Al Thani Collection at Hôtel de la Marine in Paris
18 Nov 2021 — 1 Jan 2041 at Hôtel de la Marine
· Paris
The Al Thani Collection is a collection of art representing civilizations around the world, highlights from which are on view at the Hôtel de la Marine, on the Place de la Concorde, in Paris.
It was assembled by Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, first cousin of the Emir of Qatar. Portions of the collection previously toured different museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco.
Beginning in late 2021, it occupied a wing of the newly restored Hôtel de la Marine in Paris, under agreement with the Centre des monuments nationaux of the French Ministry of Culture. Under the agreement, it will remain for twenty years.
It was assembled by Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, first cousin of the Emir of Qatar. Portions of the collection previously toured different museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco.
Beginning in late 2021, it occupied a wing of the newly restored Hôtel de la Marine in Paris, under agreement with the Centre des monuments nationaux of the French Ministry of Culture. Under the agreement, it will remain for twenty years.
About the venue
Hôtel de la Marine
· Paris
The Hôtel de la Marine, also known (formerly) as the Hôtel du Garde-Meuble, is a historic building on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, just east of Rue Royale. It was designed by the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel and built between 1757 and 1774 on the newly created square first called Place…
