Doha, Qatar: Qatar Creates (QC) has announced a keynote QC Talks conversation featuring Chairperson of Qatar Museums H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation and President of Sharjah Museums Authority H H Sheikha Hoor bint Sultan Al Qasimi.
Taking place during Qatar Creates Week, the conversation forms part of the opening programme for the Fall/Winter 2026–27 season.
Titled Leading in Challenging Times, the conversation will take place on October 27, from 10am to 11am, at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) Auditorium.
Moderated by Adrian Ellis, Director of AEA Consulting and Chair of the Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN), the discussion will explore the changing responsibilities of cultural leaders and the challenges facing museums and cultural institutions today.
The conversation will address how cultural institutions can maintain public trust, uphold their missions and respond to growing social and economic pressures.
It will also consider how leaders balance institutional priorities with public expectations, supporting staff and sustaining cultural programmes at a time when organisations face increasing scrutiny and competing demands.
The keynote is one of six QC Talks taking place from 24 to 27 October during Qatar Creates Week, bringing together artists, designers, architects, curators and cultural leaders for conversations spanning art, collecting, fashion, exhibition-making and architecture.
Other sessions include What Makes an Icon?, The Collector as Visionary: Sheikh Hassan Al Thani and the Making of Qatar’s Modern Art Scene, Erdem: Dressing the Imagination, Behind the Exhibition and Doha: A City in the Making.
QC Talks is Qatar Creates’ public conversation series, connecting audiences with leading figures from the cultural and creative sectors.
Through discussions on artistic practice, cultural institutions and contemporary issues, the series encourages dialogue and direct engagement between speakers and the public.
The October programme follows a September QC Talk at the Museum of Islamic Art Auditorium, which featured H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Anne-Claire Legendre, President of the Institut du monde arabe in Paris.
Titled Culture as Diplomat: How Cultural Institutions Shape International Relationships, the discussion addressed cultural diplomacy and the role museums and cultural partnerships can play in shaping international relationships.
The talk is open to the public. To register, visit qacreates.com.
