French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian welcomed by Chairperson of Qatar Museums, H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani. (photo:Twitter)
Doha: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who is currently in Qatar, visited the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) at the Corniche to see the latest developments of the project. The French minister was welcomed by Chairperson of Qatar Museums, H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani.
This was tweeted by Sheikha Al Mayassa along with some pictures of the visit. The French Ambhassador to Qatar Eric Chevallier was also present during the visit.
“Great to welcome the French FM @JY_LeDrian as he tours #NMoQ the architectural production of a French architectural genius #JeanNouvel,” Sheikha Al Mayassa tweeted.
Great to welcome the French FM @JY_LeDrian as he tours #NMoQ the architectural production of a French architectural genius #JeanNouvel. pic.twitter.com/qBI8pEyvgm
— Al Mayassa Al Thani (@almayassahamad) July 15, 2017
NMoQ is designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel and is inspired by the desert rose and grows organically around the original 20th century palace of Sheikh Abdullah Bin Jassim Al Thani.
It will also include restoration laboratories, storage spaces for artifacts, a botanical garden, scanning, 3D digital photography, as well as permanent and temporary halls.
Sheikha Al Mayassa had earlier announced that the inauguration of the museum will be in December 2018.
