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A floor-based mixed media artwork called Statement 01 – On Remembering (House Number 10) by Ameera Al-Aji installed at Fire Station, Doha

Discover the countless stories being told at Qatar Museums. Entire worlds await.

A camel coloured, aged, leather boxing glove lies on its side.

Gallery Highlight: Float like a Butterfly, Sting like Muhammad Ali

By Victoria Cosgrove

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Elpida Gazi and Reem Al Khuzaei, book, paper and manuscript conservators at MIA
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Behind the Scenes: Conserving Books, Paper and Manuscripts

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An image of neon lights highlighting the QOSM 3-2-1 signage

Fall 2022: An Exhibition for Every Interest

By Boshra Al Meraikhi

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Photo of Wood and Stone Conservator at the Museum of Islamic Art, Stefan Masarovic
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Behind the Scenes: Conserving Wood and Stone

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Serhat Karakaya, Metals and Jewels Conservator at the Museum of Islamic Art
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Behind the Scenes: Conserving Metals and Jewellery

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Behind the Scenes: An Introduction to Conservation

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Families and children

Museum of Islamic Art Relaunch: What To Expect

By Loubna Zeidan

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Three people in a desert landscape looking off into the sunset and two large black monoliths in the background.

Qatar's Public Art: Extraordinary Experiences

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An intricately designed brown blouse and skirt on a mannequin

Behind the scenes at Zwara's 'Doha Dreams'

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The exterior of a pearl box, made of wood, against a black background

Collection Highlight: 18th Century Pearl Chest

By Ali Alzuheiri

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A close up of the underbelly of a skateboard, featuring red, black and yellow stickers and a black felt-tipped Tony Hawk signature.

Gallery Highlight: Tony ‘The Birdman’ Hawk’s Skateboard

By Victoria Cosgrove

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Public art figure entitled 'Flag of Glory' by Ahmed Al Bahrani displayed at the National Museum of Qatar

Behind the Scenes: The Making of NMOQ

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Photo of the Al Zubarah Qur'an opened to reveal the Al Kahf chapter of the Holy Qur'an in Arabic script, surrounded by intricate designs and colours.

Collection highlight: The Al Zubarah Qur’an

By Ali Alzuheiri

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Massimiliano Gioni talking to a group of visitors in a gallery, standing in front of Jeff Koons' painting Triple Popeye

Conversations with Artists

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Sachin Tendulkar's Adidas Master Blaster bat featuring the iconic ST emblem.

Collection Highlight: Sachin Tendulkar’s Master Blaster

By Victoria Cosgrove

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Children playing with magnetic building blocks to create interesting shapes

Dadu’s Museum in Residence

By Hissa Al Hitmi

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A night time image of QOSM flanked by Khalifa International Stadium

Behind the Scenes: 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum

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An exterior view of the Museum of Islamic Art during the day, showing the building's reflection in the water

Reimagining MIA: Inside and Out

By Loubna Zeidan

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A mural depicting a girl with a peculiar fish head, as she extends a welcoming hand up for a fish making its way to her hand.

JEDARIART: Meet the Artists – Part Two

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Large-scale shiny silver metallic sculpture depicting a 'niqab', a traditional face covering

Exploring Public Art in Qatar

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A side view of Al Zubarah Fort
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Preserving Heritage: Finding A Nation's Voice

By Abdullatif Al Jasmi

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Collection Highlight: Qatari Currency

By Loubna Zeidan

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Multicoloured metal in the shape of a desert rose
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Public Art Student Competition Winners

By Hissa Al Hitmi

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The Peace Bench at Qatar National Museum

A Place for Peace at NMOQ

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Light, Colour and Imagination: Pipilotti Rist at Qatar Museums

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A photograph of a group of children standing in the lobby of MIA looking skywards
Families and children

Education at MIA: Checking In and Looking Ahead

By Loubna Zeidan

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Collection Highlights: Five Qur’an Manuscripts

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Nine dresses on view in the Christian Dior Designer of Dreams exhibition
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East Meets West in Fashion: Sheikha Moza and Dior

By Mohammed Al Thani

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The geometric architecture of M7 and hexagonal tiled flooring against a cloudy Doha sky
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M7: Qatar's New Creative Hub

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English Book cover of Farid Belkahia: Pour une autre modernité For a New Modernity
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QM Publications: Latest Releases

By Loubna Zeidan

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A gallery view with Christian Dior's 1947 Bar suit on show at the exhibition in M7.
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Millinery at Dior

By Boshra Al Meraikhi

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Taking Art to the Streets: POW! WOW! Doha 2021

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Woman using tactile accessible information panels at NMoQ

Re-imagining the Museum: Accessible NMoQ

By Aimen Jan

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Jeff Koons at his exhibition, behind him are his public art displays of a orange balloon dog on the left and a play dough on the right

Jeff Koons' Hallucinatory Portrait of America

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Over the top view of MIA's cafe with an octagon-shaped fountain in the middle
Families and children

Museum of Islamic Art Relaunch: A New Visitor Experience

By Loubna Zeidan

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Public art display of play-doh at the gallery space of Jeff Koons exhibition in Al Riwaq Gallery

Curator Tour of Jeff Koons: Lost in America

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Virgil Abloh paints while reflecting on his creative practice

Virgil Was Here

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Massimiliano Gioni talking to a group of visitors in a gallery, standing in front of Jeff Koons' painting Triple Popeye

