To “Revive the spirit of Mosul”, an initiative launched in 2018 by Unesco, under the direction of Audrey Azoulay, its director, more than $ 100 million had to be raised. An amount "
half financed by the United Arab Emirates",
as confirmed by the Minister of Culture, Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, who came to inaugurate, on May 21, at his side, an exhibition on the history of the city and its future to be completely rebuilt. or almost. This reconstruction project was presented at Palazzo Strozzi, because it perfectly echoes the theme “How will we live together” chosen by curator Hashim Sarkis for this 17th edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale. Such a symbolic place for Unesco which ensures its safeguard ...
How indeed can we live together again in a city as devastated as Mosul?
"What has been attacked is precisely this living together, in a cultural and religious diversity"
, summarized Audrey Azoulay.
The question highlights
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