Qatar National Museum:
With the fingers of the genius engineer, the French artist Jean Nouvel, and over an area of 1.5 million square feet, and with a unique design in the form of a desert rose, the Qatar National Museum, which was opened for the first time in 1975 , and reopened on March 27, 2019, had a grand ceremony and was witnessed by Sheik Tamim Al-Thani, in which he delivered a speech that conveyed the feelings of all the people of Qatar, citizens and residents, and expressed the aspirations of our honorable people, and the vision of his wise government towards the promise of 2022 , and towards Qatar’s comprehensive policy 2030 .
With the fingers of the genius engineer, the French artist Jean Nouvel, and over an area of 1.5 million square feet, and with a unique design in the form of a desert rose, the Qatar National Museum, which was opened for the first time in 1975 , and reopened on March 27, 2019, had a grand ceremony and was witnessed by Sheik Tamim Al-Thani, in which he delivered a speech that conveyed the feelings of all the people of Qatar, citizens and residents, and expressed the aspirations of our honorable people, and the vision of his wise government towards the promise of 2022 , and towards Qatar’s comprehensive policy 2030 .
Museum location and founding date:
The museum was initially built around the old palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani, then re-designed and rebuilt, to link the past with the present to the future, in a unique design that reflects the authenticity of our honorable people, and is inspired by the Qatari heritage through the arches and curves inspired by the shape of the desert rose, and ensures This ingenious design provides an even distribution of heat that keeps the building cool in summer, and prevents heat transfer to the outside in winter. The Qatar National Museum is located on Museum Garden Street, opposite Doha Corniche, where history and geography blend in an astonishing harmony, giving us a clear idea of the aspirations of our great people and our rational government. Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums’ Board of Trustees, formed a committee in 2013, called the “Content Committee” in order to develop initial concepts for the museum’s halls, galleries and buildings, and their contents in terms of education, desert life, the sea, pearl diving and boats. sailing, and other things related to the history of Qatar, and the honorable committee consisted of 12 members, headed by Her Excellency Sheikha Amna Bint Abdulaziz Al Thani, Director of the Qatar Museum. |
Museum message:
Each part of the museum expresses the daily life of every Qatari citizen, in addition to its clear message of linking history with the future, by introducing our current generations to the glorious past of our ancestors, and what they did and worked hard for until our country reached this level of progress and prosperity. According to the Qatar Museum website, the museum provides students and researchers with specialized and modern scientific laboratories, and a huge digital archive, with records of more than 240 Qatari personalities who lived through ancient times, and tell the heritage of Qatar, and this archive is one of the rare and priceless artifacts. The museum also aims to be a national gateway and a platform for cultural radiation, chronicling the lives of Qataris, as it focuses on the Qatari identity in the first place, and on popular culture and how it affected the formation of the heritage structure of Qatar in the past years, and documents the lives of many important Qatari personalities with some rare recordings. Especially those who lived through the era of pearl diving, its dangers and the suffering of people in that period of our history. In addition, the museum is Qatar's cultural voice, and the jewel of its heritage, from which we can smell the sweet scents of history that give us hope and enough motivation to continue the ancestors' journey... the march of pride and dignity. |
Description Of The Museum:
There was a lot of historical artifacts from Qatar inside the museum that represented the culture of Qatar. They were all shown in various forms and sculptures.
There was a lot of historical artifacts from Qatar inside the museum that represented the culture of Qatar. They were all shown in various forms and sculptures.
How I Felt After Visiting The Museum
Visiting the Qatar National Museum was one of the most enjoyable experiences I have had in my life, as I could see the entire history of Qatar embodied in front of me in the rare artifacts, and the valuable maps that almost speak and tell about the greatness of our ancestors and what they did in order to reach what we are now in progress and paper And the many sacrifices they made for the country, and for its sake.