National Museum of Qatar
Doha, Qatar
The new National Museum of Qatar is located near Doha Port in Doha, Qatar. It was designed by Jean Nouvel and his architectural firm, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, to evoke the "desert rose," a form of gypsum or baryte that crystalizes in shapes resembling flowers, a formation commonly found in the Qatari desert.  The museum Includes the recently restored Palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al-Thani (also known as the Old Amiri Palace).

The new museum consists of 11 permanent and temporary exhibition galleries, a 213-seat auditorium, conservation labs, offices, 2 cafés and a panoramic restaurant, a public park and parking for 430 automobiles. 

Sources:

Broome, Beth. "National Museum of Qatar by Ateliers Jean Nouvel." Architectural Record. BNP Media, 2019. https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14043-national-museum-of-qatar-by-ateliers-jean-nouvel. Archived at https://perma.cc/87ZR-PV5M.

Jaidah, Ibrahim Mohamed, and Malika Bourennane. "The Old Amiri Palace." In The History of Qatari Architecture from 1800 to 1950. Milan: Skira, 2009.

"National Museum of Qatar." Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Accessed December 12, 2019. http://www.jeannouvel.com/en/projects/musee-national-du-qatar/. Archived at https://perma.cc/PX59-28A2.

"National Museum of Qatar." Qatar Museums, 2019. Accessed December 4, 2019. http://www.qm.org.qa/en/project/national-museum-qatar. Archived at https://perma.cc/22RQ-QXJX.
Location
Doha, Qatar
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Site Contains
Events
2019 (Opened)
2003-2019 (Planning and construction)
Dimensions
Habitable area: 30,000 square meters; surface area: 52,000 square meters
Variant Names
متحف قطر الوطني
Original
Qatar National Museum
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Building Usages
public/cultural
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