More than 15 years after Qatar embarked on an ambitious museum-building program, cultural officials have announced a major new round of investment in the country’s museum sector:
More than 15 years after Qatar embarked on an ambitious museum-building program from the ground up, cultural officials have announced a major new round of investment in the country’s museum sector.in Qatar, where Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, chairperson of Qatar Museums, announced the development of three major new institutions.
Meanwhile, the Lusail Museum, which is being designed by starchitect Jacques Herzog of Herzog & de Meuron, will be home to one of the world’s most extensive collections of Orientalist paintings, drawings, photography, sculptures, rare texts, and applied arts. Its four floors will will host more than 560,000 square feetSheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, chairperson of Qatar Museums, speaking at the 2022 Doha Forum in Qatar, on March 27. Image courtesy of Qatar Museums.
Lastly, the Qatar Auto Museum, to be designed by Rem Koolhaas of OMA, will be built along the Lusail Expressway between the 5/6 Park and the Katara Cultural Village. The museum will offer 430,000 square feet of permanent galleries tracing the evolution of the automobile from its invention through the present day and exploring how it has influenced culture in Qatar.
The projects’ budget was not disclosed, and a representative for Qatar Museums said there is no estimated date for completion yet. In her introduction to the forum, Sheikha Al Mayassa said, “I am here today not only as a contributor to developing Qatar’s cultural institutions but as someone who is dedicated to helping my country realize its ambitiousShe was joined by star soccer athlete David Beckham, among others. The Doha Forum is described as an annual global platform for dialogue where policy leaders can discuss critical challenges facing the world and build networks to address them.
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