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13 Jun 2013
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Inauguration of the 1st edition of Expo Artisan in Marrakech
Expo Artisan, a true celebration of Moroccan craftsmanship, was inaugurated on Wednesday at Bab Jdid in Marrakech, with the participation of 300 individual artisans, cooperatives, and craft SMEs from Fès and Marrakech.
This exhibition, whose inauguration ceremony took place in the presence of the Minister of Handicrafts, Abdessamad Qaiouh, is part of the "Promotion of individual artisans and craft SMEs" project, which is itself part of the "Handicrafts and Medina of Fès" project, a programme that falls under the MCA-Morocco (Millennium Challenge Account). This event, which aims to become an essential and lasting showcase for the influence of Moroccan craftsmanship on a national and international scale, aims to increase the capacity of individual artisans, cooperatives, and craft SMEs and to highlight their ancestral know-how. About 8,000 visitors are expected for this event, which will also allow artisans to establish commercial relations with a hundred professionals in the sector. Expo Artisan mainly targeted craft products from the decoration, ceramics, leather goods, mosaic, clothing and textile, j…
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