National Museum of Qatar
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.Photo: Musab.hawamda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Opening hours:
Friday: 1:30 PM—7:00 PM
Wednesday and Saturday—Monday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM—9:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Doha, Qatar
- Also known as: “NMoQ”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadium 974 and Qatar National Library.
Stadium 974
Stadium
Qatar National Library
Library
Photo: Abdulmutallib1111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1 km southwest of National Museum of Qatar.
National Museum
Metro station
National Museum station is a station on the Doha Metro's Gold Line and serves the nearby National Museum of Qatar in the Qatari capital Doha. National Museum is situated 360 metres south of National Museum of Qatar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doha and West Bay.
Doha
Photo: JamesA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Once little more than a minuscule pearl fishing village, Doha, Qatar's capital, with more people than the rest of Qatar combined, has emerged to become one of the pearls of the Middle East.
West Bay
Suburb
Photo: Nmnogueira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 4 km northwest of National Museum of Qatar.
Onaiza
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 6 km northwest of National Museum of Qatar.
National Museum of Qatar
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Qatar, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
25.28791° or 25° 17′ 17″ northLongitude
51.5492° or 51° 32′ 57″ eastLevels
5Height
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
7HQH7GQX+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 680315530OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3084218
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“National Museum of Qatar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المتحف الوطني في قطر”
- Arabic: “متحف قطر الوطني”
- Armenian: “Կատարի ազգային թանգարան”
- Basque: “Qatarko Museo Nazionala”
- Bengali: “কাতার জাতীয় জাদুঘর”
- Chinese: “卡達國家博物館”
- Czech: “Národní muzeum Kataru”
- Czech: “Národní muzeum”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Kataro”
- Finnish: “Qatarin kansallismuseo”
- French: “musée national du Qatar”
- French: “Musée national du Qatar”
- German: “National Museum of Qatar”
- German: “Nationalmuseum von Katar”
- Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Qatar”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale del Qatar”
- Japanese: “カタール国立博物館”
- Karekare: “National Museum of Qatar”
- Korean: “카타르 국립박물관”
- Malay: “Muzium Negara Qatar”
- Malayalam: “ഖത്തർ നാഷണൽ മ്യൂസിയം”
- Persian: “موزه ملی قطر”
- Polish: “Muzeum Narodowe Kataru”
- Russian: “Национальный музей Катара”
- Serbian: “Национални музеј Катара”
- Spanish: “Museo nacional de Catar”
- Swedish: “Qatars nationalmuseum”
- Tamil: “qatar”
- Uzbek: “Qatar Milliy muzeyi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sheikh Abdulla bin Jassim Al-Thani Palace and Qatar National Museum Complex.
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