Orientalist Museum

Qatar's Orientalist Museum is the only institution of its kind. It is dedicated to Orientalism - an influential period in art history, based around Western artists' first experiences and impressions of the oriental' East. Through the collection of fine and applied arts, objects document the meeting of diverse cultures.The Orientalist Museum contains of one of the most significant collections of Orientalist art ever assembled in the world. The collection of paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints, as well as sculptures and applied art, trace Orientalism back to the early 16th century.