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In Depth

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  • In Depth

How to make a museum nation

As Qatar Museums celebrates 20 years, we explore 20 ideas that have transformed the country’s cultural landscape
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Spinning yarns

With his first retrospective at M7 in Doha, Erdem Moralioglu looks back on 20 years of sartorial inspiration
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Wuz we here?

Artist Sophia Al-Maria traces the human impulse to leave a mark, from the walls of her grandmother’s home to ancient Egypt
A freestanding pillar covered in vertical colorful stripes by Chef Noof Al Mari stands in the center of an art gallery, flanked by two large horizontal striped paintings on the back wall.
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Between the lines

Gerhard Richter brings art and architecture together in a new permanent pavilion in Doha
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Golden Threads

A celebration of the winners of the Fashion Trust Arabia Prize 2025 and a conversation with FTA founder Tania Fares
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In the Public Eye

Sheikha Reem Al-Thani of Qatar Museums reflects on how public art takes root in everyday life in Qatar
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Contemporary currents

Design Doha’s flagship exhibition, Arab Design Now, celebrates a new generation of designers redefining the region
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A New Old Town

Qatari architect Fatma Al Sehlawi explores how Msheireb Downtown Doha has transformed the historic heart of the city
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The making of Mexico

An exhibition at M7 looks at a new wave of contemporary Mexican artisans reinventing ancestral crafts
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Made in Liwan

Inside Liwan Design Studios and Labs, a former girls’ school that has been reimagined as a hub for Qatar’s creative community
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A Painter's Dream

How the new Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum went from sketch to reality (and the chance to colour your own version)
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The shape of return

Wassan Al-Khudhairi, the artistic director of Art Basel Qatar 2027, reflects on the creative ecosystem she helped to shape
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Spice of Life

Food writer Caroline Eden spends time with Qatari chef Noof Al Mari, discovering her vision to bring Qatari food to the world
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Sowing the seeds of change

Mexican designer Fernando Laposse explores the future of farming through a new body of work for the Design Doha Biennial
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The Couture Sculptor

Dutch-Moroccan fashion designer Mohamed Benchellal and a collection inspired by the landmarks of Qatar
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The Immersive Artist

The “Indian Picasso” and one-time resident of Doha, MF Husain, is celebrated with moving images
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Another Way of Seeing the World

A visit to the Paris studio of Lina Ghotmeh, architect of the forthcoming Qatari pavilion at Venice
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Sneakers Unboxed

How the athletic shoe became a cultural phenomenon
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The New Guard

Designers Yasmin Mansour, Amir Al Kasm and Roni Helou on what winning a Fashion Trust Arabia award has meant for their careers
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From Mill to Museum and Beyond

Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, and his studio ELEMENTAL, are transforming a flour mill in Doha into a future wonder of the art world
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First 15

Celebrating 15 years of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
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A Place to Live, Not to Leave

Following its debut in New York in 2020, the AMO-curated Countryside exhibition lands in Doha

Issue 000 Contents

FEATURES
NEWS

Contents

Neighborhood Guides

Contents

Features

The Fifth Pillar

The artist takes over the market

Sweet Fifteen

A place to live, not to leave

Fashion Trust Arabia: The new guard

The Road to MIA

Sneakers Unboxed

The Couture Sculptor

Moving Pictures

Architecture as memory: Lina Ghotmeh in Venice

NEWS

Crossing Borders
A Taste of Qatar at Le Meurice
A Gilded Narrative
Game On
A Universal Language

Harbour Master

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