Museums in Doha

General Information about Doha

Museums in Doha

1. Museum of Islamic Art

2. Mathaf: Museum of Modern Arab Art

3. Sheikh Faisal bin Qassin Al Thani

Museum

4. National Museum of Qatar

5. 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum

6. Orientalist Museum

Accommodation in Doha

Reference

•Doha is the capital city of Qatar

•Established in 1825

•Doha city population in 2013 - 1,312,947

• Area: City132 km2 (51 sq mi)

•Currency: Qatari Riyal (QAR)

•Religion: Islamic

•Language: Arabic (Official) and English (Second)

Successful Events held in Doha

•2006: Asian Games

•2011: Pan Arab Games

•2011: AFC Asian Games

•2011:

The World Petroleum

Council held the 20th World

Petroleum Conference

•2012:

UNFCCC Climate Negotiations

(COP 18)

Museums in Doha

1. Doha is a small pearl fishing village and one of the best modern cities in the world.

2. Tourists to Qatar can learn about the history of Qatar by looking at the prints and

manuscripts, it's armour or woodwork, pottery and jewellery and prehistoric settlement

gold, medals, stone age flints and fossils.

3. Qatar Museum Authority was established in 2005.

4. The main purpose of this QMA is to combine all the resources of all museums in Qatar.

Museum of Islamic

Art

•Museum of Islamic Art is located in Doha, Qatar.

•The Museum was designed by architect I. M. Pei.

•Established on November 22, 2008.

•Photography & flashes are not allowed inside the Museum.

•MIA is closed on Tuesdays

•There are playgrounds for children in MIA Park.

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

1. Mathaf: Arab Museum of

Modern Art is located in Doha,

Qatar.

2. The museum offers modern and

contemporary art.

3. This museum has more than

6,000 artworks collections

which offers a rare complete

view of Arab modern art.

4. Education space, Library, Gift

shops and cafes are available

inside the museum.

5. The museum is closed on every

Mondays.

6. The Mathaf bus service operates

between the MIA and Mathaf:

Arab Museum of Modern Art to

share the Arab cultures.

Sheikh Faisal Bin QassimAl-Thani Museum

1. The Sheikh Faisal Museum was established in 1998.

2. The museum is located in Al Samriya, 22km west of Doha.

3. The museum is closed on Fridays.

4. The collection of this museum are Islamic arts, vehicles,

Qatar Heritage, Coins & banknotes.

National Museum Of

Qatar

1. National Museum of Qatar is located in Qatar.

2. Tourists and visitors can learn about Qatar’s past

generation, structure of the old Qatar cities and

modernization of Qatari society.

3. The mission of this museum is to celebrate

the culture, heritage and future of Qatar and its

people.

4. Education space, research centre and laboratories

are there in the museum.

3-2-1 Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum

1. This museum was established on 06th May.

1. This museum is designed to educate and entertain visitors to get involved in sports, and learn about the history, heritage and important facts about sports from around the world

2. 3-2-1 is a member of the Olympic Museum Network, which currently unites 22 Olympic museums worldwide

The Orientalist Museum

1. The Orientalist Museum has a

large collection of Orientalist

art in Doha, Qatar.

2. This museum houses a large

collection of painting,

watercolors, sculptures and

drawing.

Where to stay in Doha

Grand Hyatt Doha

The St. Regis Doha

Mövenpick Tower & Suites Doha

Retaj Royale

Banana Island Resort Doha By Anantara

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