Culture

As part of the Qatar —­­India Year of Culture-2019, a three-member Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) cultural troupe will be staging a series of performances in Qatar to mesmerise audience with their musical symphony.

Qatar on Thursday will open the doors to one of its most lavish cultural projects yet, a sweeping national museum designed by French architect Jean Nouvel that lays out the tiny Gulf state’s origin story and gas-powered rise to riches. The museum is the latest move in Doha’s campaign for regional dominance in arts and culture that has seen big-ticket acquisitions, new galleries, film festivals and international exhibitions by artists like Damien Hirst and Richard Serra.

A large number of visitors at Katara Cultural Village yesterday enjoyed the plethora of activities on the final day of Katara’s nine-day National Day festivities. Thousands of people had visited Katara to celebrate this auspicious national occasion and enjoyed the array of festivities there with a new activity every day.