Q Life Magazine Q Magazine June 2018 | Page 27

The inauguration of the Qatar National Library invokes a great sense of historical pride and belonging to the Arab world... The idea of the National Library was inspired by this glorious history, in hopes of restoring an Arab renaissance that we do not want to lose. The library was established to be a treasury of written history and a medium for the transfer of knowledge between different cultures. Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation World-leading spaces for art and creativity • 6 galleries and museums run by Qatar Museums • 4 gallery spaces in Doha where artists can exhibit their work • 366,000 visitors annually to museums and galleries in Qatar • 1,400 years’ worth of exhibits at the Museum of Islamic Art • 110,000 visitors to the Qatar National Library (as of November 2017)