The Bert Flint Museum is housed in a restored Spanish-Moroccan style building next to the famous Bahia and Dar Si Said palaces. The Bert Flint Museum was opened to the public in 1996. It houses exhibits directly related to North Africa that help to explore the cultural history of the region.
Earlier, on the threshold of the twentieth century, a Dutchman, Bert Flint, a history and art teacher, lived in the house that now houses the museum. A great lover of travelling, Bert Flint lived in this house for about 40 years. All this time he was in search of objects of culture and everyday life of the inhabitants of Morocco. The Dutchman became the founder of the first collection, which eventually served as the foundation for the creation of an entire museum.
His collection is represented by jewellery, musical instruments, luxury carpets and textiles, luxury furniture, national Berber clothing, tools and wickerwork created by the hands of local artisans living in the Sahara Desert and the Sousse Valley. Many of the exhibits were purchased by Bert Flint in the famous souk of Marrakech. Special attention is paid to the art and traditions of the Sahara and the Sousse Valley. There is an entire collection of traditional Saharan headdresses and a rich collection of Moroccan sculpture and art. Each artefact in the Bert Flint Museum is numbered and labelled with a specific location. The other half of this museum's collection is housed in Agadir.
Today, the Bert Flint Museum in Marrakech is a visual record of the history of crafts in Morocco.
