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Doha, Qatar: With many exhibitions drawing to a close this summer, Qatar Museums (QM) invites the public to immerse themselves in Qatar's rich heritage and culture and experience their current offerings.
QM's current and soon to be closing exhibitions include: Eduardo Navarro - The Free Spirits of The Wild Horses at gallery 4, Fire Station, running until July 10. Over the past 20 years, Panamanian artist, Eduardo Navarro as explored the uncontrolled balance between substance and form of the wild horses through portraying a dream like world where horses are not bound by any forces. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Panama in Qatar.
Pipilotti Rist: Your Brain to Me, My Brain to You will run until July 15 at QBEC Gallery, National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ). The exhibit is a new large-scale, site-specific installation by internationally renowned Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist. The immersive video installation is the artist's first in the Middle East. Curated by Tom Eccles and Bouthayna Baltaji, the installation invites visitors to embark on a journey of self-discovery through a multisensory experience that inspires introspection and awe. A key feature of the installation is the“pixels” that comprise 12,000 LED lights strung on cables throughout the gallery for visitors to navigate.
Beirut and the Golden Sixties at Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art will be until August 5. Beirut and the Golden Sixties: A Manifesto of Fragility is a multidisciplinary exhibition co-curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath that revisits a turbulent chapter in the development of modernism in Beirut, spanning the 1958 Lebanon Crisis to 1975 Lebanese Civil War.
I Am The Traveler And Also The Road, also at Mathaf will run until August 5. This exhibition is a journey that interconnects the visions of twelve remarkable photographers working in the WANA region today. It honours the photographic practices of Fatema Bint Ahmad Al-Doh, Hayat Al-Sharif, Shaima Al-Tamimi, Samar Sayed Baiomy, Salih Basheer, Mohammed Elshamy, Reem Falaknaz, Rula Halawani, Mona Hassan, Fethi Sahraoui, and Abdo Shanan.
Mosques in Qatar: Then and Now at Museum of Islamic Art will run until August 12. The exhibit takes us on a photographic tour of Qatar from one of the earliest mosques at Murwab, through the boom of the 20th century, to the modern architecture and design of today where despite architectural changes, the mosque remains as an important part of the community as it ever has been.
The curious desert by Olafur Eliasson at NMoQ will run until August 15, meanwhile the installation at Al Thakira Mangrove, until October. The curious desert is Olafur Eliasson's first solo exhibition in the Gulf region and brings together a dozen new site-specific installations located near the Al Thakhira Mangrove in Northern Qatar and an extensive gallery presentation at NMoQ.
Zwara: Focus On Forever Valentino Exhibition at M7 is open until September 10. Drawing inspiration from the Forever Valentino exhibition recently held at M7, Qatar-based designers in the Zwara programme were tasked with exploring the natural conversations that occur between fashion and other design disciplines, such as art, architecture, and technology. With the legacy and values of Maison Valentino as a starting point, collaborative teams developed designs that combined their diverse practices while reflected their own heritage and values.
Also don't miss the chance to see an exclusive preview of the future Qatar Auto Museum, closing in early 2024.
A Sneak Peek at Qatar Auto Museum, until January 20, 2024 at Mawater Gallery at NMoQ. This is an exhibition in honour of the museum to come, and celebrates the mission to drive culture forward and to inspire the next generation of innovators, designers, engineers, collectors and policymakers through a shared passion for cars.