The Qatari capital of Doha hosted an exhibition of Moroccan stamps, coins, and paper money on Wednesday evening, launched by the Cultural Village Foundation-Katara, in collaboration with Qatar’s Philatelic and Numismatic Club, affiliated with the Ministry of Culture.
The display, which runs until June 15, features 158 paintings assembling valuable collections of Moroccan stamps and bank notes, spanning several periods throughout the Kingdom’s history, from the Protectorate to the present day. It also includes a collection of postcards illustrating mosques, minarets, streets, and historic monuments in several Moroccan cities.
“The exhibition reflects the age-old collaboration between Morocco and Qatar,” Director General of Katara said, “The foundation is devoting several events (spanning weeks) to Morocco, including the organization of joint exhibitions with Moroccan institutions.”
He added that the organization of this exhibition comprises part of the renewal of cooperation between the two countries in several areas.
The Qatar Philatelic and Numismatic Club Manager noted that the exhibition was made up of stamps and money with exceptional designs in terms of content, form, and color, encouraging visitors from Qatar and elsewhere–particularly from other Arab countries–to explore these treasures, which retrace certain periods of Morocco’s ancestral history.
The Cultural Village Foundation had chosen Morocco as its guest of honor for the first edition of the Katara Prize for manuscripts and archaeological sites in the Arab region, coinciding with the Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024.
Moroccan Ambassador to Qatar, Mohamed Setri; the Director General of The Cultural Village Foundation-Katara, Khaled Ben Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti; and the Director of the Qatar’s Philatelic and Numismatic Club, Hussein Rajab Al-Ismail, all attended the inauguration ceremony which falls under the Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024 initiative.
The event was also attended by several Moroccan, Qatari, and Arab figures from the spheres of culture, art, and the media.