Design and development of three major new museums in Qatar,
Design and development of three major new museums in Qatar
Design and development of three major new museums in Qatar
The Art Mill campus will bring together galleries and performance galleries for modern and contemporary art,
dedicated learning spaces and artist residency programmes, production facilities, a Qatari Creative Industries Village, the Dhow Center, and gardens.
Not only will the Art Mill be a perfectly finished piece, it will be an opportunity for young designers and artisans in Qatar to come together.
In order to present the knowledge they have collected and contribute to the building,
not only housing an impressive collection but expanding to more popular audiences.
Herzog & de Meuron designed the Lusail Museum to be home to the world’s largest collection of Orientalist paintings,
drawings, photography, sculptures, rare texts and applied arts.
Covering a total area of 52,000 square meters, the museum celebrates four thousand years of cultural exchange between East and West.
It explores the influence of the Middle East and the broader Islamic world in the arts,
and will consist of galleries, an auditorium, library, dedicated educational spaces, and more among its four floors
Design and development of three major new museums in Qatar
As this project progressed, it became more like what Qatar itself is trying to be, a platform for exchange and discussion.
Finally, the third project, called the Qatar Automobile Museum, will be designed by OMA (The Metropolitan Office of Architecture).
It will be built along the Lusail Expressway between 5/6 Park and Katara Cultural Village.
The museum will cover a total area of 40,000 square meters of permanent exhibitions that will explore the evolution of the automobile since its invention until today and how it affected culture in Qatar.
In addition to providing temporary exhibition spaces for displaying high-end cars,
the museum will also include a classic car restoration center and areas dedicated to children’s activities,
such as driving simulators, mini car mechanics, and more.
The new museums are expected to add to the famous institutions that Qatar has opened since 2008,
the Museum of Islamic Art, the Arab Museum of Modern Art, and the Jean Nouvel-designed National Museum of Qatar and opened in 2019.
Details of the start and completion dates for the construction of the three museums have not yet been announced,
and Qatar Museums stated that additional information about the new museums will be revealed in the coming months.
