Morocco: Culture, History, and Landscapes

October 22 – 31, 2026

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Join Page Knox, an art historian and lecturer at Columbia, on an expedition through Morocco’s timeless landscapes and rich history of art and design.

The journey begins in Marrakesh with an expert-led tour inside Villa Oasis and Jardin Majorelle, the private retreat of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. Discover the Sidi Ghanem Design Quarter, followed by a private visit to the workshop of Yaha Rouach, a pioneer of metal artistry and Moroccan craftsmanship. Visit well-preserved palaces and historical sites, including the decorative El Badi Palace and Al-Karaouine Mosque, and marvel at traditional Islamic art and architecture at the Bou Inania Madrasa and Al-Attarine Madrasa. After a scenic journey from Fez to Tangier, arrive in the iconic blue city of Chefchaouen.

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Lecturer

Page Knox

Lecturer

Page Knox is a Core Lecturer in the Art History Department of Columbia University, where she received her PhD in 2012. She is a Contractual Lecturer for the Education Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she gives public gallery talks and lectures in special exhibitions. She is also involved with the programming at the Met Breuer. Page graduated from Yale University and was a double major in Art History and Economics and has worked at the Yale Center for British Art. At Columbia, she received a PhD with a focus in American Art, while her minor field was Renaissance painting, specifically Leonardo da Vinci. Her dissertation, “Scribner’s Monthly 1870-1881: Illustrating a New American Art World,” explores the significant expansion of illustration in print media during the 1870s.

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