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Conservation, documentation, collections and other specialized areas have been identified as potential components of a future training program for Morocco’s museum sector.

A major event for urban and alternative music, the 24th edition of the L’Boulevard festival will take place from September 17 to 20 at the R.U.C. stadium in Casablanca. From Brazilian metal giants Sepultura’s farewell tour and the return of Dizzy DROS to increased prize money for the Tremplin competition and a completely free program, co-founders Hicham Bahou and Mohammed Merhari presented the highlights of this year’s edition while offering a clear-eyed assessment of the challenges and precariousness facing Morocco’s music scene.

Closed since 2019, the 900-seat venue has continued to deteriorate as local artists call for its rehabilitation and a long-term cultural policy for the city.

Worshippers gathered at the Mohammed VI Mosque in Abidjan on the night of August 24-25 to mark Al Mawlid Annabawi, the commemoration of the Prophet Mohammed’s birth, with prayers, Quran recitations and religious chants.

Standing off the coast of Tarfaya, the historic Dar Al Bahr, also known as Kassamar, has withstood the Atlantic waves for more than a century. Built in the 1880s by Scottish explorer Donald Mackenzie, the monument remains one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks, with local stakeholders now hoping restoration and development projects will give it a new role in Tarfaya’s tourism and economic development.

After 20 years behind closed doors, the 1927 landmark on Boulevard Mohammed V is undergoing a major restoration. Its new operators hope to bring it back to life as a cinema and cultural venue in time for its centenary.

In Fez el-Bali, Bank Al-Maghrib has just opened a museum dedicated to the history of Moroccan currency. Housed in a historic building in the Kettanine neighborhood, the new space traces several centuries of the Kingdom’s monetary history through coins, tokens and banknotes, combining the building’s architectural heritage with digital technology.

In the heart of Fez el-Bali, Dar Dbagh Chouara has preserved the traditional craft of leather tanning for centuries. From one generation to the next, tanners continue to work using ancestral methods, from the raw hides arriving from the Aïn Nokbi market to the babouches, bags and leather goods they eventually become. Le360 takes a closer look at the secrets of a craft deeply intertwined with the history of the Kingdom’s spiritual capital.

Leaving behind a promising career in auditing to pursue animation, collaborating from Morocco with DreamWorks professionals, and transforming Aïsha Qandicha—one of the most enigmatic figures in Moroccan folklore—into the heroine of an animated feature film: Fatima Ezzahra Mahdar’s path has all the hallmarks of a bold gamble. Yet Aïsha Qandicha is only one chapter in the career of the 34-year-old creative producer, who spoke to Le360 about her passion for animation, her unconventional journey, and the challenges facing a rapidly transforming industry.