HONOLULU (KHON2) — A partnership between the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts and the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture and Design has resulted in the opening of a special exhibit on Sept. 5 at Honolulu Hale.
The exhibit, “Crafting Connection: Doris Duke’s Moroccan Commissions,” will celebrate the cultural ties between Honolulu and its sister city of Rabat, Morocco.
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Historic photos, texts and contemporary interpretations will be the centerpieces of the exhibit, aimed at highlighting Moroccan architectural commissions made in Rabat and put in at the Shangri La in the 1930s.
“Doris Duke envisioned Shangri La as a place where cultures could interact, converse and inspire one another. This exhibition honors that vision by highlighting the remarkable Moroccan architectural commissions that remain at the heart of Shangri La’s collection, said Ben Weitz, the museum’s director. “Crafted in Rabat nearly a century ago and installed in Hawaiʻi, these works embody the deep cultural connections between Morocco and our islands.”…