This January, Qatar’s community is invited to creative classes and exhibition tours.
Qatar Museums has launched several events and activities catering to various interests and artistic passions, hosted across its cultural institutions during January. Members of the community can look forward to a range of culturally enriching programmes designed to promote creativity.
Museum of Islamic Art
Drawing for Adults
17, 18, 19, 20 January, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Learn the basics of drawing and shading techniques through sketching in the exhibition and drawing in the Studio. Working on light and shadow, this workshop will allow students to work on their artistic visual skills by drawing from observation. To sign up, please visit www.qm.org.qa/en/programs-calendar
Ottoman Design for Children aged 8 to 11
19, 20 January, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Students will gain basic knowledge of Ottoman islimi design, painting, gilding and brushwork techniques. As well as completing an illumination painting, by the end of the course, each student will have a small portfolio of painting and drawing studies to take home.
To sign up, please visit www.qm.org.qa/en/programs-calendar
A Falcon’s Eye: Photography for Adults
20 January from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The 4th Floor Galleries have been hosting the Photography and Camera section of the A Falcon’s Eye: Tribute to Sheikh Saoud exhibition. Join exhibition curator Dr Giles Hudson for an informal tour of the galleries and learn more about the fascinating art of photography and its early history, as well as seeing some very unusual cameras! To sign up, please contact whatsonatmia@qm.org.qa
Curator-led tours of A Falcon’s Eye
26 January, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Join exhibition curator Dr Mounia Abudaya for a tour of MIA’s special exhibition, A Falcon’s Eye: Tribute to Sheikh Saoud Al Thani. Sheikh Saoud was responsible for acquiring the foundation collections for many of the QM museums, but as well as being an avid collector, he was also an environmentalist dedicated to saving rare species. Learn more about this amazing man and his passion for art and knowledge in this special tour. To sign up, please contact whatsonatmia@qm.org.qa
Majlis Book Club for Adults
27 January, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us to read and discuss a wide variety of books – whose topics link with Islamic Art history, museums and collections, and regional artistic themes. A new book is selected for each meeting, inspiring readers to exchange ideas and thoughts within the creative group and explore the world of Islamic art from a new perspective. During 2021, the Book Club will be focusing on books related to the diverse subjects in our Sheikh Saoud Exhibition, whilst also revisiting old favourites. To sign up, please visit www.qm.org.qa/en/programs-calendar
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
Art Lessons at Mathaf with Ismael Azzam
Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:00pm -7:00 pm
Adults are invited to join artist Ismael Azzam for a new season of Art Lessons at Mathaf and learn techniques in portraiture drawing using pencil, charcoal and paint. Lessons are offered free of charge to people with basic to intermediate sketching and drawing skills. To sign up, please visit: https://www.mathaf.org.qa/en/ismael-azzam
Learning and Outreach
Colour Your World
“Colour Your World” is a series of educational colouring pages depicting the many wonderful buildings in Qatar. Each illustration is accompanied by questions, with the answers hidden in the drawing itself. Fun facts are also included to help students expand their knowledge and pinpoint elements they might not have recognised. Suitable for all ages. http://qm.org.qa/en/colour-your-world-tour-1
For a full list of upcoming events and activities, please visit qm.org.qa
