Museums & Art in Qatar

The Museum of Islamic Art and the National Museum of Qatar in Doha are the headline museums, both run by Qatar Museums. Our guides focus on art beyond the city, such as the open-air installations in the desert north and west of Doha.

Qatar residents with a valid QID get free entry to the main Qatar Museums sites, and children 16 and under are free. Non-resident adults have paid QAR 50 at the Museum of Islamic Art, so check qm.org.qa for current prices.

It varies by museum, so check before you go. The Museum of Islamic Art, for example, has closed on Wednesdays and opened only from the early afternoon on Fridays.

East-West/West-East stands in the Brouq Nature Reserve on the Zekreet Peninsula, on Qatar's west coast. It is free and open-air, and looks its best about 90 minutes before sunset.

Shadows Travelling on the Sea of the Day is Olafur Eliasson's group of mirrored shelters in the desert north of Al Zubarah, about 100 km from Doha. It is managed by Qatar Museums and free, with no ticket needed.

Yes. Outdoor works such as Richard Serra's East-West/West-East and Olafur Eliasson's desert installation have no ticket or gate, though you need a car to reach them and should visit in daylight.