The Museum of Islamic Art is one of the world's foremost museums of Islamic art, presenting masterpieces that span 1,400 years and three continents. Designed by I. M. Pei on its own island off Doha's Corniche, it holds textiles, ceramics, metalwork, glass, jewellery, and manuscripts from across the Islamic world.
The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) is among the most important museums of Islamic art in the world. Opened in 2008 in a landmark building by architect I. M. Pei — set on its own island at the southern end of Doha's Corniche — it presents one of the most complete collections of Islamic art ever assembled.
Its galleries span 1,400 years and three continents, drawing together manuscripts, ceramics, metalwork, glass, textiles, ivory and jewellery from Spain and North Africa to Central Asia and India, tracing the artistic achievements of the Islamic world across dynasties and regions.
For the region — and for Artsamy — MIA is foundational context: it frames the deep visual and calligraphic traditions that modern and contemporary Arab artists continue to draw on and reinvent.
Collection focus
- Islamic art
- Manuscripts
- Ceramics
- Metalwork
- Textiles
- Glass
