Qatar Museums joins Paris 2024 Olympics with free exhibitions, special activations
The Peninsula
Doha: Qatar Museums celebrates the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris with exciting exhibitions and public events from July 24. Anchored by two exhibiti...
Doha: Qatar Museums celebrates the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris with exciting exhibitions and public events from July 24.
Anchored by two exhibitions curated by Qatar Museums and 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, the programme also includes Jiwan taking over Le Dalí at Le Meurice hotel as well as the launch of the first-ever Arabic translation of writings, “Textes Choisis”, by Pierre de Coubertin, the French historian and visionary widely regarded as the father of the modern Olympic games.
Qatar Museums’ summer programme reaffirms close ties between Qatar and France and establishes new links based on a shared love of sport. The programme is organised as a legacy of Qatar-France 2020 Year of Culture, a year-long programme of collaborations between institutions across both countries. In 2014, State of Qatar and the French Republic signed a significant Cultural Agreement. Chairperson of Qatar Museums HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani said, “For more than a decade, we have worked closely with our colleagues in France to present the greatest riches of our respective cultures in Paris, Doha and beyond. This latest program of events reconfirms our joint commitment to sharing our interests, values, and ideals. As we look to the Summer 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, this slate of programs celebrates the power of sport to bring together cultures and serve as a bridge between nations.”
Exhibition: Esports | A Game Changer July 24 - September 8, 2024 10am to 6pm; Free Résidence Cîteaux: 45, Boulevard Diderot
Organized by Qatar Museums and 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, the first-of-its-kind exhibition explores the evolution of competitive gaming from its niche origins to a thriving cultural economy that supports mainstream megaevents.
