Qatar Museums is proud to unveil Dadu Gardens' new initiative, the Dadu Clubs program. Each club offers children eight engaging sessions designed to inspire creativity and spark curiosity through enriching hands-on learning experiences across a range of exciting topics.
The program kicks off with the Auto Club, in collaboration with the future Qatar Auto Museum, an engine for driving design, innovation, and research in new forms of mobility. Through this dynamic partnership, young car enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the world of automobiles, while exploring Qatar’s rich automotive heritage. Children aged 8-12 will get the chance to take part in a series of interactive STEM activities, including building solar-powered cars, designing their own traffic signs, and learning about the history of automobiles in a fun and engaging environment.
David Taylor, Deputy Director of Project & Operations, added, “The Dadu Clubs program builds on our passion at Dadu for offering children hands-on learning experiences that spark creativity. We aim to be a leading platform for educational and extracurricular activities in Qatar, and we are pleased to start with the Auto Club and look forward to expanding with even more clubs in the future. Our goal is to create a space where children can truly discover, grow, and thrive.”
The collaboration with Qatar Auto Museum offers an unparalleled educational experience and marks a significant step in integrating education, culture, and hands-on activities for children in Qatar. Located within Dadu Gardens, the Dadu Clubs program aligns closely with Dadu’s mission to nurture learning and development through interactive, open-ended play. As the program grows, additional clubs such as the Gardening Club, will be introduced, providing even more opportunities for children to explore a wide range of educational topics.
Commenting on the occasion, AlKindi Aljawabra, Director of Qatar Auto Museum, said “We are thrilled to collaborate with Dadu Gardens on the Auto Club as part of the Dadu Clubs program. This partnership offers young minds a unique opportunity to explore the fascinating world of automobiles and Qatar’s automotive heritage. Qatar Auto Museum is proud to support this initiative, inspiring the next generation of innovators and creators.”
With limited capacity per club, the program ensures an intimate and personalised experience for each participant. Tickets can be purchased through Dadu Gardens' website and social media pages.
For more information and registration details, please visit https://qm.org.qa/en/calendar/dadu-qatar-auto-museum-auto-club/ .
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About Qatar Museums
Qatar Museums (QM), the nation's preeminent institution for art and culture, provides authentic and inspiring cultural experiences through a growing network of museums, heritage sites, festivals, public art installations, and programmes. QM preserves, restores, and expands the nation's cultural offerings and historical sites, sharing art and culture from Qatar, the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA) region with the world and enriching the lives of citizens, residents, and visitors.
Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and led by its Chairperson, Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, QM has made Qatar a vibrant centre for the arts, culture, and education in the Middle East and beyond. QM is integral to the goal of developing an innovative, diverse, and progressive nation, bringing people together to ignite new thinking, spark critical cultural conversations, educate, and encourage environmental stewardship and sustainable practices, and amplify the voices of Qatar's people. Since its founding in 2005, QM has overseen the Museum of Islamic Art and MIA Park, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of Qatar, QM Gallery Al Riwaq, QM Gallery Katara, 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, and Dadu, Children's Museum of Qatar.
Through its newly created Creative Hub, QM also initiates and supports projects—such as the Fire Station Artist in Residence, the Tasweer Qatar Photo Festival and the creative hub for innovation, fashion, and design M7—that nurture artistic talent and create opportunities to build a strong and sustainable cultural infrastructure.
Animating everything that Qatar Museums does is an authentic connection to Qatar and its heritage, a steadfast commitment to inclusivity and accessibility, and a belief in creating value through invention. For more information visit https://qm.org.qa.
About Qatar Auto Museum
Conceived at the end of the oil age, the Qatar Auto Museum will be an engine that drives design, research, inspiration, and innovation in new forms of mobility. The Museum aims to bring together enthusiasts, collectors, designers, policymakers, students, and engineers with permanent and temporary exhibitions and global events to learn about the history of the car and shape the ways we will move in the future. Through its partnerships with educational and tourism sectors, car manufacturers, and community organizations, the Qatar Auto Museum will instigate collaborative investment in the creative economy. Dr. Alkindi Aljawabra serves as director.
About Dadu, Children’s Museum of Qatar
Dadu, Children’s Museum of Qatar, will provide a unique place for learning and growth through inclusive, open-ended play, exploration, and experimentation. Through an oasis of stimulating, interactive, and accessible indoor and outdoor experiences for families in the heart of Doha, Dadu will nurture children’s development, inspire their curiosity, encourage collaboration and dialogue, provide the tools to fuel creativity and instil a sense of social responsibility. Under development by Qatar Museums, the new institution is designed to challenge and inspire children and advance the Qatar National Vision 2030 for human, social, economic and environmental development. The Dadu Gardens, opened in 2022, lies adjacent to the future Dadu museum building in Al Bidda Park. Dadu also continues to engage the community in Qatar through programmes from family events with allied organizations to museum-in-residences in schools around Doha. Essa Al Mannai has served as the Museum’s director since 2019.
For more information about Dadu, Children’s Museum of Qatar, please visit: https://qm.org.qa/en/about-us/dadu-childrens-museum-qatar/
About Dadu Gardens
The Dadu Gardens are the green lungs of the Children's Museum. Conceptualised as 'living classrooms', using nature-driven interactive play to nurture cognitive and emotional development in children. Spanning 14,500 square meters, the Gardens welcome visitors under 12 years old with their families and carers. Visitors can plant herbs and fruits, observe them growing and use the resulting produce in their recipes. The space includes a community garden, an amphitheater and a sculpture plaza, amongst other exciting features.
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