest and acclimatise. While HALI Tour Hassan Tower & Mausoleum of Mohammed V activities officially begin the following day, there Walk to lunch at La Sqala through the handsome The 12th-century minaret of an incomplete mosque may be the opportunity to visit the Marabout of Sidi medina taking in faded imperial grandeur and French intended to be the world’s largest and an impressive Abderrahmane on a rocky island close to the beach Art Deco details en route. 20th-century tomb. and to informally meet other HALI Tour guests. Benjelloun Collection Walk through Oudayas Kasbah – a flourishing city Private visit to view a wide-ranging group of within a city where Rabat’s oldest Andalusian-style Moroccan textile art with expert Berdj Achdjian buildings are to be found – to lunch. from Paris. Archaeological Museum Travel to Salé. Dar Belghazi Museum Private museum in Bouknadel. DA Tours DA Tours Co. Volubilis Chouara tanneries, Fez Tourouk rug, Le Maroc Blanc Collection, Jan Kath DAY 4 Monday 8 May DAY 5 Tuesday 9 May DAY 6 Wednesday 10 May MÉKNES FEZ ATLAS MOUNTAINS ACCOMMODATION: Palais Amani, Fez ACCOMMODATION: Palais Amani, Fez ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Tazarkount, Afourer Drive through the Marmora cork oak forest and hilly Fes el-Bali Journey to the Atlas Mountains territory of the Berber Zemmour tribe to Méknes, the Walk the warren of evocative medieval alleyways Travel through fertile landscapes where wild flowers smallest of Morocco’s four imperial cities. through the souks of the medina visiting the Medersa give an Alpine feel and visit villages along the way. Bou Inan, Nejjarine fountain, Mausoleum of Moulay Dar El Mar & Bab el-Mansour Idriss II and famed Chouara tanneries. Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas lead to a tagine Vaulted chambers, subterranean royal granaries and lunch near Azrou, centre of the Beni Mguild region. a monumental city gate constructed from Roman Free time. marble columns for Sultan Moulay Ismaïl in the early Continuing south to begin the climb into the High 18th century. Dar Batha Museum Atlas arriving at the hotel in Afourer late afternoon. Traditional music performance. Museum Dar Jamai Evening lecture Embroideries and carpets of the Middle Atlas. HALI Tour Guide and former ICOC President Wilfried Stanzer presents his Ait Khozema Project, instigated Volubilis in the 1990s to revive Berber weaving in the village Wonderful Roman mosaics, buildings and monuments of Amassine, located in the Jebel Siroua region to the are brilliantly preserved in their original locations on south of the High Atlas Mountains. the site of an ancient ruined city. Travel to Fez and visit one of the city’s best ceramic workshops before arriving at riad accommodation in the old-town medina. Riad El Cadi, Marrakesh Berber flatweave, Ourika Valley, High Atlas, Gebhart Blazek, HALI 139 Ahel Telt Berber veil, Beni Ouarain, Morocco, Gebhart Blazek, HALI 158 DAY 7 Thursday 11 May DAY 8 Friday 12 May DAY 9 Saturday 13 May HIGH ATLAS - MARRAKESH MARRAKESH MARRAKESH ACCOMMODATION: Riad El Cadi, Marrakesh ACCOMMODATION: Riad El Cadi, Marrakesh ACCOMMODATION: Riad El Cadi, Marrakesh Weaving workshops Private collections Abdel Hay Collection We are invited to breakfast at the family home of Tour the carpet souk and other handicraft sections Private textile collection. Mustapha Hansali—a Berber rug designer who then visit special temporary carpet exhibitions by developed the celebrated contemporary collection Le prominent dealers known to HALI and our guide. Majorelle Gardens and Berber Museum Maroc Blanc for Jan Kath. Get a close-up view of their An enchanting and iconic garden filled with shady private textile collection and modern rural weaving. Boucherouite Carpet Museum walkways, fountains, exotic plants, scented flowers Private museum showing a collection of striking and bold primary colours, created by the French Cascade d’ Ouzoud recycled rag rugs. painter Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) over forty Enjoy a short stroll to a spectacular viewpoint and years. The museum at the heart of the garden houses lunch overlooking the highest waterfall in Morocco Lunch and free time Berber craft, ritual object, costume and jewellery from before driving on to Marrakesh. the collections of Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent. Djemaa el- Fna Riad El Kadi Storytellers and snake charmers mingling with grill Private Collections of Lucien Viola and Tamy Tazi The luxurious riad which will be our accommodation smoke and rhythmic Gnaoui music make for an Two exceptional collections: one of Berber flatweaves for the remainder of the tour is owned by the intoxicating atmosphere as the sun sets over the main and local costume including ornate dowry pieces daughter of Herwig Bartels (1934-2003)—a former square. and decorative shawls, belts and veils. The other of ICOC President, German Ambassador to Morocco and fine court-style embroideries with detailed geometric collector of Anatolian kilims and Moroccan textiles, Dinner at Ksar el Hamra. designs, primarily from urban centres in northern whose collection now decorates the rooms. Morocco, dating to the 19th-century. Free time and independent dining. Farewell dinner ONWARDS INDEPENDENT TRAVEL should be arranged for Sunday 14 May 2017 Highlights Photo credit:Nicolas Mathéus Neon/Kilim, Le Maroc Blanc Collection,Jan Kath An insight into local weaving projects and contemporary rug production Majorelle Gardens and the Berber Museum in Marrakesh Visit the looms used for Jan Kath’s Moroccan collections. Hear HALI Tour Guide and former ICOC President Wilfried The world-famous botanical garden, created by French painter Jacques Majorelle, epitomises Moroccan blue and has Stanzer’s presentation on the Ait Khozema Project, instigated in the 1990s to revive Middle Atlas Berber weaving. been open to the public since 1947. Relax in the enchanting setting and explore the Berber Museum in the house. Hassan Tower, Rabat Lucien Viola Collection Hassan Tower, Volubilis and the ancient medinas of four imperial cities Exclusive access to private collections of North African textiles The tour encompasses some of the most interesting examples of architecture in Morocco, from Roman mosaics and Gain unique access to collections that are not normally accessible to the public.