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Marrakesh is a shopper's bonanza, full of the very rugs, handicrafts, and clothing you see in the pages of magazines back home. Most bazaars are in the souk, just north of Djemâa el Fna and spread through a seemingly never-ending maze of alleys. Together, they sell almost everything imaginable and are highly competitive. Bargaining here is hard, and you can get up to 80% discounts. So on your first exploration, it's often a better idea to simply wander and take in the atmosphere than to buy. You can check guideline prices in some of the more well-to-do parts of town, which display fixed price tags for every object.
There are a number of crafts and souvenir shops on Avenue Mohammed V in Guéliz, as well as some very good Moroccan antiques stores and designer shops that offer a distinctly modern take on Moroccan clothing, footwear, and interior decoration. These allow buyers to browse at their leisure, free of the souk's intense pressures. Many have fixed prices, with only 10% discounts after haggling. Most of these stores are happy to ship your purchases overseas. Bazaars generally open between 8 and 9 am and close between 8 and 9 pm; stores in Guéliz open a bit later and close a bit earlier, some breaking for lunch. Some bazaars in the medina close on Friday, the Muslim holy day. In Guéliz, most shops are closed on Sunday.
This riad turned art gallery and tearoom is filled with original artwork by owner Hassan Hajjaj, who's known as Morocco's Andy Warhol. True to the artist's pop aesthetic, expect to find colorful portraits blending pop culture and the artist's own fashions. Smaller items include notebooks, posters, and upcycled lanterns made from sardine tins.
This gallery houses a permanent exhibit of Orientalist paintings, ornate inlaid furniture, and antique ceramics. There is a constantly changing program of exhibitions and works for sale by top-notch Moroccan artists and foreign painters living in the kingdom.
Exhibitions of contemporary art and sculpture from new and emerging Moroccan and international artists are on display here. In addition to their collections they host special events and art workshops.
This small modern gallery showcases up-and-coming contemporary Moroccan artists that lean toward graphic and urban styles.
At this small gallery, owners Dominique and Mohammed aim to create awareness of lesser-known Moroccan painters. There's a variety of styles, sizes, and prices from small watercolors to larger oil paintings and sculptural pieces. Credit cards are accepted.
This gallery has a mission to support up-and-coming artists from Morocco and abroad while also democratizing art through access to young and amateur collectors.
This contemporary art gallery and print shop sells creations by talented artists from all over the world, including Morocco, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia. If you can't splurge on an original artwork (or have run out of space in your luggage), many prints are available as postcards for purchase. Lblassa also operates the space next door to the gallery as a co-working space and it's always full of the city's entrepreneurs and digital nomads.
This gallery has an interesting collection of works by young Moroccan artists, Moroccan masters, and the Orientalists.
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