— ow es ▁so ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁country ." ▁The ▁opening ▁of ▁both ▁museum s ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁in ▁Mar rak esh ▁was ▁not ably ▁fin anced ▁by ▁an ▁au ction ▁of ▁Mor oc can ▁works ▁of ▁art , ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁by ▁Pierre ▁Berg é ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁museum ▁received ▁the ▁best ▁new ▁public ▁building ▁award ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Design ▁Awards ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁international ▁design ▁magazine ▁Wall paper . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁This ▁Mar rak esh ▁museum ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁street ▁that ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁designer , ▁Y ves ▁Saint ▁Laurent ▁Street , ▁near ▁Major elle ▁Garden — Saint ▁Laurent ' s ▁residence ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁ ▁transformed ▁since ▁his ▁death ▁into ▁a ▁garden , ▁museum ▁of ▁Ama z igh ▁cult ures , ▁and ▁exhibition ▁space ▁receiving ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁m 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Studio ▁K O ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Bou yg ues . ▁ ▁It ▁includes ▁an ▁exhibition ▁hall ▁featuring ▁the ▁work ▁of