Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family the project. The Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum was opened in 1998 and currently showcases over 15,000 artifacts that were collected by Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani over a span of several years. Besides largely contributing to the construction of new museums, Al-Thani Family is involved in a wide range of art events. In 2010, Qatar funded the exhibition of the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, known as Murakami-Ego and shown at the Palace of Versailles in 2010. The exhibition was later shown in Doha in 2012. The Museum of Islamic Art was initially proposed, yet the Japanese artist
Roman Catholic Diocese of Udon Thani On December 18, 1965 the Prefecture Apostolic was elevated to a diocese. The "Cathedral of Our Mother of Perpetual Help" (Thai: อาสนวิหารพระมารดานิจจานุเคราะห์) is located in Udon Thani town. Roman Catholic Diocese of Udon Thani The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Udon Thani ("Dioecesis Udonthaniensis", Thai: สังฆมณฑลอุดรธานี) is in northeast Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng. The diocese covers an area of 50,046 km², covering five provinces of Thailand: Khon Kaen, Loei, Nongbua Lamphu, Nong Khai, and Udon Thani. As of 2001, of the 5.3 million citizens, 5,612 are members of the Catholic Church. It