Museum of Islamic Art

Doha Port, Doha, Qatar Phone: +974 4422 4444

About

The Museum of Islamic Art  is a museum located in the Qatari capital Doha and designed by architect I. M. Pei. The museum's interior gallery spaces were designed by a team lead by JM Wilmotte of Wilmotte Associes. The museum houses a collection of works gathered since the late 1980s, including manuscripts, textiles and ceramics. It is one of the world's most complete collections of Islamic artifacts, with items originating in Spain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, India, and Central Asia.
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"the site is excellent"

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"excellent espresso"

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"must see! absolutely gorgeous"

What people dont like

"opens at 2pm on fridays and 12pm on other days"

"come visit the museum of islamic arts, shaped like a postmodern fortress, with minimal windows and a 'virtual' moat."

"tuesday: closed."

"the mia will also hold a section from the prestigious green vault in dresden."

"closed friday morning."

"the museum is closed to the second day of eid."

"i love the museum's architecture, which kinda remind me of the cairo opera house... or maybe i'm just too nostalgic!"

"lovely building, terrible terrible signage."

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