Doha (inside National Museum of Qatar grounds)
Old Amiri Palace
Built as both home and seat of government for Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani, the palace briefly served as Qatar's first national museum before Jean Nouvel's discs were built to encircle it. Its restoration won an Aga Khan Award — a rare case of a historic building becoming the anchor of a brand-new one.
More museums to explore
Museum of Islamic Art
I.M. Pei's last major museum project, sitting on its own artificial island at the tip of the Corniche.
Doha Corniche
National Museum of Qatar
Jean Nouvel's desert-rose-shaped museum wrapped around the country's old royal palace.
Doha Corniche
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
One of the world's largest dedicated collections of modern and contemporary Arab art.
Education City
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