Qatar Museums has unveiled an extensive Fall 2026 programme featuring more than 15 exhibitions, major cultural initiatives, public art projects and international collaborations across Doha.
Featuring openings from September through November, the season includes dozens of exhibitions, including a retrospective survey of the Baghdad Modern Art Group; a presentation of works by renowned Italian contemporary artist Giuseppe Penone; and the Doha debut of Beyti Beytak • بيتي بيتك • My Home Is Your Home, an exhibition focused on Arab hospitality that premiered at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
The programme will take place across several of Qatar’s leading cultural venues, including the Museum of Islamic Art, National Museum of Qatar, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, M7 and Fahad Bin Ali Palace. Organisers said the season aims to strengthen global cultural exchange while showcasing artistic achievements from Qatar, the wider region and beyond.
Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums, said, “This new season is a celebration of resilience and creativity across our region and around the globe, showcasing an abundance of artistic and design achievements from centuries past through today.”
“Over the course of three months, we will open more than fifteen standalone exhibitions, present the second edition of Design Doha, and inaugurate our next ambitious undertaking, an international contemporary art quadrennial, Rubaiya Qatar. Each milestone is a testament to the human spirit and a powerful reminder that in times of conflict, it is more important than ever for people to come together through the power of culture.”
Image Credit: ERDEM SS18, Guinevere Van Seenus, Photo: Paul Kooiker
Qatar Museums Fall 2026 Events and Exhibitions
- Uzbekistan: Heritage in Motion – 3 September to 28 November 2026, Museum of Islamic Art
- Ektashif Uzbekistan – 3 September to 28 November 2026, Museum of Islamic Art
- Frame & Focus – 5 September to 5 October 2026, Al Hosh Gallery
- What Lingers in the Artist’s Mind: The Experiments and Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group – 25 October 2026 to 6 February 2027, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
- Beyti Beytak • بيتي بيتك • My Home Is Your Home – 26 October 2026 to 29 May 2027, Fahad Bin Ali Palace
- Wooden Doors of Qatar: From Storage to Story – 26 October 2026 to 29 May 2027, Fahad Bin Ali Palace
- Atharna 2026: Life and Death in Pre-Islamic Qatar – 26 October 2026 to 29 May 2027, Fahad Bin Ali Palace
- Boats Floating Afar: The Maritime Trade in Ancient Chinese Ceramics – 26 October 2026 to 31 January 2027, National Museum of Qatar
- Giuseppe Penone: The Inner Flow of Life – 26 October 2026 to 13 February 2027, National Museum of Qatar
- ERDEM: About Time, About Her – 27 October to 26 December 2026, M7
- Expanded Tradition: Contemporary Craft Practices in Mexico – 27 October to 26 December 2026, M7
- Around the World in Jewellery – 27 October to 26 December 2026, M7
- Tasweer Residency: As the Image Unfolds — The Language of Athar – 31 October to 15 December 2026, Tasweer Studios, Bayt Al Wakrah
- Design Doha 2026 – 6 November 2026 to 31 January 2027, multiple venues
- Artists Intensive Study Programme 1st Edition Exhibition – 6 November 2026, Fire Station
- Rubaiya Qatar – 21 November 2026 to 30 April 2027, multiple venues
Top Photo: Courtesy of Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar
