TANGIER AMERICAN LEGATION

We are open from 10 am - 5 pm on the weekdays and from 10 am - 3 pm on the weekends.

A gift to the fledgling United States from the Sultan of Morocco in 1821, the Tangier American Legation is today a vibrant museum, research, and cultural center and the only U.S. National historic landmark located overseas.

Tangier American Legation historic building

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS

PHOTO GALLERY

LIBRARY CATALOGUE

TEMPORARY EXHIBIT

New exhibition →

Discover treasures from the Legation in this new exhibition - coming soon!

UPCOMING

Dr. Karim Bejjit →

Join historian Dr. Karim Bejjit for a fascinating talk on Tangier’s British period based on documents from British sources.

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🎬 Free Movie Night | Special Guest Host Nikkhil Advani Join us on Thursday, July 2, 2026, for a special edition of our free monthly movie night, hosted by acclaimed filmmaker Nikkhil Advani. As part of our celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, this year's film series explores America and its history through cinema. For this screening, visiting filmmaker Nikkhil Advani has selected one of his favorite films, There Will Be Blood, and will discuss why the film has had such a profound influence on him. Nikkhil Advani is a National Award-winning filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, and co-founder of Emmay Entertainment in Mumbai. His credits include Kal Ho Naa Ho, D-Day, and Batla House, while Emmay has produced acclaimed films and series including Airlift, Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway, Mumbai Diaries, and Rocket Boys.

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🎶 As part of a festive year celebrating 250 years of US-Moroccan friendship, join us on Friday, June 19 for a special evening celebrating the legacy of Tangier-born jazz impresario Jacques Muyal and exploring the roots of Latin jazz in Tangier. The program begins with an expert roundtable discussion, followed by a concert featuring Grammy-nominated musicians alongside the next generation of Tangier's Gnawa artists. 📅 Friday, June 19 📍 Tangier American Legation 🕔 Roundtable: 5:00 p.m. 🎵 Concert: 6:00 p.m. This is not to be missed. Please note that space is limited. For the comfort and safety of all guests, admission will close once capacity has been reached.

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We were delighted to welcome to the Legation today the Stevens Initiative Alumni Academy, which brought 33 alumni of virtual exchanges from the United States and the Middle East and North Africa to Rabat for a week. Created in partnership with the family of U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, the Stevens Initiative seeks to give young people the kind of meaningful international experiences that shaped the late Ambassador Stevens’ own life and career in diplomacy. It was especially meaningful to host the group at the Legation, where Ambassador Stevens spent summers during his Peace Corps service in Morocco volunteering in the Peace Corps General Library.

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The Legation is a great place to sit and sketch and we love chatting with passing artists about what brought them to the Legation. This American artist had come to Morocco to visit her Peace corps volunteer child, and was delighted to share her discovery of Morocco through her drawings.