The Museum of Islamic Art Doha Qatar

The Museum Islamic of Art Doha Qatar

The Museum of Islamic Art is dedicated to reflecting the full vitality, complexity and diversity of the arts of the Islamic world. It is a world-class collecting institution, which preserves, studies and exhibits masterpieces spanning three continents and 13 centuries. As a center for information, research and creativity, the Museum aims to reach a wide global audience and serve as a hub for dialogue and cultural exchange.

The Museum Of Islamic Art Doha Qatar

Representing the full scope of Islamic art, the collection includes manuscripts, ceramics, metal, glass, ivory, textiles, wood and precious stones. Collected from three continents, including countries across the Middle East, and reaching as far as Spain and India, the Museum’s artworks date from the 7th through to the 19th century. The pieces represent the diversity found in Islamic heritage and are of the highest quality.
The collection is exhibited on two floors of galleries that encircle the atrium of the Museum. Visitors journey through time and across regions, as the galleries are dedicated to stylistic or historical themes.
The Museum is composed of a five-story Main Building and a two-story Education Wing, which are connected across a central courtyard.
The Main Building’s angular volumes step back progressively as they rise around a 50-m-high (164ft)central domed atrium. The dome is concealed from outside view by the walls of a central tower. A sheet of glass rises to a height of 45m (148ft) on the north side of the Museum offering views of the Gulf and West Bay area of Doha from all five floors of the atrium.
Ceilings are constructed of intricate cast-in place architectural concrete coffer-ed domes, finished with individual molds.
At the top of the atrium is the circular oculus of a stainless steel dome, which captures facets of patterned light. The form of the dome changes as the structure descends, so its perimeter becomes an octagon and then a square, which in turn is transformed into four triangular column supports.

The Museum Of Islamic Art Doha Qatar

Visitor Information
The Museum of Islamic Art
Al Corniche
Doha, Qatar
Telephone: +974 4422 4444
Website: www.mia.org.qa
Hours: The Museum of Islamic Art is open Saturday through Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Museum is closed on Tuesdays, December 25 and the first day of Eid.
Admission: There is no charge for admission to the Museum, or to the first Temporary Exhibition. A charge will be made for future Temporary Exhibitions.

The faceted dome of the Museum of Islamic Art features an oculus that captures and reflects sunlight

The Museum of Islamic Art features a 5-storey window that offers views of the Gulf and the West Bay of Doha

The fountain café on the ground floor of the Museum of Islamic Art

The grand spiral staircase at the centre of the atrium of the Museum of Islamic Art is offset from the patterned chandelier

The grand staircase at the Museum of Islamic Art, as seen from the main entrance

Gallery view of the “Writing in Art” section of the Museum of Islamic Art’s permanent collection

Gallery view of the Egypt and Syria (12th-13th Century) section of the Museum of Islamic Art’s permanent collection

the Museum of Islamic Art

Gallery view of the Early Islamic Art (7th-12th Century) section of the Museum of Islamic Art’s permanent collection

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