Art for Tomorrow was the first of two significant cultural initiatives taking place in Italy this spring featuring Qatari participation. The second, the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, will open in Venice in May, at which time Qatar will have a presence through two exhibitions presented by Qatar Creates: the documentary exhibition Building a Creative Nation, the first presentation outside the country of Qatar’s next generation of cultural institutions, and Onomatopoeia Architecture, featuring works from acclaimed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, which is sponsored by Qatar Creates. Both exhibitions will be on view at ACP-Palazzo Franchetti throughout the Architecture Biennale from 14 May through 26 November 2023.
Building a Creative Nation focuses on five new cultural venues being developed by Qatar Museums in Qatar with internationally acclaimed architectural practices ELEMENTAL, Herzog and de Meuron, Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Philippe Starck, and UNStudio. All the new developments will be operated by Qatar Museums, which is responsible for preserving and enlarging Qatar’s cultural endowment by overseeing the country’s growing network of museums, heritage sites, festivals, public art program, and more.
Projects featured in Building a Creative Nation are: Art Mill Museum – Architect: ELEMENTAL led by Alejandro Aravena; Lusail Museum – Architect: Herzog and de Meuron; Qatar Auto Museum – Architect: Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), led by Rem Koolhaas and Samir Bantal; Qatar Preparatory School – Architectural concept: Philippe Starck; Dadu, Childrens Museum of Qatar – Architect: UNStudio.
These new developments build on the legacy of Qatars continuing investment in the world-class museums and cultural spaces that have opened in the country over the last 15 years. They include: Museum of Islamic Art, architect: I. M. Pei (2008); Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, architect: François Bodin (2010); Fire Station, architect: Ibrahim Al Jaidah (2015); Qatar National Library, architect: OMA (2017); National Museum of Qatar, architect: Jean Nouvel (2019); M7, architect: John McAslan + Partners (2021); and 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, architect: Joan Sibina (2022). (QNA)
Source: Qatar News Agency