"Creating this place of memory in a city that is the cradle of Moroccan civilization, where the imprint of Moroccan Judaism has been most striking, shows the Sovereign's intention to see that all the currents that have irrigated Moroccan civilization are present," said Berdugo on the sidelines of the ceremony to launch the restoration works of "Al Batha" museum and the building works of a Jewish culture museum.

He said he is "sure" that this museum will have a symbolic role of "great value abroad", in the sense that "people will come to see how, for hundreds of years, Jews and Muslims lived peacefully in Morocco and created an art of living together".

Berdugo added that “together, we will work to show all the jewels of Moroccan civilization so that the whole world can once again realize what Morocco of tomorrow will be like''.

HM King Mohammed VI visited, on Monday, several projects carried out under the Fez old city rehabilitation and revamp programs, and launched the restoration works of "Al Batha" museum and the building works of a Jewish culture museum.