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Edward Dolman has resigned as executive director and acting chief executive of the Qatar Museums Authority (QMA), the body that oversees the present and future museums in the tiny, oil-rich Gulf state. Dolman, who was previously chairman of Christie’s, took up the post in September 2011; he now plans to return to London and New York. He will remain a member of QMA’s international advisory board. “During his tenure, Edward Dolman oversaw the opening of several internationally-renowned exhibitions and successfully delivered the QMA’s ten-year strategic plan,” says an official statement. Despite his departure, the National Museum of Qatar, designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel, is due to open in two years’ time. The QMA also oversees the Orientalist Museum, which has a collection but no building yet.

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