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Qatar Museums (QM) has released its October 2026 public programme, featuring a new photography exhibition, talks, workshops, creative courses, storytelling sessions, book clubs, and family activities across its museums and creative hubs.
The programme also includes activities for children, teenagers, adults and families. Highlights include the opening of The Language of Athar photography exhibition at Bayt Al Wakrah, a week-long exploration of wool as a design material by Liwan Design Studios and Labs, new QC Talks, and a series of workshops inspired by the Uzbekistan: Heritage in Motion exhibition at the Museum of Islamic Art.
As part of Qatar Museums’ Fall/Winter season, QC Talks continues into October with collaborative talks. One brings together Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and the Painting and Printmaking programme (Department of Fine Arts) at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), and another is a collaboration between Lusail Museum and Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q). Together, the talks invite audiences to meet artists and cultural practitioners and explore the ideas driving contemporary creative practice in Qatar.
Painting “Like a Man”: Orientalism and Women Artists in the Late Ottoman Empire. On October 20 | 5:30 PM – 7 PM | Faculty Conference Room, Georgetown University Qatar (English) Dr Gizem Tongo (Lusail Museum and University of Oxford) examines the career of Mihri, the Istanbul-born, Paris-trained portraitist who helped found the Academy of Fine Arts for Women in Istanbul in 1914.
Fanoon Artist Talks: Shuddhabrata Sengupta (Ages 15+) On October 27 | 3 PM | Makan Auditorium, Mathaf (English). The talk features Shuddhabrata Sengupta of Raqs Media Collective, who will discuss collective knowledge production. Registration required.
The National Museum of Qatar will host a range of programmes including family activities, discussions, guided tours, library sessions and interactive experiences covering Qatar’s heritage, maritime history, traditional dress and cultural practices.
Navigating the Seas of Qatar. On October 10 and 24| 12–1:30 PM (English), 2:30–4 PM (Arabic). Families with children aged 8+ can discover how sailors, pearl divers and traders navigated the Arabian Gulf before modern technology. For bookings and enquiries: [email protected].
Old School Dress-Up: On October 12 and 19 | 11 AM–12 PM | Gallery 2 Programme Area (Arabic and English). A drop-in activity for children aged 3+ inspired by dress-up sticker sheets. Free and no registration required.
For the list of full programme, visit qm.org.qa/en/calendar/
