Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar

The museum in its innovative new look

Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar Availability of updated exhibition halls for the Museum of Islamic Art In Qatar, after its opening in its new look

A purposeful interactive space for families and children that enriches their knowledge of art, history and masterpieces of Islamic culture in an innovative way.

The 18 halls of the museum include more than a thousand newly acquired and preserved artifacts

Many of them are on display in the museum's permanent galleries for the first time

In addition to the artifacts that the Museum of Islamic Art has long been famous for.

The Museum of Islamic Art houses artifacts that highlight the creative achievements of the Islamic world's richest cultures, spanning nearly a millennium.

The collection represents the full range of Islamic art in all media, from manuscripts to ceramics, metalwork, glass, stone, ivory, textiles, wood, gemstones and jewellery.
The permanent exhibition of approximately 850 artifacts provides an insight into the diverse art of the Islamic world.

Two floors are devoted to exploring historical eras and interpreting themes of Islamic art and material culture

From the eighth century to the cusp of the nineteenth century.

Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar

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Department of Education and Information
The main objective of this section is to provide materials, programs and workshops that will engage the public

allowing them to explore the world through Islamic art, and to promote a culture of learning in an atmosphere of knowledge and entertainment.

Organization section
The internationally trained Department of Curators is committed to the study, documentation and publication of the Museum of Islamic Art's collection and to the emergence of the Museum of Islamic Art as a global center for scholarly research.

Restoration department
Set to become a leading regional service center for museums, the department is committed to the restoration, preservation and care of the collection through the application of innovative scientific methods.

International partnerships
The Museum of Islamic Art is committed to building a network of partnerships around the world and giving institutes and museums collective access to information, research and images.

The museum has strong relationships with many world-class museums and collections

The Louvre in France, the British Museum in the UK, the Victoria and Albert Museum in the UK

Metropolitan Museum of Art in the USA, Museum of Islamic Art in Germany

The Al Sabah Collection in Kuwait, Gulbenkian in Portugal, and the National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts in Algeria.