Maghrib in the Past and Present Podcast with Marouane Sibari بودكاست المغرب الكبير في الماضي والحاضر مع الفنان مروان السيباري

In this podcast, Casablanca-based artist, Marouane Sibari tells his stories in his hometown, Casablanca, things that affected his artistic experience, passions, projects, and other things. يخبر الفنان مروان السيباري في هذا البودكاست عن قصصه في مدينة الدار البيضاء وعن الأشياء التي أثرت في تجربته الفنية واهتماماته ومشاريعه الفنية وشي حاجات أخرى. تابعوا الحلقة للتعرف على المزيد … Read more Maghrib in the Past and Present Podcast with Marouane Sibari بودكاست المغرب الكبير في الماضي والحاضر مع الفنان مروان السيباري


Maghrib in the Past and Present Podcast with Hafid W Salma / بودكاست المغرب الكبير في الماضي والحاضر مع الثنائي حفيظ وسلمى

Welcome to the Maghrib in the Past and Present Podcasts مرحبا بكم في بودكاست المغرب الكبير في الماضي والحاضر In this podcast, famous Moroccan street performance couple, Hafid Wa Salma tell their audience about their respective lives, passions, plans, projects, arts, among other things. Let’s learn more about them together! يخبر الثنائي الفني المغربي الشهير في … Read more Maghrib in the Past and Present Podcast with Hafid W Salma / بودكاست المغرب الكبير في الماضي والحاضر مع الثنائي حفيظ وسلمى


Charles Sevigny 2018 Visit to the Legation’s Retrospective Exhibit

A rare treasure — in 2018, then-100 years old famed interior designer, Battle of the Bulge veteran, and dear friend Charles Sevigny (1918-2019) revisited the Legation’s retrospective in his honor, which turned into an impromptu tour guided by the artist himself! Film by Ayoub El Jamal, special thanks to Jamie Creel and Marco Scarani for their support with Charles’ unforgettable visit.

Let’s please make this our most shared video ever!


January 23-25: Three Busy (and Rainy) Days at the Legation!

Sundays are usually well-earned rest days at the Legation, especially after perhaps 3 of our busiest days in recent memory. On Thursday and Friday, January 23-24, we hosted our first — but we hope not our last —  symposium on “Movement and Migration between Morocco and West Africa,” which addressed a broad range of themes … Read more January 23-25: Three Busy (and Rainy) Days at the Legation!


Chi Stage Performances at the Legation

Beginning in September, 2019, we’ve been hosting “Final Friday” concerts  in partnership with the Tangier American Language Center.  Produced by “Chi Stage,” an initiative of Ayoub Al Jamal, following each concert, Ayoub has filmed the artists in “Chi Sessions” at different spaces in the Legation.  You may view their performances on YouTube at the Chi … Read more Chi Stage Performances at the Legation


Sharon C. Smith​: “Documenting the Built Environment: Why and How?”

This episode was recorded on April 12, 2018 at the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies, as part of TALIM’s annual April Seminar, organized annually in partnership with the Office Chérifien des Phosphates. This year’s seminar program was organized in collaboration with the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT (AKDC@MIT).

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Michael A. Toler: “Documenting the Cultural Heritage a Society in Transition”

This episode was recorded on April 12, 2018 at the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies, as part of TALIM’s annual April Seminar, organized annually in partnership with the Office Chérifien des Phosphates. This year’s seminar program was organized in collaboration with the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT (AKDC@MIT).

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Mhammad Benaboud​: “Documenting the Cultural Heritage of the North Moroccan Medinas”

This episode was recorded on April 12, 2018 at the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies, as part of TALIM’s annual April Seminar, organized annually in partnership with the Office Chérifien des Phosphates. This year’s seminar program was organized in collaboration with the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT (AKDC@MIT).

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Jordi Mas Garriga​: “Towards valuing Tangier’s Alawite heritage”

This episode was recorded on April 12, 2018 at the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies, as part of TALIM’s annual April Seminar, organized annually in partnership with the Office Chérifien des Phosphates. This year’s seminar program was organized in collaboration with the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT (AKDC@MIT).

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Eric Calderwood: Colonial Andalus

In this episode, Eric Calderwood (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) speaks about his recently published book Colonial al-Andalus: Spain and the Making of Modern Moroccan Culture (Harvard University Press, 2018).  Calderwood offers an overview of his book and also reflects on how the time he has spent in Morocco (especially in Tetouan) has shaped his research topic and his understanding of Moroccan history and literature.

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