University College London (UCL) Qatar Master’s (MA) students in the Museum and Gallery Practice Programme, have combined their efforts, in collaboration with Sidra Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, to create a virtual exhibition that explores becoming a mother and the journey of pregnancy.

The exhibition named ‘Umoumah’, which stands for “Motherhood” in Arabic, features five thematic units woven together through different mediums such as video, poetry, interactive games, educational activities among others.

UCL Qatar, launched the exhibition on its own website. The aim of the virtual exhibition is to explore the topic of support for expectant mothers in Qatar, with the purpose of empowering them, their families and the medical community.

The student exhibition project is one of the core modules the MA students undertake each year and gives students the opportunity to visually showcase their talent and skills. In a statement, UCL Qatar director Dr Sam Evans said: “To be able to switch this project from being a physical to a virtual exhibition is a major achievement and demonstrates great teamwork, creativity, dedication, commitment, ingenuity and thorough understanding of UCL Qatar’s academic mission,”.

Sidra Medicine’s Stakeholder Engagement and Events manager Dr Eman Nasralla said: “Sidra Medicine is one of the few hospitals in the region that takes a multidisciplinary approach to supporting a woman’s prenatal and postnatal journey. We hope the exhibition will be a source of inspiration for women in Qatar to feel assured of the resources and quality of care available to them in the country.”

MA student Radouane Arraoui, who is part of the team that created the virtual exhibition, said: “We have put a lot of effort into this exhibition; with the current circumstances, we are really excited that we can still virtually showcase our work to the public.”

Source : Gulf Times

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