Christie's buying?

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The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in an interview with the Financial Times said, was ready to purchase the auction house Christie's.
"We are building a museum, and through Christie's, we can get the required items to the museum. If we will have the opportunity to purchase decision is made quickly," - said the sheikh. Likely to have in mind the Museum of Modern Arab Art, which is scheduled to open in December 2010.
As the newspaper notes, the members of the royal family of Qatar for many years, collects art and has long been clients Christie's. This auction house, founded about 250 years ago, is now owned by French businessman Francois Pinault.
According to Agence France-Presse, in recent years, the Qatari authorities are actively investing the money earned by exporting natural gas. For example, in May 2010 they purchased a London department store Harrods of the Egyptian businessman Mohamed al-Fayed.
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