Brouq Nature Reserve, Zekreet
East-West/West-East (Richard Serra)
This is a genuine detour — well outside Doha, out past the Zekreet peninsula's limestone formations — but it's one of the few large-scale land-art pieces you can actually drive to in the Gulf. The plates were engineered to stay the same height despite the desert's uneven terrain, which is part of the point once you're standing next to 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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