The Best Stops for Crafts, Culture, Shopping, and Drinks in Fez
"Don’t miss a visit to Fondouk el-Nejjarine, a three-story caravansary (or trader's inn) turned woodworking museum — the architecture alone would be enough to warrant a visit, with a central courtyard where caravans once stopped to rest. Exhibitions featuring elaborately carved dowry chests, doors, and furniture offer a glimpse at the intricacy of Moroccan carpentry over thousands of years." - Travel + Leisure Editors
Very important and cool museum. If you want to understand the historical craftsmanship of the Moroccan people, then this is the beat start. Great location aswell, easy to find. The place is stunning and deserves a visit.
The entry fee is only 20 dh which is affordable. The exhibition in itself is well enough. Nothing to staggering about the artefacts. The architecture of the building is though, amazing.
Nazim Lala
Google
Nice place for a visit, make sure to go up to the terrace as the views are great from there. We did get hounded outside by kids who wanted to be our guides... Just politely decline, ignore and keep walking 🙂
Brendan DS
Google
A whole museum dedicated to wood and wood work spread over four levels. All exhibits have English and French descriptions. The museum building is over 300 years old and has served a number of purposes including as a police station in the 1940s!
Suciani Arta
Google
Beautiful! It used to be a resting spot back in the days for the traders coming from different countries.
The main courtyard was for "horse parking", while the small rooms surrounding the buildings are supposed to be the motel room for the traders to rest. Now they convert it into a wooden museum showcasing all the ancient wooden knick knacks that were used back in the days.
Michael Kern
Google
Absolutely stunning building with nice wooden artifacts exhibition, but in my opinion the building is the more interesting part. Once you find the place in the middle of the Medina.
Matine Saleem
Google
The building itself is stunning and a must-see even if you're not that interested in the museum. The exhibits include the different wood species, traditional tools, and carved items (furniture, architectural features, etc.) and very interesting to see if you're interested in architecture, carpentry, woodwork, etc. Staff was very friendly. I think admission was only about 20mad per person.
Louise Wong
Google
A museum that is worth visiting.
You can pay for the ticket at the entrance (20DH). Can't take pictures in the exhibitions but the information was very interesting and amazed by some of the craft works. It has a tea room and a lovely terrace which you can overlook part of the old town from it.
yuliana handayati
Google
Nice museum to visit when you are in Fes. At the time we came, it's not too crowded. You could see many types of crafts and pottery. Google map is quite helpful to navigate us inside this old medina