Today, Fire Station: Artist in Residence opened "Printed Nostalgia," a compelling group exhibition featuring 99 Qatar-based and international artists exploring themes of memory, identity, and nostalgia through printed works. The exhibition runs until September 1, 2025, at Gallery 4 in the Fire Station.
The exhibition showcases diverse artistic interpretations of architecture, culture, migration, and everyday life through works that blend digital illustration, photography, painting, collage, and written word. Featured artists include Abdulla Al-Obaidly, Agustina Mucci, Ahmed SharafAldeen, Alreem K. Alemadi, Chafic Tony Najem, Federico Lepe, Jo-Anne Malan, Layan Waleed, Mai Eraky, Mohamed Louanjli, Mubarak Al Thani, Omar Alsarayra, and Sakna Hassan, representing diverse cultural perspectives from around the world. Co-curated by Saida Alkhulaifi and Fatima Alzaini, "Printed Nostalgia" was selected from 322 submissions received through an international open call. The exhibition includes a dedicated reflective space designed to encourage visitors to engage with their own experiences of nostalgia and remembrance.
The exhibition is open to the public from Saturday to Thursday, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and Friday from 1:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
For more information about the exhibition and Fire Station's programs, please visit www.firestation.org.qa.
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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 and expands the nation’s cultural offerings, 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, and amplify the voices of Qatar’s people. Since its founding in 2005, QM has overseen the development of museums and festivals including the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) and MIA Park, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of Qatar (NMOQ), 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, QM Gallery Al Riwaq, QM Gallery Katara, and Design Doha. Future projects include Dadu: Children’s Museum of Qatar, Art Mill Museum, Qatar Auto Museum and the Lusail Museum.
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, M7, the creative hub for innovation, fashion and design, and Liwan Design Studios and Labs —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 Fire Station: Artist in Residence
The Fire Station is a world-class artist residency programme for residents of Qatar designed to nurture, energize and promote the country’s artistic and creative community, and enrich the art scene in Qatar. Founded in 2015 and located in a fire station repurposed by Qatari architect Ibrahim Mohamed Jaidah, the Fire Station offers a nine-month programme for creatives across all disciplines, enabling young artists to cultivate their talent through production support, curatorial advice, and expert mentorships. During the residency, artists engage with professionals from all over the world who recognize Qatar as a growing centre of artistic talent and creativity. Over the past nine years, the programme has welcomed 158 artists and expanded its duration to include a three-month stint at the prestigious Cite Internationale des Art in Paris and New York City at Studio 209 NY, which is part of the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP).
The Fire Station includes extensive studio spaces, a theatre, the popular restaurant Café #999, a bookshop, an art supply shop, and gallery spaces presenting inspiring local and international exhibitions. The Fire Station has also hosted world-class exhibitions organized by Qatar Museums within its expansive Garage Gallery, including Pipilotti Rist: Electric Idyll (2024), Experience Al Jazeera (2022), Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech” (2021), Picassos Studios (2020), KAWS: He Eats Alone (2019) curated by renown art historian Germano Celant, Kazimir Malevich: Genius of the Russian Avant-garde (2019), Russian Avant-garde Pioneers and Direct Descendants (2018), Laundromat by Ai Weiwei (2018), German Encounters – Contemporary Masterworks from the Deutsche Bank Collection (2017), and Picasso-Giacometti (2017). The Fire Station is headed by Director Khalifa Al Obaidly, the renowned Qatari photographer and internationally acclaimed Egyptian-born artist, Wael Shawky, serves as Artistic Director.
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