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Qatar Airways Announces its Sponsorship of Qatar Creates for its 2022 October Edition

22 October 2022

The award-winning airline continues its support of the defining cultural movement, Qatar Creates, and its effort to establish Qatar as a hub for cultural exchange, artistic dialogue and global fashion

 

Highlights include the debut of Forever Valentino Exhibition,  Fashion For Relief couture show and Fashion Trust Arabia

Doha, Qatar – Qatar Airways announces its continued support of Qatar Creates October Edition, which brings together eminent creatives and pioneers from the global art world to Doha for a week of fashion, art, and cultural events. Each day will introduce inspiring exhibitions, public art displays, fashion shows, and performances in celebration of contemporary art, cultural heritage and international fashion.

Hosted under the patronage of Her Excellency, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums. Qatar Creates highlights will include the Yayoi Kusama’s opening exhibition, Art Mill Museum 2030: Flour Mill Warehouse, Fashion Trust Arabia, Forever Valentino Exhibition, and EMERGE amongst many other events and exhibitions showcasing both renowned artists and emerging talent.  

Each day will feature multiple arts and culture exhibitions showcasing Nomadic Lives across several regions; Orientalist Culture; Iraqi History; Japanese Artworks; Modern Public Art Works displayed in the desert; and a performance by the Syrian – American pianist and composer, Malek Jandali. The fashion industry will be taking over the museums with the breath-taking Forever Valentino exhibition in M7; the Fashion Trust Arabia Gala in the National Museum of Qatar; and the Fashion For Relief show.

As the national carrier of the State of Qatar, it gives us great pride to contribute towards establishing the country as the pre-eminent destination for art and culture. Qatar Creates is an important force for the promotion of cross-cultural dialogue, bringing together ideas and developing talent not just from the region, but globally. We share in this spirit, these values resonate with us as we seek to establish Qatar as a hub for sharing knowledge, and celebrating the myriad cultural and entertainment offerings across the country. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker

Qatar Creates Executive Director, Mr. Saad Al Hudaifi, said: “We are delighted to welcome Qatar Airways’ renewed sponsorship as an unwavering sign of support to the exciting cultural and entertainment programme prepared by Qatar Creates around the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. This agreement marks a natural link between our country’s national carrier and the Qatar Creates platform, two leading entities that will shape the world’s experience when it comes to Doha for the long-awaited tournament.”

Qatar Creates (QC) is a cultural movement and platform in Qatar which champions and nurtures talent, led by Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. This year it was transformed from a limited period of events into a year-round national cultural movement for local and international audiences. The October edition of QC will see an unprecedented schedule of high-profile events, exhibitions, live shows, and openings, geared towards the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM.

A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was recently announced as the ‘Airline of the Year’ at the 2022 World Airline Awards, managed by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. The airline continues to be synonymous with excellence having won the main prize for an unprecedented seventh time (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022), while also being named ‘World’s Best Business Class’, ‘World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining’ and ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’.

Qatar Airways currently flies to more than 150 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, currently named the ‘Best Airport in the World” by Skytrax World Airport Awards 2022.

About Qatar Airways

A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways won the ‘World’s Best Airline’ for an unprecedented ninth time at the 2025 World Airline Awards, managed by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. Qatar Airways was previously named the World’s Best Airline in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2024.

The airline continues to be synonymous with excellence, and has yet again received recognition for ‘World's Best Business Class’, and ‘World's Best Business Class Airline Lounge’. As the leading connector in the region, Qatar Airways has also been lauded with the ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’ title for the 13 time.

Qatar Airways currently flies to over 170 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, the ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ for 11 consecutive years, as well as ‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’ for the third year in a row, as voted by Skytrax. Hamad International Airport has previously been named the ‘World’s Best Airport’ by Skytrax in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

Qatar Airways was the first Airline in the Middle East to be certified to the highest level of IATA’s Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) programme, based on recognised environmental management system principles (such as ISO 14001). As an inaugural signatory to the Buckingham Palace Declaration in March 2016, Qatar Airways became the first airline globally to be certified to the industry standard for the prevention of illegal wildlife trafficking in aviation.

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