Qatar Museums launches Design Doha platform as part of cultural drive in the oil-rich state

New institution is next phase in state’s mega museum masterplan

An extract from a new publication about collectors by Dani Levinas features rare insights from the chair of Qatar Museums

The artist’s first solo show in the Gulf region presents sculpture, photography and more at the National Museum of Qatar, as well as 12 open-air pavilions at a nature preserve

Choi Jeong Hwa sculpture aims to "spark debate" amid backlash over migrant labour conditions

Chile-based practise Elemental is tasked with turning the former grain plant into an institution fit for Doha’s desert environment

With a slew of institutions set to open by 2030, the country is putting itself on the global cultural map—but on its own terms

Andrei Molodkin and Jens Galschiøt have created works highlighting the deaths of workers who helped build tournament stadiums in the gulf state

Plus, how long left of the good times in the New York auction world? And abstract Black figuration

On display from the airport to the desert, the public art commissions have been installed in time for the World Cup this month

The Himaya project based in Qatar has been working with Interpol to identify artefacts trafficked to London, Paris and Amsterdam

The show will include contemporary art commissions by artists such as French-born Yasmina Benabderrahmane and Istanbul-based Ali Kazma

After 18-month closure, Qatar gallery to relaunch on 5 October in time for Fifa World Cup

Public works by some of the art world’s biggest names will pop up across Doha

French curators take the reins at the country's new museums

Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & de Meuron selected to design new institutions

Works by Tom Claassen, Bruce Nauman and Isa Genzken are among the first of the initiative’s 40 sculptures to be installed

Collection of Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani finds a long-term home at the Hôtel de la Marine, the former repository of French royal furniture, art and jewels

The design fair has launched a new partnership in Doha

Government organisation Qatar Museums has launched campaign to encourage locals to respect public works

New exhibition Outbreak—organised by Doha Film Institute—has been able to go ahead in real life because the country's Covid-19 cases are low

Mathaf's guest show at Paris contemporary art centre marks Qatar-France 2020 Year of Culture

The Los Angeles and Shanghai institutions say their joint foundation is still in progress

Every aspect of modern museography is used to create immersive displays and engaging learning experiences

Jean Nouvel-designed museum opens in Doha with multi-sensory history galleries and contemporary art and film commissions

With many of the region’s museums, fairs and festivals under female leadership, we talk to three key decision-makers

Exhibitions on the history of Syria and on Arab revolutions in the Arab world tread a fine line

The Al Thani collection to be displayed at revamped Hôtel de la Marine over 20 years, in a deal that will help fund the building’s restoration

Al-Thani collection in discussions to show holdings at revamped Hôtel de la Marine