Arts & Literature
NBA Superstars Discover Masterpieces of Islamic art
As part of their visit to Qatar, USA’s National Basketball Association (NBA) stars Carmelo Anthony, Klay Thompson, Tracy McGrady and Luke Walton visited the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) for a tour of its exhibitions. The four players were given a tour that highlighted the world-class collections housed at the [...]
DFI Cinema to screen the profound film ‘The Rider’ on Sept. 6 and 7
Directed by Chloé Zhao, the film premiered at 2017 Cannes Film Festival The Doha Film Institute Cinema (DFI Cinema) will screen the profound film, The Rider (USA/2018), directed by Chloé Zhao, as part of its ‘Contemporary Releases’ which aims to bring a selection of the latest internationally and regionally acclaimed [...]
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra to Open Season with Mozart Masterpiece
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) is all set to open the new season with a performance of Symphony No. 41 — the last symphony composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the great icons of Western music. For this much-awaited opening concert for the 2018/19 season to be held at Katara [...]
Katara Art Studios Workshops
Katara Art Studios continues to offer a variety of workshops as part of its rich educational program on visual arts aimed at honing the artistic talent and creative abilities of aspiring artists of different ages. To be held from September 1 to 15 from 3pm to 8pm at Katara Cultural [...]
75th Venice International Film Festival to showcase 10 powerful films supported by the Doha Film Institute
Mila Turajlic’s The Other Side of Everything is among three finalists for Lux Film Prize, the first time in ten years a documentary is shortlisted for the prestigious honour A compelling selection of ten films, all recipients of the Doha Film Institute Grants Programme, selected to screen to an elite [...]
QTargets Art Project Spreads Message of Peace
QTargets Art Project that was born and exhibited in Qatar, traveled to the US, Switzerland, and UK before finally this summer it was hosted in Ukraine. Within the creative project QTargets, the local Qatari and expatriate artists’ art pieces were displayed in the biggest cities in Ukraine. Kiev and Lviv [...]