Museum of Islamic Art
The Museum of Islamic Art is a museum on one end of the seven-kilometer-long Corniche in Doha, Qatar. As per the architect I. M. Pei's specifications, the museum is built on an island off an artificial projecting peninsula near the traditional dhow harbor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Doha, Qatar
- Also known as: “Doha Museum of Islamic Art”, “MIA Doha”, “Museum of Islamic Art (Dauhá, Katar)”, and “Museum of Islamic Art, Doha”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Souq Waqif and Qatar National Museum.
Souq Waqif
Shopping center
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Souq Waqif is a marketplace in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The souq sells traditional garments, spices, handicrafts, and souvenirs. It is also home to restaurants and shisha lounges. Souq Waqif is situated 1 km southwest of Museum of Islamic Art.
Qatar National Museum
Museum
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The National Museum of Qatar is a national museum in Doha, Qatar. The current building opened to the public on 28 March 2019, replacing the previous building which opened in 1975. Qatar National Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of Museum of Islamic Art.
Qatar National Library
Library
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Qatar National Library is a non-profit organization under the umbrella of Qatar Foundation. The plans for the new national library were announced by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation, on 19 November 2012, during a ceremony celebrating… Qatar National Library is situated 1½ km south of Museum of Islamic Art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Bay and Onaiza.
West Bay
Suburb
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West Bay is an area in Doha, Qatar that encompasses the city's east coast districts, namely, Al Qassar, Al Dafna, West Bay Lagoon, and Onaiza. West Bay includes many modern buildings unlike other, older districts of Doha. West Bay is situated 3 km north of Museum of Islamic Art.
Onaiza
Suburb
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Onaiza is a north-eastern district of Doha, Qatar. It is located between Al Dafna, Qatar's emerging central business district, and Lusail, a development north of Doha which is set to hold 200,000 residents in the near future. Onaiza is situated 5 km northwest of Museum of Islamic Art.
Fereej Kulaib
Suburb
Fereej Kulaib is a Qatari district located in the municipality of Doha. Fereej Kulaib is situated 5 km northwest of Museum of Islamic Art.
Museum of Islamic Art
- Categories: art museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Doha, Qatar, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Museum of Islamic Art” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف الفن الإسلامي في الدوحة”
- Arabic: “متحف الفن الإسلامي”
- Armenian: “Իսլամական արվեստի թանգարան (Դոհա)”
- Armenian: “Իսլամական արվեստի թանգարան”
- Azerbaijani: “İslam incəsənəti muzeyi”
- Bengali: “ইসলামি শিল্পের জাদুঘর, দোহা”
- Bengali: “ইসলামী শিল্পের যাদুঘর, দোহা”
- Chinese: “多哈伊斯兰艺术博物馆”
- Czech: “Museum of Islamic Art (Dauhá, Katar)”
- Czech: “Muzeum islámského umění”
- Dutch: “Museum voor Islamitische Kunst (Doha)”
- Dutch: “Museum voor Islamitische Kunst”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف الفن الاسلامى فى الدوحه”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo pri Islama Arto (Doho)”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo pri Islama Arto”
- Finnish: “Islamilaisen taiteen museo (Doha)”
- Finnish: “Islamilaisen taiteen museo”
- French: “musée d’Art islamique de Doha”
- French: “Musée d’Art islamique de Doha”
- Georgian: “ისლამური ხელოვნების მუზეუმი”
- German: “Museum für Islamische Kunst”
- German: “Museum of Islamic Art (Dauhá, Katar)”
- Hebrew: “דוחה”
- Indonesian: “Museum Seni Islam, Doha”
- Italian: “Museo d’arte islamica”
- Japanese: “イスラム美術館”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Museet for islamsk kunst (Doha)”
- Norwegian: “Museet for islamsk kunst”
- Persian: “موزه هنر اسلامی در دوحه”
- Persian: “موزه هنر اسلامی دوحه”
- Russian: “Музей исламского искусства (Доха)”
- Russian: “Музей исламского искусства”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte Islamico de Doha”
- Spanish: “Museo de arte islámico de Doha”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte Islámico de Doha”
- Turkish: “İslam Eserleri Müzesi, Doha”
- Turkish: “İslam Eserleri Müzesi”
- Ukrainian: “Музей ісламського мистецтва (Доха)”
- Ukrainian: “Музей ісламського мистецтва”
- Urdu: “میوزیم برائے اسلامی آرٹ، دوحہ”
- Uzbek: “Islom sanʼati muzeyi (Doha)”
- Uzbek: “Islom sanʼati muzeyi”
- Western Frisian: “Museum foar islamityske keunst”
- Western Frisian: “Museum foar Islamityske Keunst”
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