A New Year and a New Museum
Today I am in Doha, Qatar, with museum leaders from around the world for the gala opening tonight of a new Arab Museum of Modern Art.
Qatar Museum Authority has done fabulous cultural work in recent years, and Roger Mandle, a good friend and former president of Rhode Island School of Design, is leading the Authority in its amazing development.
Eastman House
and the Qatar museum are working on plans for a collaborative program in photograph conservation. Everything is fine, except there is a sandstorm in Doha today!
The Arab Museum of Modern Art will celebrate its public opening on December 30th.
Dr. Anthony Bannon is the Director of George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. He has held that position since 1996, previously serving as director of the Burchfield-Penney Arts Center, and director of Cultural Affairs on the campus of the State University of New York at Buffalo, both located in Buffalo, N.Y.
