Sheikha Al Mayassa Highlights Qatar-Latin America Cultural Exchange At MALBA Event

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums, joined celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of Argentina's Museum of Latin American Art (MALBA) in Buenos Aires, where she held a conversation with Glenn Lowry, former director of New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), on cultural diplomacy and the role museums play in building connections between people.

MALBA, founded in 2001 by Argentine businessman and collector Eduardo Costantini around his own collection of 20th-century Latin American art, houses works by artists including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Antonio Berni, Wifredo Lam and Xul Solar, and has grown into one of the region's most prominent institutions for modern and contemporary art, with a programme spanning touring exhibitions, film and education. blade-->

Its 25th anniversary this year has drawn international cultural figures to Buenos Aires, with Sheikha Al Mayassa's visit forming part of the celebrations.

Sheikha Al Mayassa said the occasion carried particular significance following the Qatar-Argentina-Chile 2025 Year of Culture and the Latino Americano exhibition hosted in Doha last year, which invited audiences to explore the richness of modern and contemporary Latin American blade-->

She said Qatar Museums continues to build on these connections and strengthen cultural exchange between the two regions.

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