Museums

The Museum of Islamic Art

About:

The museum houses works collected since 1980s, which include ceramics, manuscripts, textiles and more.

The museum houses world's most complete portfolio of Islamic artefacts. The items found are origins from India, Iran, Egypt, Turkey and Spain

Address: Al Corniche Street, Opp. Jabir Bin Mohammad St., Doha

Tel: 44224444

Fax: 44224446

Web: www.mia.org.qa

Qatar National Museum

About:

The museum was inaugurated in 1975. This place was originally used as a palace, and it served as family residence for 25 years.

The museum is being reconstructed with new design, so currently it is closed. It will reopen in 2014.

Address: Al Muthaf Street, Off Corniche Street

Tel: 4442191

Arab Museum of Modern Art

Address: Al Luqta Street, Education City, Doha

Tel: 44028855, 44028830

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.mathaf.org.qa/mathaf_the_museum.html

Orientalist Museum

About:

The museum houses the most significant collections of orientalist art ever made. The museum offers a unique ideology of orientalist art history, and it''s the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to orientalist art

Address: Off Al Muthaf Street, Mirqab, Doha

Tel: 44367711

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.qma.com.qa/en/collections/orientalist-museum

Arab Postal Stamps Museum

About:

Opening Timing:

07:00 am to 1:30 pm then from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Address: Katara Cultural Village, Building 22, Doha

Tel: 44091077

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.katara.net/english/the-village/community/arab-postal-stamp-museum/