Hibapress / Press release
The Barid Al-Maghrib Group announces the issue of a commemorative postage stamp, in partnership with the National Museum Foundation, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMVI). The unveiling ceremony for this special program was held this Monday, November 4, 2024, at the Mohammed VI Museum in Rabat, in the presence of Mr. Mehdi Qotbi, President of the National Foundation of Museums, and Mr. Amin Benjelloun Touimi, Director General of the Barid Al-Maghrib Group.
Inaugurated by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God help himin October 2014, the MMVI stood out as the first Moroccan museum institution dedicated exclusively to modern and contemporary arts, while being the first in the Kingdom to meet international museographic standards.
This commemorative postage stamp, entitled “10 years – Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art”, highlights the MMVI square, with the emblematic work of the famous artist Arman; a bronze sculpture titled “Final Accord-1981,” featuring a broken piano.
This new philatelic issue is added to the stamp launched in 2014 on the occasion of the inauguration of the MMVI, thus enriching the collection dedicated to the visual arts. Previous issues include stamps commemorating exhibitions of internationally renowned artists organized within the MMVI, including: “GIACOMETTI Retrospective” in 2016, “Facing PICASSO” in 2017, and “The Colors of Impressionism” in 2019 .
