Miracle in Favara

When everything seemed doomed to collapse, a small Cultural Centre choose art and culture to renew an Historical Centre and to give a new identity and a future to a City with no past nor present.

FARM FAVARA IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED WHILE AN IMPORTANT TRANSFORMATION IS UNDERWAY.

Rewriting a City’s Future

The creation of Farm Cultural Park in Favara stands as the most inspiring example of grassroots urban regeneration in the world. Born from the vision of transforming a neglected historic center into a vibrant cultural destination, Farm has turned abandoned buildings and forgotten streets into a thriving hub for art, education, and community life. Without public mandates or large budgets, the project grew through passion, creativity, and the active involvement of residents and international collaborators. Today, Favara is recognised globally as a model of how culture can revive cities, inspire change, and connect local communities with the world.

What to see

  • Sette Cortili

    A Kasba full of art.

  • Human Forest

    A Forest inside a ruined building.

  • Riad Farm

    A secret garden dedicated to Marrakech.

Noodles Pavilion by John Blond

Hosted in the iconic Sette Cortili of Farm Cultural Park, John Blond’s Noodles Pavilion is an immersive installation that blends art, colour, and playful interaction. Visitors are invited to wander through a vibrant maze of soft, flowing forms, engaging their senses and imagination. This unique pavilion transforms the historic courtyards into a joyful landscape, offering an unforgettable experience for both children and adults and reaffirming Farm’s role as a place where creativity meets community.

Farm Favara is temporarily closed while an important transformation is underway.

After more than 16 years, FARM Favara is entering a new phase.

Over the coming months, we will work to gradually transform FARM’s homes, courtyards and spaces into a cultural, social and residential ecosystem: a place not only to visit, but to live in.

A place capable of temporarily welcoming artists, students, researchers, creatives, city makers and people experiencing housing vulnerability, creating new connections between those who arrive and those who already call this place home.

A city temporarily inhabited to create lasting change.