Magical Realism Transforms Legation
TALIM friend and supporter Madison Cox, landscape architect, transforms the Legation for an elegant evening reception.
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A Plethora of Donations-in-Kind
Generosity, it appears, encourages others to be generous: the Legation has spurred a spate of donations of works of art and historical documents, enriching our collection.
Quasi-Monopoly On the Legation Brand
We’re happy to learn that there is another legation museum out there – the French Legation Museum in Austin, from the 1836-46 Republic of Texas.
Legation Legacies
From its inception, the Tangier American Legation has grown thanks to donations of art, and the latest additions stem from a desire to keep Tangier’s heritage in a place where they are appreciated.
The Ed Wood School of Museology
When your museum is funded on a shoestring, your approach to curating exhibits has to be, shall we say, eclectic?
Moroccan Roots of the Spanish Foreign Legion
The Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the coast of Morocco is home to the Museum of the Spanish Foreign Legion, tracing the history of Spanish wars in Africa.
Building MASA, the “Moroccan American Studies Association”
At the Legation, the place where the Morocco – US dialogue started more than two centuries ago, scholars establish the Moroccan American Studies Association (MASA).
Museum Studies in a Mask
Ayla Amon, concluding her museum management internship at TALIM, has not shied away from dirty work, and has made lasting contributions.
ZohraLiza: A Painting Inspires a Novel
Tangier journalist Abdelouahid Stitou writes the first Facebook interactive novel in Arabic, inspired by James McBey’s portrait of Zohra, “the Moroccan Mona Lisa.”
Performing Tangier 2013
Performing Tangier 2013 was launched at the Legation, with oud concert and book presentation by Dr. Carol Malt.
