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26 Oct 2022 09:00

4th International Conference of the Global Network of Water Museums

Museum of Water Civilization in Morocco Mohammed VI

Museum of Water Civilization in Morocco Mohammed VI – ‘Aman’ Marrakesh, Morocco

The 4th Conference of the Global Network of Water Museums, titled “Water Museums and Groundwater: making the invisible visible”, will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, from the 26th to the 28th of October.

The conference is hosted by the Museum of Water Civilizations of Morocco ‘Mohammed VI’ – Aman, and organized by the Ministry of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco in cooperation with NICHE and the UNESCO Chair at Ca’ Foscari, among other partners. 

Conference Programme
The programme includes thematic sessions on the heritage of water in Morocco and Maghreb, ancestral hydro-technologies of underground canals (‘khettara’), the management of oases in desert environments, and good practices and solutions for resilience adopted and disseminated by water museums. Interactive sessions, the General Assembly of WAMU-NET, and inspiring visits to the historical hydraulic heritage of Marrakech and to the Atlas Mountains complete the Conference Programme that you can find below (PDF)

Links for attendance online:

Day 1 – Wednesday 26 October (from 09:30 am CEST – local time 08:30 am Casablanca)
Zoom link
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Day 2 – Thursday 27 October (from 09:30 am CEST – local time 08:30 am Casablanca)
Zoom link
ID:
833 9314 5176   -   Code: 539974

Day 3 – Friday 28 October (from 09:30 am CEST – local time 08:30 am Casablanca)
Zoom link
ID: 869 6955 6005   -   Code: 458603

In case you need more information, do not hesitate to get in touch with the Museum Secretariat at fourthconference.marrakech@gmail.com or with WAMU-NET Secretariat at mail@watermuseums.net

This conference is organised by he Global Network of Water Museums in cooperation with NICHE and the UNESCO Chair on Water & Sustainable Development at Ca’ Foscari

Organized by

UNESCOChairWater, NICHE

Link

https://www.watermuseums.net/news/4th-conference-of-the-global-network-of-water-museums-save-the-date/

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