Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family Abu Dhabi’s cultural policies: "While Abu Dhabi is making a name for itself by building dramatic local satellites of the Louvres, the Guggenheim and the British Museum, Qatar's scheme of cultural nation building is much more homegrown, establishing its own museums rooted in the collections of its own royal family." Several members of the Al-Thani family initially led Qatar's interest and involvement into the field of arts and continue to embody and shape the cultural policy of the country. For William Lawrie, previously Head of International Modern Contemporary Arab and Iranian Art at Christie's, “Qatar’s royal family are very much
CentralPlaza Surat Thani CentralPlaza Surat Thani Central Plaza Surat Thani is a shopping mall in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. On a 62rai (10hectare) plot, the new CentralPlaza Surat Thani will be the largest ever retail project developed by Central Pattana in the Southern Thailand. The shopping mall was inaugurated on . It expected to create between 3,000 and 4,000 jobs and generate Bt4 billion to Bt5 billion in yearly income for its tenants. It is the first CentralPlaza of Central Group in Southern Thailand. CPN is investing Bt1.9 billion in the new 120,000 square meter lifestyle center in Surat Thani. CentralPlaza Surat Thani