Qatar | Comprehensive Guide to the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha

This Museum of Islamic Art is one of the two must-visit museums in Doha (the other is the Qatar National Museum), located on an artificial island next to the Doha Corniche, it is the masterpiece of I. M. Pei. Yes, the same designer who designed the Louvre's glass pyramid entrance, the Suzhou Museum, and the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. This museum is the most comprehensive museum themed on Islamic art to date, why? Because the country is rich and can afford to buy. 🎫Ticket: 50 local currency per person for foreigners (about ¥100 RMB) 📍Address: The museum is located on a specially constructed island next to the Doha Corniche. 🚇Transportation: It is recommended to take a taxi. I walked there (because the hotel was booked nearby), and there are no subway stations nearby. Taxis in Qatar are not expensive and the meter is very regular. 📝Visit time: It is recommended to reserve at least half a day for the visit. ✨Highlights of the visit: 👉In order to build this museum, the first step was to create this artificial island, with the aim of not having any other buildings around to disrupt the overall brilliance. This area is composed of a five-story main building and adjacent wing buildings. The main building is formed in a geometric overlay style, creating an Islamic architectural style, with a high dome atrium inside the central tower. The exterior of the building doesn't look like much from afar, but up close in the sunlight, you can appreciate the master's attention to detail, the changes in light and shadow are just amazing. 👉The interior of the building is also very spectacular, the round hole in the dome of the atrium can capture and reflect the patterned light inside the multi-faceted dome. The extremely high windows on the north side offer a spectacular panoramic view of the entire Doha Bay. If you're tired from walking around, it's a good choice to have a cup of coffee and afternoon tea here. 👉Each floor of the museum is an exhibition area, you can take the stairs or the elevator, and browse floor by floor. Here, cultural treasures from the Islamic world from the 7th to the 19th centuries are collected, including various metal products, ceramics, books, jewelry, wood carvings, historical relics, etc., collected from all over the world. If you want to take your time and browse, you can spend a whole day here. 📸Photo suggestions: 😬The museum's central lobby café faces the new city of Doha and the Persian Gulf, with excellent views. Standing at the stairs to take a distant view is even more impressive. 😬The terraces on both sides of the museum are the best places to appreciate and photograph the old and new cityscapes of Doha, especially the arc-shaped terrace on the left side can capture the night view of the new city of Doha, and the terrace on the right side can capture the sunset and night view of the old city of Doha. 😬On the road at the entrance of the museum, with the museum as the background, if it's sunset, the light is even more beautiful. 📌Notes: 1. Closed on Fridays 2. Photography is allowed in the museum, but flash is prohibited. (If you take a flash photo, someone will come and tell you.)