On the occasion of the inaugural Art Basel Qatar, The Baer Faxt sat down with a bevy of guests with ties to the region including Princess Alia Al-Senussi, PhD, a cultural strategist, art world advisor, academic and lecturer with Libyan roots.

Alia has long been an advocate for the region. She shares with us her enthusiasm for cultural and artistic initiatives across the Middle East—for example, the Sharjah Biennial in the UAE and the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale in Saudi Arabia—as well as some of the key differences.

Other guests on The Baer Faxt Live from Doha include Mariët Westermann, Director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation; Jean-Paul Engelen, Director at Acquavella; and Saud Alkhater, Qatari collector.

Thank you to The Ned Doha for being our host. This conversation was recorded on the 5th of February, 2026.