TEHRAN -- An exhibition entitled “Quranic Art, the Experience of Contemporary Iran” is currently underway in Meknes, Morocco, the Persian Service of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Saturday.

Some Iranian officials and Moroccan cultural, scientific, and academic figures attended the opening ceremony on April 28 at Bab el-Mansour, the ancient ruin in Meknes.

The Iranian Embassy in Rabat, in collaboration with Iran’s Quran Museum and the Tareq Ibn Ziad Center in Morocco, organized the five-day exhibition, which is also scheduled to be held in the Moroccan city of Rissani for three days.

The exhibition features 50 Quranic scripts, some rare Qurans, and some examples of Quranic illumination by Fariba Maqsudi, Mahindokht Salek Mahdavi, and five other Iranian artists.

Iranian and Moroccan artists are participating in several workshops on Arabic and Persian scripts as well as scholarly gatherings which are being held on the sidelines of the event.

Meknes was the capital of the Alawi dynasty during the reign of Moulay Ismail (1645-1727) and it is visited by many European tourists every year.