Past Exhibitions

The special exhibition Resolutions: Celebrating 15 Years of Mathaf was on display at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art from 31 October 2025 until 8 August 2026.

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Each year, Qatar Museums presents a wide range of temporary special exhibitions across multiple cultural institutions and venues. Please note that the following list of selected past exhibitions is not comprehensive and updates are ongoing.

For questions about our past exhibitions programme, contact us.

Sculpture by Hana Al-Saadi.

Past Exhibition

AIR 2: Unfolding Creative Methods

12 June - 19 August 2017
Fire Station: Artist in Residence
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Contemporary Calligraphy – Mehmet Çebi Collection

15 May - 17 June 2017
Qatar Museums
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JR Répertoire

9 March - 31 May 2017
Qatar Museums
Self portrait by Alberto Giacometti.

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Picasso-Giacometti

27 February - 21 May 2017
Fire Station: Artist in Residence
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Dia al-Azzawi: A Retrospective

16 October 2016 - 16 April 2017
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
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Fragments: An Exhibition by Mahmoud Obaidi

17 October 2016 - 30 January 2017
Qatar Museums
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Pearls: Treasures from the Seas and the Rivers

27 September 2016 - 8 January 2017
Qatar Museums
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Treasures of China

7 September 2016 - 7 January 2017
Museum of Islamic Art
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Cultures, From Different Angles

7 - 30 November 2016
Qatar Museums
A camel coloured, aged, leather boxing glove lies on its side.

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Muhammad Ali: Tribute to a Legend

7 July - 5 November 2016
3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum

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FOCUS: Works from Mathaf Collection, Part 2

10 March - 4 September 2016
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
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What About the Art? Contemporary Art from China

14 March - 16 July 2016
Qatar Museums