Qulture, a QMA-backed art and culture website, makes its digital debut

A new daily publication that aims to be a guide to art and culture in Qatar and the surrounding region has launched online today.

Qulture, a polished-looking website that has been in the works for two years or so, is funded by the Qatar Museums Authority. Sheikha Al Mayassa, chairwoman of QMA and sister of Qatar’s emir, is the founder of the site, while Whitney Robinson, who attended Duke University with her before going on to work for the Hearst magazine chain in the US, is its co-founder.

Though at the moment the website is filled with many stories about QMA-related works, including information about the upcoming Damien Hirst exhibition, an article on Hey’Ya: Arab Women in Sports and a profile of graffiti artist eL Seed, Qulture’s aim is to go beyond Qatar and serve as a bridge between cultures, the website states.