Museum of Islamic Art

The Museum of Islamic Art is a at one end of the seven-kilometer-long Corniche in , . As per architect I. M. Pei's specifications, the museum is built on an island on an artificial projecting peninsula near the traditional dhow harbor.
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  • 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 National Museum of Qatar and Souq Waqif.

Museum
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The is a national museum in , . The current building opened to the public on 28 March 2019, replacing the previous building which opened in 1975. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Museum of Islamic Art.

Shopping center
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is a marketplace in , the capital of . The souq sells traditional garments, spices, handicrafts, and souvenirs. It is also home to restaurants and shisha lounges. is situated 1 km southwest of Museum of Islamic Art.

Castle
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The Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar is the sovereign body and the administrative office and official workplace of the Emir of the State of Qatar. The Amiri Diwan represents the figurative and bureaucratic center of Qatar. is situated 1¼ km west of Museum of Islamic Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Najma and West Bay.

Suburb
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is a district located in the municipality of . Considered to be one of Doha's older districts, the bulk of 's commercial and office spaces are located along the arterial roads of Airport Street, C Ring Road and B Ring Road. is situated 3 km south of Museum of Islamic Art.

Suburb
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is an area in , Qatar that encompasses the city's east coast districts, namely, Al Qassar, Al Dafna, Lagoon, and . includes many modern buildings unlike other, older districts of Doha. is situated 3 km north of Museum of Islamic Art.

Suburb
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is a north-eastern district of , . It is located between Al Dafna, Qatar's emerging central business district, and , a development north of Doha which is set to hold 200,000 residents in the near future. is situated 5 km northwest of Museum of Islamic Art.

Museum of Islamic Art

Latitude
25.29528° or 25° 17′ 43″ north
Longitude
51.53917° or 51° 32′ 21″ east
Open location code
7HQH7GWQ+4M
Geo­Names ID
11874036
Wiki­data ID
Q1148353
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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”
  • Karekare: “Museum of Islamic Art, Doha”
  • 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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