Arts & Literature
Qatar’s Architecture: The Tale of Two Cities
Qatar’s integration of its own history into the modern era has proven awkward. Doha’s generations and their differences have not been easily assimilated. Where Old Doha still lives on a closed mercantile economy, the new city’s boom gives it a Western feel. A petri-dish for international architects, Doha’s skyline has [...]
September Offers at IDAM by Alain Ducasse
IDAM features Contemporary French Mediterranean cuisine designed with an Arabic twist. Innovative and flavoursome, IDAM recreates the timeless classics of local and regional cuisine, with most ingredients sourced here in Qatar. Nestled on the top floor of the I.M. Pei-envisioned Museum of Islamic Art. Here is everything going on in [...]
Folklore: Qatar and the Arabian Peninsula
Stories bind us together. They may be the stuff of dreams, but through well-trodden themes, they present dilemmas and desires relatable to us all. These age-old tales talk of the ocean, royalty and wealth, anchoring themselves in present-day Qatar. Moreover, through their morals, they are still important to us and [...]
Qatar Museums to resume excavation after summer to explore Qatar’s history
Qatar Museums (QM) Archaeology Department Director, Faisal Al Naimi, said QM’s new and continuous archaeological finds aim to learn about Qatar’s old geography and help in understanding Qatar’s history. Speaking to Qatar News Agency, Al Naimi said Qatar Museums exploration efforts will continue after the summer using specialised scientific teams [...]
National Museum of Qatar Objects on the Move
The National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) has begun shifting parts of its expansive collection to the new museum building that has taken shape on the Doha Corniche. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning French architect Jean Nouvel, the new NMoQ building is forged using an interlocking disc design inspired by the desert [...]
Dual Inspirations on full display at third ‘Artist in Residence’ Exhibition
Qatar Museums (QM) opened the third edition of its “Artist in Residence” programme yesterday, featuring the works of 18 artists at the Fire Station’s Garage gallery in Doha. The exhibition, titled Dual Inspirations and held under the patronage of QM Chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, [...]