Rabat – After months of renovations, the Bank Al-Maghrib Museum in Rabat is open to the public again. The museum reopened on Thursday, November 21, on the eve of the 127th anniversary of the Moroccan postal administration.
In celebration of its reopening, the museum is hosting a philatelic exhibition, dedicated to the 20-year reign of King Mohammed VI. The exhibition presents a collection of postage stamps that the kingdom has issued since 1999.
The Bank Al-Maghrib Museum is also displaying visuals of the first six Moroccan stamps. The postal service issued the first stamps in 1912.
The museum invites the public to discover the history of the post office in Morocco; the service began functioning in 1892. In a building classified as a historical landmark, the museum’s exhibits take visitors through a unique journey in time.
Bank Al-Maghrib Museum has more than 700 square meters of exhibition space to show Morocco’s postal history. The museum is designed to be a landmark of the kingdom’s capital and a place of learning and knowledge. It also boasts an area dedicated to children, aimed at developing their knowledge and stimulating their creativity.
Bank Al-Maghrib Museum is open to the public Tuesday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The museum is offering free public access to its exhibition spaces until December 31, 2019.
A visit to the living memory of Morocco’s post office offers an exclusive look at Moroccan history that is not found anywhere else.
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