A Cooperation Protocol has been signed to develop knowledge and investments, especially in art, sustainability and sport
Increasingly close commercial and cultural partnership agreements signed between Venice and Qatar. In fact, coinciding with the announcement by Qatar Airways that it will resume direct flights between Doha and Venice and while the opening of the Art for Tomorrow conference is being celebrated in the city, Qatar Museums, partner of the initiative, and the Municipality of Venice announced today that they have signed a Cooperation Protocol in the cultural and socio-economic fields. Therefore Qatar Museums and the City of Venice will pursue activities that add value to their cultural heritage, improve knowledge conditions and mutually encourage business investment, particularly in the fields of art, conservation, sustainability, sport and entertainment. The cooperation protocol will be in force for five years, until the end of 2029, and may be extended beyond this date by mutual agreement. Details of the specific activities that will be undertaken will be progressively announced.
Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, President of Qatar Museums, said: “On the occasion of the relaunch of direct Doha-Venice flights, we are pleased to convene the art world here in Venice. Art for Tomorrow is an ongoing partnership between Qatar Museums and The Democracy & Culture Foundation that brings together thinkers, artists and creatives. This year, using Venice as a cultural base, we are happy to continue exploring closer relationships between our two cities and our nations as a whole. We look forward to welcoming Venetians to Qatar and invite Qataris to visit the cultural offerings of Venice.”
The Mayor of the Municipality of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, added: “The celebrations for the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s death are an opportunity for international relations and meetings to relaunch the centrality of Venice, on the level of diplomacy and trade, just as it was in the history of the Serenissima, making it available to the country system. The City of Venice continues to bring vitality and contemporary dynamism to its historic role as a meeting place for the cultures and peoples of the world. We welcome the collaboration with Qatar Museums, one of the main institutions active in the cultural field, precisely on the days in which the direct air connection from Venice to Doha, the international hub for destinations in Asia, Africa and Oceania, will resume, thus increasing capacities of connection of our territory”.
Riccardo Musacco
