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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.

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

Collection Highlight: Sachin Tendulkar’s Master Blaster

By Victoria Cosgrove

3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum Read

Children playing with magnetic building blocks to create interesting shapes

Dadu’s Museum in Residence

By Hissa Al Hitmi

A night time image of QOSM flanked by Khalifa International Stadium

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

3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum Watch

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

Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Read

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

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

Exploring Public Art in Qatar

A side view of Al Zubarah Fort

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

Public Art Student Competition Winners

By Hissa Al Hitmi

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

Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Read

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Collection Highlights: Five Qur’an Manuscripts

Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Read

Nine dresses on view in the Christian Dior Designer of Dreams exhibition

East Meets West in Fashion: Sheikha Moza and Dior

By Mohammed Al Thani

The geometric architecture of M7 and hexagonal tiled flooring against a cloudy Doha sky

M7: Qatar's New Creative Hub

English Book cover of Farid Belkahia: Pour une autre modernité For a New Modernity

QM Publications: Latest Releases

By Loubna Zeidan

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

Millinery at Dior

By Boshra Al Meraikhi

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

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

Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq Watch

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

Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Watch

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

Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq Watch

Virgil Abloh paints while reflecting on his creative practice

Virgil Was Here

Fire Station: Artist in Residence Watch

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

Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq Read

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

Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Read

The main website page for Mathaf's online encyclopedia showing a slideshow of artist profiles

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

Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq Read

An embroidered floral shape made up of diamonds placed on a gold and silver ground.

Collection Highlight: The Baroda Carpet

By Loubna Zeidan

National Museum of Qatar Read

English Book cover of Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams

Join Us at the Doha International Book Fair

By Loubna Zeidan

Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) Read

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

Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Read

Two men kneeling on sandy desert ground using small tools to expose archeological remains at Al Zurbarah, Qatar

Six Qatar Museums' Heritage Initiatives

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

Dugongs at Risk

National Museum of Qatar Watch

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

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

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

JEDARIART: Meet the Artists – Part One

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

Green Spaces in Qatar

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

Public Art: Activating Spaces Through Beauty

Qatari artist and Curator of ‘What If?’ exhibition, Muna Al-Bader.

Qatar-USA Year of Culture Exhibition: Meet The Curator

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

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

Mapping Old Doha

200 Qatari Riyal banknote with NMoQ in the background

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

By Loubna Zeidan

National Museum of Qatar Read

Plants in the foreground with a view of NMoQ in the background

Families and children

Spreading Environmental Awareness

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

Virtual Tour: Picasso’s Studios

Restored historic palace with arches and sand coloured buildings in the background

Doha's Old Palace

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

Jean Nouvel at the National Museum of Qatar

Jean Nouvel at the National Museum of Qatar

National Museum of Qatar Watch

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

Fire Station: Artist in Residence Watch

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

In Conversation: Luc Tuymans

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

In Conversation: Dasha Zhukova

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

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

In Conversation: Hana Al Saadi

Colourful cartoon figurine depicting a woman in a cultural Qatari dress

In Conversation: Abdulaziz Yousef

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

In Conversation: Hala Mohammed Al Khalifa

Fire Station: Artist in Residence Read

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

In Conversation: Hatem Arrok

Excavation found fossils in the desert

Old Doha Rescue Excavation

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

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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