Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family The ruling family of Qatar, the House of Thani, is deeply involved in the field of art. For more than twenty years, some of its members have been accumulating numerous and precious pieces of artwork. The project Qatar National Vision 2030 promotes the creation of new schools, new universities and new museums. The Cultural development, characterized by new museums and exhibitions, is therefore closely linked to the political motive of building a “knowledge-based economy” in Qatar by 2030. The journalist Barbara Pollack underlines the central role of the Al-Thani family while comparing Qatar's and
Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family prominent buyer on the art market, the Al-Thani family has significantly expanded its modern art collection. The family owns notably: In addition to building collections of works by international artists, the Al-Thani family is committed to developing Arab contemporary art and supporting regional artists. The credit goes in the first place to Sheikh Hassan bin Mohamed bin Ali Al Thani, who began buying Arab art in the mid-1980s while very little attention had been carried out on the region's artistic movements. In 1986, he started collaborating with the artist and art educator Yousef Ahmad. Hassan Al-Thani supported Iraqi artists after