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In Qatar, an Art Museum of Imposing Simplicity
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/24/arts/design/24muse.html?_r...
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VeronicaD
2 months, 1 day, 12 hours agoMy article is about a new art museum that was built in Qatar around last year. Not only does the museum contain collects of Islamic art, but the building itself is a piece of art because of its modern, yet still Islamic, style. It was designed by a 91 year old Chinese man named I.M. Pei, (who grew up in Hong Kong where my mom is from) and is also famous for designing the East building of the National Art Gallery in DC. Pei had to study Islamic culture before the museum was designed, and considers the museum itself a piece of sculpture.
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