Frequently asked questions
The most common questions about the Forum de Femme, its city, its progress, its collection and its film.
1. What is the Forum de Femme?
A museum-forum devoted to the place of women in the history of civilizations, in Marrakech. It brings together a museum, built around a collection of more than 3,000 works, and a forum, a place of meeting and dialogue between cultures, faiths and peoples.
2. Why is it called a "forum"?
Because it draws on the Roman forum: an open space where past, present and future meet. The Foundation wants it to be a living place rather than a place of storage alone, with lectures, workshops, research and debate.
3. Is the Forum de Femme the same as the Musée de la Femme in Marrakech?
No, they are two separate institutions. The Musée de la Femme opened in 2018 in the Marrakech medina. The Forum de Femme is the project of the Dar Nissa Foundation, founded by Azeddine Sedrati.
4. Where is the Forum de Femme?
Bd du Moyen-Orient, Marrakech 40000, Morocco.
5. Is the Forum de Femme open? What are the hours and ticket prices?
Not yet: the Forum de Femme will open in 2028. Hours and ticket prices will be announced on the Visit page.
6. Why Marrakech?
According to the Foundation, for two reasons: a climate favorable to the conservation of textiles and costumes, and the city’s international openness.
7. Who founded the Forum de Femme?
Azeddine Sedrati, a Moroccan veterinarian. The idea grew out of the collection of Maghreb garments and jewelry he began gathering after a congress in Tunis in 1994. The Dar Nissa Foundation is dedicated to the project.
8. What does the collection contain?
More than 3,000 works, according to the Foundation: women’s costumes from the Maghreb, Asia and the Arab world, jewelry, Orientalist paintings and old photographs.
9. What is the keswa el kbira?
The great gown of Moroccan Jewish brides, in velvet embroidered with gold. It is among the garments mentioned by the film and by the founder.
10. Is the Moroccan caftan on the UNESCO list?
Yes. On December 10, 2025, in New Delhi, the Moroccan caftan was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
11. What is the "Seven Million Years" journey?
The narrative of the Forum de Femme, in five movements: Carrying life, Shaping the world, Passing on civilizations, Recognizing women, Honoring living women.
12. How long is the film, and in which languages?
27 minutes and 35 seconds. It is available in French, English and Arabic, with a full transcript on the film page.
13. Are the film’s images archives?
Not all of them. The reconstructions and illustrations were made with artificial intelligence tools, and the people in them are fictional. Archive and artwork images are credited at the end of the film and on the film page.
14. Can the Forum de Femme be visited virtually?
Yes, a 3D tour of the museum is available online: visit the museum in 3D.
15. When will the book be published?
The book Forum de Femme, by Azeddine Sedrati, is published by GM Éditions. To be told when it is available, sign up on The Book page.
16. How can I support the project?
By writing to the Dar Nissa Foundation: contact@darnissa.com.
17. How can I contact the Forum de Femme?
By email at contact@darnissa.com, by phone at +212 6 61 16 56 82, or on Instagram: dar.nissa.eva.
18. What is the Dar Nissa Foundation?
The Dar Nissa Foundation (مؤسسة دار النساء) is dedicated to creating the Forum de Femme in Marrakech. Its purpose is to restore, safeguard and promote the cultural heritage born of women’s labor and of what they have inspired.
19. Who is Azeddine Sedrati?
Azeddine Sedrati is a Moroccan veterinarian and horse breeder. He is the founder of the Forum de Femme and the author of the book of the same name, published by GM Éditions.
20. When will the Forum de Femme open?
In 2028, in Marrakech. It is located on Bd du Moyen-Orient.
21. What will the Forum de Femme include?
A museum with more than 5,500 m² of exhibitions, a documentation center, a film library, a bookshop, a café and a restaurant, along with a 2,440 m² event hall with a retractable roof, for more than 2,500 people. The total covered area is about 15,000 m².
22. What do Trace, Gesture and Memory mean?
They are the three worlds of the Forum. Trace looks at textile as a living archive. Gesture is knowledge passed on through practice. Memory is collective transmission, inscribed in textile, jewelry and ritual.