One of Tangier's attractions is the American Diplomatic Mission Museum, located next to the Dar el-Maqzen palace complex. Opened in the last century, this museum serves as a reminder of the fact that the state of Morocco was the first country on the African continent to recognise US independence. As proof of this, it houses a letter from the first American president, George Washington, addressed to Moroccan ruler Mullah Abdallah, and many other diplomatic correspondence between the two states, various treaties and gifts.
The museum is housed in a beautiful five-storey building. Among the museum exhibits, a collection of drawings and paintings on fabric depicting events from the history of Tangier stands out. Particularly popular with tourists is the work of Scottish artist James McBee, who depicted a portrait of the maid Zohra. This painting was soon dubbed "Morocco's Mona Lisa". Visitors to the museum can also see a magnificent collection of mirrors made by Lecouto and unique paintings created by the Moroccan representative of naive art, the artist Ben Ali R`Bati.
A special place in the museum is dedicated to the exposition devoted to the American writer and composer Paul Bowles and the Beatnik generation. The walls of the hall on the upper floor, decorated in romantic style, are decorated with many diplomatic gifts and ancient parchments. There is also a letter from an American consul who humourously tells of a lion sent to him as a gift by the Sultan in 1839.
In the museum, everyone can immerse themselves in history and feel like a real hero. For the convenience of visitors in the museum halls there are guides who will tell you in detail about any exhibit of the museum.
