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Not without reason - it is, in fact, one of the most powerful women of today, which proves that when it comes to rich Qatar, con not all the oil, but also in art. Sheikh Al mājas, sister of the new Emir of Qatar, is simply hungry art and not losing momentum in achieving its vision to make Qatar cultural con paradise. Breaking new ground
According to her ideas, Doha, regional art center with 20 different types of museums that should become the new mecca for art lovers, now forced to pull to New York or Paris to enjoying the. On the way to realize con your dream, Sheik, which we often call the "Queen Qatari culture", con buys the best of the best. Price for her, as the chief of the Qatar agency for museums, no problem. Paintings and works of purchases, the New York Times, "at a level that has not been seen before." Annually, namely, the art consumes a staggering one billion dollars, which significantly exceeds the budgets of competition. In comparison, the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2011 and 2012 spent only "little thing" - $ 32 million.
Given the resources at its disposal, Sheik is prone to breaking of the record. Just one behind con the highest price ever paid for a painting - a whopping $ 250 million for Cezanne "Card Players", which was acquired 2011. However, this is not the only example - 2007 for Rothkov's "White Center" counted 70 million. A bit later, once again reached into my wallet and bought a "medicine cabinet" Damien Hirst for more than $ 20 million. All these procedures have her, as she explains, another function: to change the opinion of the West about the Muslim society. Bin Laden in the head
- My father often said that we must first, in order to have peace, mutual respect our culture. And people in the West do not understand the Middle East. They come with Bin Laden in his mind - once said Sheik which is listed on the Forbes scale 100 most powerful women in the world.
It was the 14th child who was until recently the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani who has left the country's helm, his son, with the explanation that it was time for the "young blood". More precisely, it is the oldest daughter of Emir which has with his second wife Mozah bint Nasser Al-Misned. Growing up with two older brothers, since He already competitive mood. The mother - who is very engaged in the field of education - encouraged her to learn languages, including French and English. con
She studied in the US, at Duke University, where he graduated in political science and literature, and in Paris. She is married to Sheikh Jasim bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani, one of his relatives. The couple married January 6, 2006 and have three sons.
Love for art was inherited. Qatari rulers artwork bought for 50-odd years. Her cousin Sheikh Saud was looking for manuscripts, carpets and jewelery, and his elder brother Sheikh Hasan bought the Arab paintings. But it was only under her leadership Qatar became con a key player on the world art scene.
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