It was easy and cheap to get around Doha, as Uber works really well there. I grabbed an Uber to go from one museum to another, while I waited for Anna. Next up was Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art.
I am not very versed in Arab Modern Art, so I took my time and strolled around both the permanent galleries and the current temporary exhibition, and just absorbed the inspiration. The collection includes many key artworks by pioneer Arab artists and is a unique exploration of the 20th- and 21st century modern and contemporary Arab art.
I was happy I managed to identify some artists and their artwork, like Ethel Adnan, an artist we previously have shown at Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Saloua Choucair:
And of course, these big portraits in the entrance were very recognisable..!
H.H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned and HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, 2010 by Yan Pei-Ming. Characteristic large sized portraits by the same Franco-Chinese artist that painted the Mona Lisa in the lobby at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
This museum is the only museum of its kind in the world. Their collection has been built over the last 25 years and contains more than 9000 works from the Arab world, and also from other regions historically and geographically connected to the Arab Peninsula.
A very nice museum.
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