{"id":21511,"date":"2026-11-08T14:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T14:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/?p=21511"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:51:20","slug":"kulte-a-place-to-experience-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/en\/kulte-a-place-to-experience-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Kulte, a place to experience art"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21511\" class=\"elementor elementor-21511 elementor-21321\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91831ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91831ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6403cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6403cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Formerly housed in an apartment in downtown Rabat, Kulte has moved into a historic building in Rabat\u2019s old medina. Yasmina Naji\u2019s project goes far beyond the scope of a typical gallery: exhibition spaces, a bookstore and library, the Kulte \u00c9ditions office, a caf\u00e9, and workshops make up this art center, designed as a place for passing through, meeting others, and reflection. <\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Rym Abouker<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c85fba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c85fba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kulte_rahmoun4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21325\" alt=\"Installation de Youn\u00e8s Rahmoun, Qob-Qob, 1998-2026, toile de jute, fil tress\u00e9 et clous, 670 x 50 x 18 cm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kulte_rahmoun4-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kulte_rahmoun4-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kulte_rahmoun4-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kulte_rahmoun4-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Installation de Youn\u00e8s Rahmoun, <i>Qob-Qob<\/i>, 1998-2026, toile de jute, fil tress\u00e9 et clous, 670 x 50 x 18 cm<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1f095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bf1f095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1c514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe1c514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the legendary Rue des Consuls in Rabat\u2019s medina, a former 18th-century British consulate is about to take on a new life. Freshly renovated, the building will house the Kulte art center starting in October; the center was previously located in an apartment in the Hassan neighborhood. This move is a statement. Kulte is leaving a space where contemporary art could remain physically and socially distant from part of the public. In the medina, proximity becomes a fundamental aspect of the project. \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  The idea is to connect with people of all ages and from all social classes,  <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explains Kulte founder Yasmina Naji.  <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visitors will be able to come in to see an exhibition, but also to have a cup of coffee, read a book, attend a workshop, or simply sit down.  <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The library, whose collection focuses in particular on social studies, feminism, and ecology, is part of a very specific cultural and ideological project and further advances that mission. The exhibition is no longer the only way to experience the space.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784adc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"784adc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d29063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d29063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kulte_rahmoun5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21326\" alt=\"Youn\u00e8s Rahmoun pendant le montage de l\u2019installation Darra-Juzay\u2019a, 2018- 2026, sculptures en r\u00e9sine et c\u00e2bles, dimensions variables\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kulte_rahmoun5.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kulte_rahmoun5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kulte_rahmoun5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kulte_rahmoun5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kulte_rahmoun5-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Youn\u00e8s Rahmoun pendant le montage\nde l\u2019installation <i>Darra-Juzay\u2019a<\/i>, 2018-\n2026, sculptures en r\u00e9sine et c\u00e2bles,\ndimensions variables<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d17984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4d17984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1abca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1abca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Youn\u00e8s Rahmoun officially opens the facility<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This project, however, is fraught with a contradiction that Yasmina Naji does not seek to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sidestep: that of gentrification. Establishing a contemporary art center in the medina may contribute to transforming a neighborhood already undergoing change. Familiar with Rue des Consuls and its shops, Yasmina Naji hopes to build a lasting relationship with the neighborhood\u2019s residents, particularly through events designed for them and a caf\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with affordable prices. The goal is to make the space not a cultural enclave, but one that is open to the neighborhood. This ambition will have to be proven through how the space is actually used, and the mechanisms for achieving this will also be one of the venue\u2019s experimental projects.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program, too, extends beyond the scope of the exhibition. Kulte \u00c9dition aims to develop training programs for careers in the book industry\u2014an area that remains largely unstructured in Morocco\u2014while a graphic arts workshop\u2014an extension of the risography printing workshop\u2014led by graphic designer Khawla Mesbahi is set to become a space for creation and knowledge-sharing. Art, publishing, reading, and learning are thus viewed as the various components of a single ecosystem.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f202c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f202c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5f5e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5f5e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Yasmina-Naji2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Yasmina-Naji2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Yasmina-Naji2-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Yasmina-Naji2-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Yasmina-Naji2-768x643.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yasmina Naji, fondatrice de Kulte<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c9483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d4c9483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152da19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"152da19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This porosity is particularly evident in Youn\u00e8s Rahmoun\u2019s inaugural exhibition, \u201cGhorfa \u2013 Jabal \u2013 Kawn,\u201d conceived in collaboration with Yasmina Naji. As the third and final stage of a retrospective that began at the Smith College Museum of Art with Emma Chubb and continued at the Kunsthalle in Mulhouse with Sandrine Wymann, it brings together several major bodies of work by the artist. The title suggests a movement, from the intimate chamber to the mountain, and then to the universe: from the bat\u00een\u2014the interior and the hidden\u2014to the    <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dhahir<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the revealed, before opening up to the collective and the transcendent. Youn\u00e8s Rahmoun presents not only works of art, but also the ramifications of his thought. Installations, preparatory drawings, models, videos, and sound pieces explore the projects in various forms, allowing viewers to follow their development and evolution. \u201cGhorfa\u201d refers in particular to the small room of his childhood in the Rif, a space reserved for the young men of the family; and then to the room in his childhood home in Tetouan where the child\u2014who would become an artist\u2014would isolate himself to create. A 24-minute film captures this, while <\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghorfa Nour<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reimagines its architecture through a structure made of brass, a material Rahmoun associates with light.