Qatar soon, three new museum. Last year in Doha, Qatar was opening of the Museum of Islamic Art, a building which was designed by J. M. Peem (I. M. Pei) . Recently, it was also announced plans to build a National Museum, which will sponsor the world-famous architect Jean Nouvelles (Jean Nouvel). And now it became known that by 2012 the country should receive the Photography Museum, Museum of Contemporary Arab Art, a building which is will be executed Vinoli Rafael (Rafael Viñoly) in the form of sand dunes , as well as a museum devoted to «the concept of orientalism». The latter will be constructed on the project Prittskerovskoy Prize Laureates Herzog Jacques (Jacques Herzog) and Pierre de Meron (Pierre de Meuron).

«museum boom» in Qatar associated with the activities of the daughter of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, head of the board of directors of museums in Qatar, as well as the head of the office Mendla Roger (Roger Mandle), which is one of the most influential people of world art community . The names of the members of the royal family of Qatar Al-Thani is frequently mentioned in reports of significant developments on the art market. To the list of their accomplishments include such high-profile acquisitions, like «Sleeping Spring» Demiena Hirst and «White Center» Mark Rothko . But Sheikh Saud Bin Muhammad Bin Ali Al-Thani is also included in the list of Top-10 art collectors in the world according to the magazine ArtNews .

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Sources: artinfo.com , artnet.com , artinvestment.ru