Notes related to Qatar

Qatar’s cultural strategy has never been improvised. For more than two decades, under the leadership of Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar Museums has advanced a carefully sequenced expansion that positions culture at the center of national development. 

As 2025 draws to a close, the long-anticipated recovery of the global art market has not yet truly taken shape. The cautious optimism that marked the end of 2024 quickly gave way to a more sobering reality.

The first large-scale exhibition of Latin American art in the West Asia and North Africa region has opened: LATINOAMERICANO. Modern and Contemporary Art from Malba and Eduardo Costantini Collections.