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{{short description|Museum dedicated to the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent}}
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The '''Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech''' ({{Langx|ar|متحف إيف سان لوران بمراكش}}, {{Langx|fr|Musée Yves Saint Laurent de Marrakech}}, stylized ''mYSLm'') is a museum dedicated to the fashion designer [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]] located in [[Marrakesh]], [[Morocco]].
== History ==
Two museums have been established to display the works of [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]] and the collection of the Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent Foundation: one in Marrakesh and the other at the historic headquarters of the [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent fashion house]] in Paris.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Fabrice Léonard|date=6 October 2017|title=La femme Yves Saint Laurent s'expose à Paris et à Marrakech|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/mode-design/la-femme-yves-saint-laurent-s-expose-a-paris-et-marrakech-06-10-2017-2162456_265.php|journal=[[Le Point]]}}</ref> According to [[Pierre Bergé]], the designer's business partner and onetime life partner, "it was natural to build a museum dedicated to the work of Yves Saint Laurent in Morocco, as he—even in the colors and the forms of his clothing—owes so much to the country."<ref name="Rousseau2016">{{Cite journal|last=Caroline Rousseau|year=2016|title=Yves Saint Laurent, deux musées pour un couturier|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/m-mode/article/2016/01/29/deux-musees-pour-le-couturier-yves-saint-laurent_4855921_4497335.html#tCgl8yVYhKQXLpVb.99|journal=[[Le Monde]]}}</ref> The opening of both museums was organized in 2017.<ref name="Rousseau2016" />
The museum in Marrakesh was notably financed by an auction of Moroccan works of art, held in the city by Pierre Bergé September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telquel.ma/2015/09/16/collection-dart-marocain-pierre-berge-yves-saint-laurent-vendue-marrakech_1463075|title=Pierre Bergé- Yves Saint Laurent met aux enchères sa collection d'art marocain à Marrakech|website=Telquel.ma|language=fr|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref>
It was inaugurated October 2017 and opened to the public October 19, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/arts-expositions/2017/10/14/03015-20171014ARTFIG00017-le-musee-yves-saint-laurent-marrakech-inaugure-ce-week-end.php|title=Le musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech inauguré ce week-end|date=2017-10-14|website=FIGARO|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2017/03/10/yves-saint-laurent-marrakech-musee-ouvrira-19-octobre_n_15277464.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310141916/http://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2017/03/10/yves-saint-laurent-marrakech-musee-ouvrira-19-octobre_n_15277464.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 10, 2017|title=Le musée Yves Saint Laurent de Marrakech ouvrira le 19 octobre|date=2017-03-10|website=Al HuffPost Maghreb|language=fr|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref> In January 2018, the museum received the best new public building award at the 2018 Design Awards of the British international design magazine ''[[Wallpaper]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=23 March 2018|title=Maroc : le musée Yves Saint Laurent, une architecture primée|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/543083/culture/maroc-le-musee-yves-saint-laurent-une-architecture-primee/|journal=[[Jeune Afrique]]|language=fr-FR}}</ref>
== Location ==
This Marrakesh museum is located on a street that had already been named after the designer, Yves Saint Laurent Street, near [[Majorelle Garden]]—Saint Laurent's residence in Morocco,  transformed since his death into a garden, a [[Berbers|Berber]] Art Museum,<ref>{{Cite web|title=MUSÉE PIERRE BERGÉ DES ARTS BERBÈRES – Jardin Majorelle|url=https://www.jardinmajorelle.com/musee-pierre-berge-des-arts-berberes/|access-date=2022-01-17|website=www.jardinmajorelle.com}}</ref> and an exhibition space that received more than 700,000 visitors per year.<ref name="Rousseau2016" />
== Description ==
The museum covers an area of 4,000 m2. It was designed by Studio KO and built by the Moroccan subsidiary of [[Bouygues]].<ref name="Rousseau2016" /><ref name="Amc">{{Cite journal|last=A. B.|year=2016|title=Le projet du musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech (MYSLM) dévoilé|url=https://www.amc-archi.com/photos/le-projet-du-musee-yves-saint-laurent-marrakech-myslm-devoile,5049/projet-du-musee-yves-saint-la.1|journal=AMC Archi}}</ref>
It includes an exhibition hall featuring the work of Yves Saint Laurent, in which there are photos, videos, sketches, 30,000 accessories, and over 7,000 garments from Saint Laurent's personal collections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Most Iconic Exhibits of All Time |url=https://crfashionbook.com/fashion-a26950328-the-most-iconic-fashion-exhibits-of-all-time/}}</ref> Another hall is dedicated to [[Jacques Majorelle]], there are temporary exhibition halls, and holds an auditorium with 13 seats. It also has a gift shop and book store, a café-restaurant with a patio, and a research library with over 5,000 volumes including [[Andalusi Arabic|Andalusi]] works dating back to the 12th century as well as books on botany, Amazigh art, and the work of Yves Saint Laurent.<ref name="Rousseau2016" /><ref name="Amc" /><ref>{{Cite journal|year=2016|title=Le musée Yves Saint Laurent à Marrakech ouvrira en octobre 2017|url=http://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2016/06/29/musee-yves-saint-lauren-marrakech_n_10736664.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630163040/http://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2016/06/29/musee-yves-saint-lauren-marrakech_n_10736664.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 30, 2016|journal=[[The Huffington Post]]}}</ref>
From the exterior, the earth-colored building takes the form of an assemblage of cubes and curves, dressed in a lace of bricks evoking weaves of fabric. The materials are terra cotta, concrete, and terrazzo, with colors allowing the building to blend in with its surroundings. The earth bricks were made from Moroccan earth and produced locally. The terrazzo in front and on the ground floor is an aggregate of stone and local marbles.<ref name="Amc" />
Art historian Björn Dahlström, a former director of the Berber Art Museum, edited the book ''Berber women of Morocco'',<ref>Dahlström, Björn (ed.) ''Berber women of Morocco''. Paris: Editions d'Art Lys, {{ISBN|978-2-85495-576-7}}</ref> which was published in conjunction with the 2014/15 exhibition of the same name and shown in Paris, [[Manama]] and [[Rabat]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Guerraoui|first=Saad|date=2015-07-03|title=Berber Women of Morocco exhibition at Rabat National Library|url=http://thearabweekly.com/berber-women-morocco-exhibition-rabat-national-library|access-date=2022-01-17|website=AW|language=en}}</ref> Apart from numerous photographs of [[Jewellery of the Berber cultures|Berber women's jewellery]], dress and carpets in the museum's collection, the book presents articles about the traditional culture of Berber women in Morocco.
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