Qatar is increasing its commitment in the arts by planning three new museums in Doha, including the Lusail museum, which will hold “the world’s most extensive collection of Orientalist paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures, rare manuscripts, and applied arts.”
Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the head of the official authority that governs the Qatar Museums, announced the plans during the online Doha Forum on March 27.
Lusail, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, will be dedicated to the global impact of Middle Eastern and Islamic art. Exhibition space, an auditorium, a library, and educational hubs will be included in the four-story structure, which will measure 559,700 square feet.