Jeff Koons: Art, Audience and Controversy

Interview with Massimiliano Gioni

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Picture of “Burzuy Presents 'Kalilah wa Dimnah' to King Nushirvan” of Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp at the Museum of Islamic Art

Collection Highlight: The Shahnameh

By Boshra Al Meraikhi

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The main website page for Mathaf's online encyclopedia showing a slideshow of artist profiles
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The Mathaf Encyclopedia: A Unique Resource

By Hissa Al Hitmi

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art Read
A black-and-white photograph of Jeff Koons as a child sitting at a table with a box of crayons and holding a large crayon in his right hand

Jeff Koons: In His Own Words

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An embroidered floral shape made up of diamonds placed on a gold and silver ground.
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Collection Highlight: The Baroda Carpet

By Loubna Zeidan

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English Book cover of Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams

Join Us at the Doha International Book Fair

By Loubna Zeidan

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A still image taken from Seagrass Tales, Dugong Trails exhibition video
Families and children

In Case You Missed It: Seagrass Tales, Dugong Trails

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MIA's atrium showing curved staircases, glass walls and engraved ceilings

MIA Opens its Doors Virtually

By Loubna Zeidan

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Two men kneeling on sandy desert ground using small tools to expose archeological remains at Al Zurbarah, Qatar
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Six Qatar Museums' Heritage Initiatives

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A snippet from Dugongs: Fascinating Marine Animals at Risk showcasing a dugong underwater

Dugongs at Risk

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Close-up of a little girl writing on a paper
Families and children

NMoQ Creates Together

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Dugong diving deep in the sea

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Dugongs

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A view of The Park with trees, grass, walkways and the NMoQ building in the background

Sustainable from the Start: NMoQ's Award-Winning Design

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A row of classic cars parked in bright daylight for the Mal Lawal exhibition
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Mal Lawal 3: Classic Cars

By Loubna Zeidan

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A Qatari father and son play at Dadu, Children's Museum of Qatar
Families and children

Children and Play are Inseparable

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Five abstract figures of women wearing the Qatari cultural clothes known as the Abaya and Batoola.

JEDARIART: Meet the Artists – Part One

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An open parkland space with green grass and native trees and the Museum of Islamic Art in the background

Green Spaces in Qatar

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Cartoon figure of a Dugong set upon a turquoise background while other sea creatures are hovering in the middle
Families and children

Sirenia: A Little Dugong’s Tale

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A sculpture of a yellow teddy with a lamp above its head at Hamad International Airport
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Public Art: Activating Spaces Through Beauty

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Qatari artist and Curator of ‘What If?’ exhibition, Muna Al-Bader.
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Qatar-USA Year of Culture Exhibition: Meet The Curator

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An illustrated group of dugongs swimming including mothers with calves

Celebrating the 'Sea Cows' of Qatar

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Exterior of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art lit up at night

Our Buildings

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A close-up shot of an archeologist's hand as it brushes a half-buried fossil.
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Mapping Old Doha

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200 Qatari Riyal banknote with NMoQ in the background

Birth of a Banknote: An Emblem of Art and Culture in Qatar

By Loubna Zeidan

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Plants in the foreground with a view of NMoQ in the background
Families and children

Spreading Environmental Awareness

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Person wearing white gloves and holding an antique book in front of library book shelves at the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Students

What is a rare book?

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A visitor in traditional Qatari Thobe looking at archival manuscripts and books stacked in library shelves
Students

What is a manuscript?

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A painting of one of Picasso's studios, it's painted in neutral colors.

Virtual Tour: Picasso’s Studios

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Restored historic palace with arches and sand coloured buildings in the background
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Doha's Old Palace

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A group of visitors at the Al Riwaq's gallery space with works from Dia Al Azzawi's exhibition in the background

Qatar Creates: The Art of Engagement

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Jean Nouvel at the National Museum of Qatar

Jean Nouvel at the National Museum of Qatar

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A neon sign artwork for the Qatari artist Ghada Al Khater displays on the Fire Station Museum Façade to commemorate 1 year of the blockade

A Blessing in Disguise by Ghada Al Khater

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A portrait of Luc Tuymans framed by a black artwork in a museum while looking directly at the camera.

In Conversation: Luc Tuymans

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Portrait of Dasha Zhukova leaning against a table featuring an architectural model

In Conversation: Dasha Zhukova

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Portrait of the artist Shirin Neshat standing in Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, while being interviewed alongside a backdrop of her art

In Conversation: Shirin Neshat

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Hana Al Saadi sitting in a workshop surrounded by fresh clay objects

In Conversation: Hana Al Saadi

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Colourful cartoon figurine depicting a woman in a cultural Qatari dress
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In Conversation: Abdulaziz Yousef

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Portrait of Hala Mohammed Al Khalifa smiling and talking to people in a desert background

In Conversation: Hala Mohammed Al Khalifa

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Hatem Arrok bending down and holding a brush while excavating fossils in a desert
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In Conversation: Hatem Arrok

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Excavation found fossils in the desert
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Old Doha Rescue Excavation

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Portrait of Rashid Al-Kuwari sitting on a chair with art materials such pens and pencils located on the table

In Conversation: Rashid Al Kuwari

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Illustration of a Qatari girl standing by a camel
Families and children

Family Guide: Let’s colour, Life in Al Barr (The Desert)

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