<\/span> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other works expand on this exploration of the personal and the social. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baydaq-Loqma<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> questions the gendered division between public and private spaces; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manzil Chaffaf Tayf<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> uses houses made of colored acrylic sheets to evoke the social differences embedded in the urban fabric; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jabal-Hajar-Turab<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, begun in 2010, incorporates stones from the Rif region\u2014particularly from Beni Boufrah\u2014as a connection to the land of his childhood. With <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thuraya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 77 interconnected spheres simultaneously evoke the 77 virtues of faith, the infinitely large, and the infinitely small. The exhibition thus becomes less of a chronological journey and more of a mental map.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The artworks were also conceived in harmony with the building. Some punctuate the spaces, blending with their volumes and circulation patterns, making the architecture a partner rather than a mere container. The new Kulte thus seeks to move away from the \u201cwhite cube\u201d model: here, the artworks coexist with books, daily activities, people, and the traces of the space itself.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf9ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4cf9ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa9503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7aa9503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sol-ait-manos.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21327\" alt=\"Vue du sol en zellige r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par A\u00eft Manos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sol-ait-manos.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sol-ait-manos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sol-ait-manos-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sol-ait-manos-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Vue du sol en zellige r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par A\u00eft Manos<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f63d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f63d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376a559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"376a559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Bringing Heritage Together<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The building\u2019s renovation, designed by Aziza Chaouni, continues this dialogue. \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What we felt was essential to preserve was primarily intangible: the soul of the place<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ,\u201d explains the architect. She emphasizes the simplicity of the forms, the uncluttered design, and the <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The contrast between the bustle of Rue des Consuls and the tranquility of the inner courtyard. Among the few original elements discovered were lintels made of Taza stone. Historical plans helped reveal the building\u2019s original layout: successive additions were removed, arcades were cleared, and passageways were reopened. There were also economic and technical constraints. With a limited budget, it was necessary to prioritize the work,      <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reinforce the structure, adapt the floors to support the weight of large crowds, and meet seismic and fire safety requirements. The project was also made possible through sponsorship and donations of materials. \u201c    <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;A true network of solidarity\u2014and also of sisterhood\u2014has formed around the project<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ,\u201d insists Yasmina Naji, referring to A\u00eft Manos\u2019s role in restoring the building. For Ghalia Sebti, co-founder of the fashion house, supporting Kulte means supporting two paths that \u201c <\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hold together the past and what is to come<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201d: that of Yasmina Naji and that of Aziza Chaouni, who has been committed for years to revitalizing the built heritage.<\/span> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The zellige tiles in the patio and on the library counter were designed based on a rosette <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">discovered in the historic architecture of the consulate. This motif unfolds on a grand scale throughout the patio and is only fully revealed when viewed from the upper floors. Just two sizes and five shades make up a design whose subtlety lies precisely in its restraint. Each tile is hand-cut and hand-glazed using clay from Fez. \u201c <\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heritage, as we understand it, is something to be integrated rather than preserved: a living grammar, still open <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d comments Ghalia Sebti. In the new Kulte, zellige is therefore not a heritage-inspired decoration added to contemporary art. It belongs to the spaces where people live and work\u2014underfoot and on the library counter. According to Ghalia Sebti, traditional crafts find \u201c<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> their rightful place <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d: that of a matrix from which contemporary forms can still emerge.<\/span>  <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps this is where the ambition of the new Kulte lies: not so much to add another art venue to the city as to create a space where different ways of producing, viewing, reading, thinking, and generating ideas can come together. In a historic building that has been transformed into an art center, exhibitions, books, the caf\u00e9, crafts, and the sharing of knowledge are no longer peripheral activities. They become different ways of inhabiting the same space.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d68c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c5d68c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ba13b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29ba13b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ghalia-et-aziza-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21324\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ghalia-et-aziza-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ghalia-et-aziza-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ghalia-et-aziza-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ghalia-et-aziza-2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">L\u2019architecte Aziza Chaouni (\u00e0 g.) et Ghalia Sebti,\ncofondatrice d\u2019A\u00eft Manos (\u00e0 dr.).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formerly housed in an apartment in downtown Rabat, Kulte has moved into a historic building in Rabat\u2019s old medina. 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