DUBAI, Broadcasting News Corporation : Qatar Museums has announced a collaboration with New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, including the exchange of exhibitions, programs and scholarly cooperation. A gallery at The Met that presents art from the Umayyad and Abbasid Periods (7th–13th centuries) has been named the Qatar Gallery as part of the cooperation agreement. As part of the collaboration between the institutions, Qatar Museums has lent works from its collections to The Met for exhibitions including “Jerusalem in the Middle Ages,” “Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy,” “The Great Age of the Seljuks” and “Monumental Journey: The Daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey.” Similarly works from The Met’s collection will go on view in Doha on Oct. 26 in the inaugural exhibition at the newly renovated Museum of Islamic Art. “The establishment of the Qatar Gallery at The Metropolitan Museum of Art highlights the collegiality between our institutions and our desire to advance a crucial goal we hold in common, to heighten appreciation everywhere for the art of the Islamic world. We are proud to come together with The Met to honor the beauty, depth, and variety of a global tradition that spans fourteen centuries,” Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, chairperson of Qatar Museums, said in a released statement. Max Hollein, the Marina Kellen French Director of The Met, commented: “The Met is deeply grateful to Qatar Museums for this extraordinary act of generosity. This gift is the latest instance of the longstanding relationship between our institutions and marks the start of a broad collaboration encompassing the exchange of exhibitions, programs, and scholarly cooperation. This critical support is especially meaningful as we mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of The Met’s renovated galleries, which continue to be a source of great interest and inspiration for our millions of yearly visitors.” NEWS COLLECTED FROM ARAB NEWS.