Our plan focusses on consolidating Arab, Islamic identity through cultural projects: Sheikha Al Mayassa

Doha: Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Qatar Museums H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani said that there is a plan to build a number...

Doha: Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Qatar Museums H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani said that there is a plan to build a number of new museums in the country over the next ten years, with a focus on consolidating the Qatari, Arab and Islamic identity and building a sustainable cultural future through ambitious cultural projects.

In an interview with Al Jazeera 360, she explained that the new group of museums, such as the Lusail museum and the auto museum, in addition to converting the Qatar Mills, which was built in the late nineties, into a new museum; are aimed at promoting the cultural and artistic scene in the country,

"The existence of eight museums in Qatar is not a large number compared to its geographical size," she noted.

She pointed out that since she was assigned to manage the museums, the vision was for the construction of museums to be based on human development and for a number of Qataris to supervise the management of the projects.  "Therefore, a 25-year plan was drawn up to be in line with Qatar Vision 2030 and is based on several values, namely the Qatari, Arab and Islamic identity," she said.

Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani explained that the interest in placing artworks in public places stems from the fact that Qatar does not view it as a material investment, but rather as a scientific and cultural investment and human development.