get to spend time in museums. during my working life and i have witnessed something astonishing, how radically they have changed. the days of museums as grand, intimidating treasuries for dusty objects, they are long gone. they are becoming much more dynamic and inclusive, less solemn, less elitist, museums, i believe, are having a moment and that s what i want to explore. it is art of that s what i want to explore. it is part of the that s what i want to explore. it is part of the story. that s what i want to explore. it 3 part of the story, what is that s what i want to explore. it 1 part of the story, what is the museum about, what story do you want to tell? i museum about, what story do you want to tell? , ., ., , , ., to tell? i feel proud to be standing here looking to tell? i feel proud to be standing here looking at to tell? i feel proud to be standing here looking at these to tell? i feel proud to be standing here looking at these beautiful - here looking a
about in a boat on this exact spot in the arabian gulf half a century ago, what would you have seen? not the futuristic cityscape before me today, that s for sure because in recent decades, doha has witnessed unbelievably rapid change. i can t help thinking that the same is true of art history. this excitingly dynamic discipline that s always evolving. that s certainly the case with our ever expanding understanding of islamic art the speciality of an extraordinary and recently revamped museum that s filled with masterpieces fashioned everywhere from the mediterranean to southeast asia, all housed in a stunning limestone building which i ve travelled to qatar to explore. i m hoping here not only to experience for myself some horizon broadening work from the islamic world, but also to gain insight into what we mean by islamic art. so, this is quite exciting. i wasn t sure if it was going to happen, but it s now been confirmed that i m being whisked by golf buggy to meet the
grilled by us lawmakers and legal peril for donald trump. soon a federal grand jury will hear testimony from the former president s own lawyer. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim bruun hoover. and we begin with tip for tap air strikes in syria after a deadly attack on u. s personnel deployed to fight isis. the pentagon says it launched a retaliatory strike targeting a group affiliated with iran s revolutionary guard in the eastern part of the country that followed a drone attack on u. s forces in syria, killing a u. s contractor and wounding six other americans. let s bring in cnn s international diplomatic editor nic robertson live in london, nick what more are we learning? well this retaliatory strike on groups affiliated with the iranian revolutionary guard corps who are believed to be responsible for that drone strike that killed one contractor wounded five u. s servicemen and another u. s service contract to their this retaliatory strike is being called
Surprise and set her on course for a major battle with the uk government. Westminster says not now to a vote, but do ministers mean, not ever . And At Westminster tonight, the House Of Lords is set to approve the bill allowing the Brexit Process to begin. Also on the programme we report from somalia and uganda on the famine threatening more than 20 Million People in africa and the middle east. Many thousands of Rail Passengers are affected by Strike Action across england, affecting three train companies. And at buckingham palace, the queen starts the baton relay for the Commonwealth Games of 2018. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. Birmingham and liverpool host an interest in hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games, after it is announced that it wont be taking place in durban any longer. Good evening. The First Minister of scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, is to seek permission to hold a second referendum on independence between the autumn of next year and the spring of 2019. She said the vo
Here with us. Good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. Happy thursday. The time has come to establish the United States space force. That was not a scene from a movie. That was that was real. The space force is actually happening. Theyve got plans. Theyre finding money. Michael bey is on board to direct the whole thing cries president mike pence laying out details for President Trumps proposed new branch of the military, the space force, but critics say it is a waste of money and unnecessary. Plus, dozens of children are killed after a Saudiled Coalition air strike hit a bus in yemen. This morning there are calls for an investigation. First lady melania trumps
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