Qatar’s ambitions to become ‘the art Mecca of the Middle East’
Written by Marianna Cerinni, CNNThe Middle East nation of Qatar has announced an ambitious plan to expand its public art program as it prepares to play host to the 2022 Fifa World Cup. Leading the initiative, Qatar Museums -- the state-run organization under which many of the nation's cultural institutions sit -- says it will display over 40 new and commissioned works by Qatari ...