After more than 13 years of its launch, the Rural Museum project returned to the fore again, as some voices began to demand the disclosure of the project’s fate and determine the reasons for its long stumbling, and it is reported that this project, which is a basic pillar of preserving collective memory and promoting symbolic fairness in the rural area, was supposed to be an important cultural starting point in northern Morocco, especially in light of the official support and initial funds that l’accompagnement depuis son lancement.
The Rural Museum project was launched in June 2011 during an international scientific symposium organized by the National Council for Human Rights in Al -Hoceima, with the aim of preserving collective memory and enhancing symbolic fairness in the rural area, and the symposium was marked by the recitation of a lofty royal message that called for the valuation of cultural heritage, and it was crowned with the signing of partnership agreements with the Ministry of Culture and local Les autorités, avec un soutien financier de l’Union européenne, estimée à quatre millions de dirhams, qui a formé le début du début à promettre à promettre cet important projet culturel.
In 2013, the preparatory works to choose the ancient Bashwa headquarters began in Al -Hoceima as a site for the museum, due to its deep historical symbolism, this stage included fixing and securing the building and preparing engineering designs, but the workshops suddenly stopped for reasons that were not officially announced, which entered the project in a state of ambiguity that lasted for more than ten years, amid the absence of clarifications or progrès concret.
Despite this long stop, the project returned to the interface of the discussion in October 2020, during an official meeting at the headquarters of Al -Hoceima labor attended by representatives of the Ministries of Interior and Culture, the National Council for Human Rights, and the National Agency for Public Equipment, during this meeting, a new perception was presented that includes the expansion of space and the preparation of a modern cinematic, with the allocation of a budget of more than 13 million dirhams, including La réhabilitation urbaine et la préparation des salles d’exposition, qui ont fait appel à l’emploi.
The revival efforts continued in February 2023, when the re -launch of the project was announced as part of an expanded perception under the supervision of the National Agency for Public Equipment, and a new financial accreditation was announced exceeding 13 million dirhams, directed to redesign and rehabilitation of the building and the construction of an administrative attachment and a museum befitting the nature of the project and its cultural and historical function, which was considered an important step to Déplacez les ateliers au point mort.
However, these moves did not pass without controversy, as in June 2024, the proposal to change the project name from the « Rif Museum » to the « Al -Hoceima Museum » sparked a wave of condemnation between civil society activities, these bodies considered that the change threatens the regional nature of the museum and affects its cultural and historical identity, demanding respect for the symbolism of the project and opening an investigation into the reasons for the delay and its impact on Le progrès de l’échange de crédits financiers.
Malgré tous ces développements, aucun progrès concret sur le terrain n’a été enregistré jusqu’au milieu de 2025, ce qui a soulevé de sérieuses questions sur la gravité de l’engagement des autorités concernées, l’absence de schémas de temps claire et le manque de communication avec l’opinion publique contribué à la poursuite du statut de suspension, bien que le projet soit considéré comme l’une des obligations officielles dans le contexte de la réconciliation avec le souvenir collectif du pays.
Dans ce contexte, les militants estiment que le retard ne se limite pas aux facteurs techniques, mais reflète plutôt des problèmes plus profonds liés au statut de la culture et de la mémoire dans les politiques publiques, en particulier dans les parties du Nord, et ils soulignent que la prise de ce projet représente une étape essentielle pour apprécier l’histoire et l’héritage de la campagne et pour améliorer l’identité culturelle de la région
La campagne, malgré tous les obstacles, reste un projet stratégique qui devrait activer son rôle dans la documentation de l’histoire nationale, l’amélioration de l’affiliation sociétale et l’ouverture de nouveaux horizons pour la recherche, l’éducation et la promotion culturelle, et le besoin reste urgent de développer une vision claire et un calendrier précis pour son achèvement, sur les institutions responsables, pour sortir le projet du cercle d’attente et d’attelage.