Over the past ten years, Qatar has also been transformed fundamentally culturally and is today one of the arts and culture world capitals. Strategic government investment, visionary leadership, and resolve to create creative return and cultural exchange have driven this thrust. Its arts ecosystem now flourishes and continues to be an international artists’ magnet, curators’, and culture institutions’ magnet.
Central among them was Qatar Museums Authority, which was the ministry responsible for conserving the heritage in addition to being responsible for encouraging creative innovation.
It has also been the location for numerous programs and projects for exhibition of local and foreign art. The strongest aspect of this culture program is Islamic Art Museum ordered by architect I.M. Pei. The museum has a most wonderful collection of Islamic civilization for over 1,400 years and development of art.
With all of its new tourist sites being opened up by its museum, Qatar has culturally advanced in the area of architecture. National Museum of Qatar, whose architectural achievements were led by Jean Nouvel and whose opening was celebrated in the year 2019, is a cultural landmark and an architectural landmark too. Not only does it reveal the natural and historical topography of Qatar, but also as a hub for contemporary art discovery. Its opening became the catalyst that set the entire nation on a course for more cultural dialogue.
Arts are wider than cultural practice. Cultural practice is not arts. The Doha Film Institute is a strong influencer in promoting film as art and as cultural commodity. Their international film festivals are mix of regional and world films that are dialogue between individuals and artists. The films are shown as part of the creating new film culture within Qatar and as platform for young filmmakers to place their stories in the field of the world.
Qatar Art Association also develops the country’s creative community through engagement between artists, curators, and enthusiasts. The association constructs contemporary art by creating workshops, exhibitions, and learning debates and a sense of creative community. It creates an international platform for artists to engage in discussions of the cultural fact of the world.
Education. It is among the pillars of Qatar’s vision for cultural growth. Qatar also features institutions such as the Qatar University Art Gallery and other art institutions. These are established to provide platforms for future leaders in the creative industry. The institutions give access to infrastructural facilities, training, and access for the students to practice and find their talent in arts so that they can lead the vision of the country towards a sustainable culture in the future.
As Qatar becomes richer culturally, so does it open up and emerge as a more vibrant arts capital of the world. Through eclectically rich cultural voice creation through creative architecture exchange, patronage sponsorship, and programming innovation exchange, the nation is crafting an eclectically rich cultural voice. That simply makes Qatar an engaged arts participant to the world and ensures its dedication on a higher level as a creative hub and cross-cultural crossroads.
