{"id":8302,"date":"2022-09-21T21:19:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T15:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnc24.com\/en\/?p=8302"},"modified":"2022-09-21T21:19:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T15:19:13","slug":"qatar-museums-announces-collaboration-with-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnc24.com\/en\/life\/2022\/09\/21\/news\/8302\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Museums announces collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8303\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bnc24.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/museam-2-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People visit the National Museum of Qatar, designed by architect Jean Nouvel, in the capital Doha, on March 31, 2022. (AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DUBAI, Broadcasting News Corporation : Qatar Museums has announced a collaboration with New York City\u2019s Metropolitan Museum of Art, including the exchange of exhibitions, programs and scholarly cooperation. A gallery at The Met that presents art from the Umayyad and Abbasid Periods (7th\u201313th centuries) has been named the Qatar Gallery as part of the cooperation agreement. As part of the collaboration between the institutions, Qatar Museums has lent works from its collections to The Met for exhibitions including \u201cJerusalem in the Middle Ages,\u201d \u201cSultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy,\u201d \u201cThe Great Age of the Seljuks\u201d and \u201cMonumental Journey: The Daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey.&#8221; Similarly works from The Met\u2019s collection will go on view in Doha on Oct. 26 in the inaugural exhibition at the newly renovated Museum of Islamic Art. \u201cThe establishment of the Qatar Gallery at The Metropolitan Museum of Art highlights the collegiality between our institutions and our desire to advance a crucial goal we hold in common, to heighten appreciation everywhere for the art of the Islamic world. We are proud to come together with The Met to honor the beauty, depth, and variety of a global tradition that spans fourteen centuries,\u201d Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, chairperson of Qatar Museums, said in a released statement. Max Hollein, the Marina Kellen French Director of The Met, commented: \u201cThe Met is deeply grateful to Qatar Museums for this extraordinary act of generosity. This gift is the latest instance of the longstanding relationship between our institutions and marks the start of a broad collaboration encompassing the exchange of exhibitions, programs, and scholarly cooperation. This critical support is especially meaningful as we mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of The Met\u2019s renovated galleries, which continue to be a source of great interest and inspiration for our millions of yearly visitors.\u201d NEWS COLLECTED FROM ARAB NEWS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUBAI, Broadcasting News Corporation : Qatar Museums has announced a collaboration with New York City\u2019s Metropolitan Museum of Art, including the exchange of exhibitions, programs and scholarly cooperation. 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