Doha, December 10 (QNA) - The tenth Qatar-UK Festival 2025 kicked off Wednesday at the National Museum of Qatar (NMQ), with its programme set to run from Dec. 2 to 12, 2025, across multiple venues nationwide.

The festival was attended by HE Chairperson of Qatar Museums, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani; CEO of Qatar Museums (QM), Mohammed Saad Al Rumaihi; and HE Director of NMQ, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al-Thani, alongside a variety of officials.

Announced by British Council in Qatar in collaboration with QM, the British Embassy Doha, and the UK Department for Business and Trade, this iteration comes in tribute to the cultural collaboration between Qatar and the UK, concomitantly with the 20th anniversary of QM's founding.

The festival featured today the signing of a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) patronized by HE Sheikha Al Mayassa, with the objective of boosting cooperation in creative industries and broadening the horizons of cultural exchange between the two nations.

Alongside its program bountiful with vibrant events, the festival underlines how culture, innovation, and entrepreneurship operate in unison to sponsor young talent and lend impetus to enduring growth and deepen human bonds among peoples.

Overall, the event hosts the forum of creative industries and gathers leaders of culture, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and innovators from both countries, in addition to a fashion show, showcasing sustainability, heritage, fashion, and sport, while paying tribute to emerging talent in Qatar's fashion arena. (QNA)