Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art is the leading museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art from the Arab world. Home to the largest collection of its kind — more than 9,000 works — it traces Arab modernism from the mid-nineteenth century to today through its exhibitions, research, and public programmes.
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art is the foremost museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art from the Arab world. Opened in Doha in 2010 as part of Qatar Museums, it holds the largest collection of its kind — more than 9,000 works — and traces the development of Arab modernism from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.
Through its permanent collection, rotating exhibitions, research and public programmes, Mathaf has become the central reference point for the study of modern Arab art — presenting the region's artists within their own histories, not as a footnote to Western movements.
For collectors and students of the field it is essential: it sets the canon, contextualises the pioneers, and connects the generations that Artsamy exists to make browsable.
Collection focus
- Modern Arab art
- Contemporary Arab art
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Works on paper
