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
St. Raphael Cathedral, Surat Thani St. Raphael Cathedral, Surat Thani The St. Raphael Cathedral () also called Surat Thani Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Surat Thani. It is located in the city of Surat Thani in the province of the same name in the south of the Southeast Asian country of Thailand. The present church was built in 1962 and became a cathedral with the creation of the diocese of Surat Thani ("Dioecesis Suratthanensis" or สังฆมณฑลสุราษฎร์ธานี), which was established in 1969 with the Bull ""Qui Regno Christi"" of Pope Paul VI. It is under the pastoral responsibility of the