Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
There is also anticipation for future additions to Qatar's cultural scene, through upcoming museums.
Qatar Museums announced that its galleries will be open from Saturday to Thursday, welcoming guests from 9am to 2pm, and again from 8pm to midnight.
Fridays will offer extended evening hours from 8pm to midnight.
“This special schedule includes evening hours that give visitors a unique opportunity to enjoy our museums after sunset and until late at night,” she said on her website.
However, all Qatar Museums facilities will remain closed on the first day of Eid al-Fitr.
Qatar Museums' collection of exhibitions promises a cultural feast, as the prestigious Museum of Islamic Art delivers Forging an Empire: Textiles from Safavid IranShedding light on the world of silk in the Safavid era (1501-1736 AD).
This is accompanied by golden spider silk, An exploration of the history of golden spider silk, also housed at the Museum of Islamic Art.
At Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, art lovers can enjoy “Brief lessons: Abstraction in Arab modernity“, delving deeply into the unique experimentation with abstraction in Arab modernism.
Another gallery is Mahdi Mutashar: Introspection as resistancepresenting Mutashar's inaugural solo show in Qatar, showcasing a variety of works across different media.
also, Cities Under Quarantine: The Mailbox Project Museum presents documentation of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, curated by Abid Al-Qadiri.
For football fans, the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum offers 3-2-1 Zidane, the image of the twenty-first century Which celebrates the brilliance of legendary French footballer Zinedine Zidane.
finally, Pipilotti Rist: The Electric Poet At the Fire Station marks Wrest's first comprehensive exhibition in the Middle East.
Under the expanded umbrella of Qatar Museums are institutions that include the Museum of Islamic Art and Museum of Islamic Art Garden, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Qatar, Qatar Museums Al Rawaq Gallery, Qatar Museums Katara Gallery, and 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum.
There is also anticipation for future additions to Qatar's cultural scene, with upcoming museums such as Dadu, Children's Museum of Qatar, Qatar Motor Museum, Art Mill and Lusail Museum poised to enrich the country's cultural fabric.
