National Museum of Qatar
The museum, designed by the award-winning French architect Jean Nouvel, not only tells about the rich history of Qatar. It also tells the story of its inhabitants, from the distant past into the future.
Family exhibitions
Specific places for families have been set up in the 1.5-kilometer meandering exhibition. These are like peaceful stops along a river bed, places to rest and play in the shade. Here, the story of Qatar is told to families with children aged five to fifteen interactively and excitingly.
Children discover the flora and fauna of Qatar. Four landscapes form an immersive projection on the wall. In one of the interactive exhibits, children equip an animal with the right features to survive and see it come to life in the air, land or water.
Another family exhibition is about navigation, focusing on how to find your way through the deserts of Qatar, and how to survive. Using motion tracking technology, visitors control the flying of a falcon and give commands to a Saluki dog.
Life on the Land
In the gallery about life on the land, children learn about traditional Qatari’s daily lives and activities. They can participate in a coffee ritual, experience how hard it is to collect water from a well, weave a large piece of cloth and discover the differences between their own daily routine and that of a child in 1959.
Movement Table
Visitors explore the Qatari culture of nomadic movement, during a one-year cycle, by following the movements of people, animals and ships on a projected model of Qatar. They can experience where why and how journeys were made and how these were driven by the seasons.
“Don't hesitate to take your kids. They will be entertained at every corner!”
Bakoe, Tripadvisor review