The exhibitions, offering “a unique opportunity to explore Morocco’s artistic and cultural richness through works of art and decorative techniques”, open on Friday, May 31.
As part of the MED’24 Festival programme, Loulé is hosting two exhibitions showcasing the Kingdom of Morocco, both of which will be inaugurated on Friday, May 31.
At 18:00, the doors of the Convento do Espírito Santo Art Gallery open to showcase “Fragments of Humanity”, featuring works by artist Moulay Youssef El Kahfaï, a prominent figure in contemporary painting from Morocco.
Moulay Youssef El Kahfaï was born in Marrakech, where he lives and works. He graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Tetouan and has an artistic career spanning over thirty years. He is the founder of a professional artistic printing studio, as well as an animator and teacher in drawing and engraving studios.
The exhibition can be visited until July 6 at the following times: from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10h00 to 13h30 and from 14h30 to 18h00.
At 19h00, the exhibition “Arts and Decorative Techniques of the Kingdom of Morocco” opens at the Palácio Gama Lobo. The public will be able to better understand “one of the fundamental components of the Artistic Heritage of Portugal, a country that shares several centuries of common life with the Kingdom of Morocco”, says the municipality.
This exhibition, open to the public until the end of July, features important decorative arts from the Kingdom of Morocco’s traditional architecture. It highlights materials such as metals, tiles, ceramics, wood, wool, and lime.
The exhibition can be visited from Monday to Friday, from 09h00 to 18h00, and on Saturday, from 09h00 to 13h00.
According to the municipality, “These exhibitions offer a unique opportunity to explore Morocco’s artistic and cultural richness through works of art and decorative techniques”.
This presentation, part of the 20th edition of the Med Festival, World Music, is a collaboration between Loulé City Council and the Association “AL MOUTAMID IBN ABBAD – for Islamic and Mediterranean culture,” located in Albufeira, with the support of the Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Morocco in the Algarve.
