Jardin De Majorelle Yves Saint Laurent
The new owners decided to live in jacques majorelle s villa which they renamed the villa oasis.
Jardin de majorelle yves saint laurent. Welcome to the jardin majorelle. The jardin majorelle in marrakech is one of the most visited sites in morocco. It took french painter jacques majorelle 1886 1962 forty years of passion and dedication to create this enchanting garden in the heart of the ochre city. Since 2010 the property has been owned by the foundation pierre bergé yves saint laurent a french not for profit organisation and since 2011 has been managed by the foundation jardin majorelle a recognized non profit organization in marrakech.
Si os gusta el arte islámico en los jardines podréis visitar un pequeño museo. En 1980 yves saint laurent et pierre bergé qui ont découvert le maroc en 1966 rachètent le jardin majorelle pour le sauver d un projet de complexe hôtelier qui envisageait sa destruction. Yves saint laurent and pierre. We quickly became very familiar with this garden and went there every day it was open to the public yet almost empty.
En un principio los jardines sirvieron al pintor como fuente de inspiración pero en 1947 se abrieron al público en general. In 1919 the french painter jacques majorelle 1886 1962 took up residence in the medina of marrakech then a french protectorate. Les nouveaux propriétaires décident d habiter la villa de l artiste jacques majorelle rebaptisée villa oasis. Seven years later he built the villa bousafsaf on the property.
Pierre bergé was the director of the garden s foundation until his death in september 2017. In 1980 yves saint laurent and pierre bergé who first arrived in morocco in 1966 purchased the jardin majorelle to save it from destruction at the hands of hotel developers.