Tetouan Archaeological Museum

The Tetouan Archaeological Museum, on Avenue Mohammed V in Tetouan, northern Morocco, is a small regional museum dedicated to the ancient history of the Rif and the Mediterranean coast. It was founded in the Spanish protectorate period and displays finds from the area, especially from the Roman town of Tamuda just outside the city and from the Roman port and colony of Lixus near Larache. The collection includes Roman mosaics, stone inscriptions, bronze and terracotta objects, coins, lamps and amphorae, together with prehistoric tools and Punic and Mauretanian artefacts. Galleries are arranged around a courtyard garden where larger carved stones and architectural fragments are displayed. Labels are mostly in French and Arabic, so visitors without those languages benefit from a guidebook or a phone translation. A visit takes about 45 to 60 minutes, which makes it an easy stop between the medina and the new town. Typical hours are 9:00 to 12:00 and 14:30 to 18:00 with closure on Tuesday, but opening times change, so visitors should confirm locally. Reported adult entry is about 10 to 20 MAD, with a lower child rate. The museum is quiet at most times and rarely crowded, though school groups can appear on weekday mornings. It is useful as background before visiting the Tamuda site, since many of the finds from that excavation are held here. The museum is roughly ten minutes on foot or a short petit taxi ride from Place Hassan II, so it fits easily into a morning in the town.