Che colloquium is part of the program concocted in parallel with the exhibition, aimed at making the public discover the hidden facets of the history of Salé, through a unique and meticulously selected collection of coins, archaeological objects and archives, as well as to present scientific approaches retracing the evolution of the city.
Took part in the animation of this meeting, the director general of the company Rabat Region Historical Heritage (RRPH), Rachid Maalal, the university professor at the National Institute of Archeology and Heritage Sciences, Mohamed Kbiri Alaoui, and the head of the Nuismatic Studies Service at the Bank Al-Maghrib museum, Smahane Bouktab.
In a declaration to the map, Bouktab said that the provisional exhibition is part of the scientific approach adopted by the museum which aims to reveal the multiple facets of the history of Moroccan cities by emphasizing its flagship civilizational periods.
And to add that the choice in particular of the city of Salé emanates from the consciousness of the establishment of the importance of this ancient city in the formation of the historical identity of Morocco, noting that the exhibition offers visitors a unique experience which enriches their knowledge by emphasizing two key chronological sequences structuring the course of the city, namely the Maurétanian period and the Mauretano-Roman period.
For his part, Maalal underlined in a speech the efforts made to enhance this ancient site of the city of Salé, as one of the heritage spaces which, to this day, hides multiple architectural jewels testifying to the evolution of the city from millennia.
In this regard, he noted that the institution is working, in coordination with many actors, in favor of the rehabilitation of this site and its integration into the local cultural and tourist fabric thanks to approaches preserving its specificities and highlighting its historical value, while emphasizing the importance of continuing research and documentation as fundamental tools to preserve this heritage and strengthen its presence in the societal consciousness.
For its part, Kbiri Alaoui threw light on the countless archaeological assets which is full of the ancient city of Salé, believing that this space represents an open -air laboratory for scientific research.
In this sense, he called to invest more in these hidden treasures, thus strengthening the role of archaeological research in the preservation of the identity of the city and the deepening of knowledge relating to the economic, social and cultural interactions experienced by the city over the centuries.
The organization of this conference illustrates the concern of the museum of Bank al-Maghrib to make this space a platform for reflection on the civilizational and economic history of Morocco, through scientific initiatives contributing to the enrichment of the debate around the national intangible heritage and the means of preserving and enhancing it.
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