Mehdi Qotbi

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• French First Lady Discusses Landmark Impressionist Exhibition in Morocco with Museum Foundation President
  7 May 2019, by Said

  Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, received Mehdi Qotbi, President of the National Museums Foundation (FNM), an interview during which the catalog of the exhibition "The Colors of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Collections of the Musée d’Orsay" was presented.
  For Brigitte Macron, this exhibition, which is currently being held at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat, is a first on the African continent and in the Arab world. It also (…)

• Brigitte Macron Showcases Moroccan Artist’s Work on Face Mask During Heritage Days Visit
  23 September 2020, by Ginette

  Brigitte Macron is wearing a mask in tribute to the talent of the Moroccan artist Mehdi Qotbi. The First Lady, on a trip with the President of the Republic in the Gers, wanted to promote Heritage Days during the pandemic.
  The mask worn by Brigitte Macron represents one of the canvases of the President of the National Foundation of Moroccan Museums, the FNM. This is the second time the First Lady has honored the artist by wearing one of his accessories. In 2017, during a visit to the (…)

• Delacroix’s Moroccan Journey Unveiled: Rare Exhibition Opens in Rabat
  8 July 2021, by Jérôme

  The inauguration of the exhibition "Delacroix, souvenirs of a trip to Morocco" took place on Tuesday in Rabat at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMVI). The event, the very first in the world, was attended by several personalities and will be held until October 9, 2021.
  This exhibition is the result of the trip made by Eugène Delacroix to Morocco in 1832. Thus, a selection of paintings, drawings, watercolors and also most of the objects, clothing, weapons and musical (…)

• Arab World Institute to Loan Masterpieces for Moroccan Museum Tour
  10 February 2022, by Ginette

  The Arab World Institute (IMA) will make available to the National Federation of Museums (FNM) led by the Moroccan Mehdi Qotbi, masterpieces from its unique collection of Arab painters as part of a traveling exhibition planned for this year in several Moroccan cities.
  The decision to make part of its collection available was made following a meeting on Tuesday in Paris that brought together Mehdi Qotbi, Jack Lang and the Director of the Museum and Exhibitions of the IMA, Nathalie Bondil. (…)

• French First Lady Showcases Moroccan Designer’s Moccasins at Élysée Meeting
  16 June 2022, by Ginette

  The French First Lady seems to have adopted the brand of Moroccan designer Mehdi Qotbi. After being noticed with the scarves and masks branded Qotbi, here she is again, proudly wearing moccasins decorated with patterns from the painter’s canvases during a meeting at the Élysée last Tuesday.
  No doubt, Brigitte Macron is one of the celebrities for whom Mehdi Qotbi’s accessories are no longer a secret. She seems to be particularly interested in the works created by the Moroccan (…)

• Moroccan Press Agency Names Six Influential Figures as 2019 Personalities of the Year
  29 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  Six personalities who have marked the year 2019, through their professional careers or their civic initiatives in various Moroccan fields, have been elected by the journalists of the Moroccan Press Agency (MAP).
  The six personalities, from various backgrounds, were chosen at the end of an internal survey conducted among some 300 MAP journalists. In the "Arts and Culture" category, the president of the National Foundation of Museums (FNM), Mehdi Qotbi, was chosen personality of the year. (…)

• French First Lady Meets Moroccan Museum Chief to Discuss Delacroix Exhibition
  9 September 2020, by Ginette

  The President of the National Foundation of Museums (FNM) was received, on Tuesday at the Élysée, for a working lunch with Brigitte Macron. The discussions with Mehdi Qotbi focused on the Eugène Delacroix exhibition scheduled to be held in April 2021 in Morocco.
  During the working session, the two personalities exchanged on the follow-up of this exhibition carried out with the help of the Louvre Museum and the Eugène Delacroix National Museum in Paris. The exhibition could have been held (…)

• French First Lady Receives Catalog of Successful Delacroix Exhibition in Morocco
  16 October 2021, by Ginette

  Brigitte Macron received on Friday, from the hands of the President of the National Foundation of Museums of Morocco, Mehdi Qotbi, the catalog-book of the Eugène Delacroix exhibition, organized at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMVI) in Rabat.
  This exhibition, which took place from July 7 to October 9, was a great success. Titled "Delacroix, memories of a trip to Morocco", the exhibition was carried out in partnership with the Louvre Museum and the Eugène Delacroix (…)

• International Art Fraud Ring Thwarted in Morocco Museum Scam Attempt
  29 November 2020, by Sylvanus

  An attempted fraud involving antique works was orchestrated in the name of the National Foundation of Museums (FNM) and its president Mehdi Qotbi, without success. At the maneuver, a Chinese, a Canadian and a Senegalese.
  According to a press release from the FNM, Shi Yulei, a Chinese, Adam Nicholas Elton, a Canadian and Sow Souleymane Gohide, a Senegalese are the masterminds of this attempted fraud. They posed as people mandated by the foundation. To commit their crime, they forged an (…)

• US-Morocco Cultural Exchange: Plans for Moroccan Art Exhibition in America Underway
  8 January 2021, by Sylvanus

  During a meeting in Rabat, David Fischer, the US ambassador to Morocco, and Mehdi Qotbi, president of the National Museums Foundation (FNM), discussed "a possible Moroccan exhibition" in the land of Uncle Sam.
  Strengthening the friendship between the Moroccan and American peoples through "a better knowledge of our history and the living together that has always marked Moroccan society." This, according to Mr. Qotbi, is the objective of this possible Moroccan exhibition in the United (…)