{"id":7795,"date":"2026-04-16T09:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7795"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:06:46","slug":"opening-of-art-exhibition-marking-world-art-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7795","title":{"rendered":"Opening of Art Exhibition Marking World Art Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7795\" class=\"elementor elementor-7795\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accb25a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"accb25a\" 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-f7a2bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7a2bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Opening of Art Exhibition Marking World Art Day<\/strong><\/p><p>The Minister of Arts and Culture, Hon. Mahendra Gondeea OSK, had the honour of officially opening an exhibition organised by the Association Action pour la Cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9 Artistique, bringing together numerous local and international artists in celebration of World Art Day 2026.<\/p><p>Hosted at the Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture in La Tour Koenig, the exhibition highlights the richness, diversity, and exceptional talent of the Mauritian artistic scene.<\/p><p>This inspiring initiative provided a valuable platform for artistic expression and cultural exchange.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44c149 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c44c149\" 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-42e0246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"42e0246\" 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