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'''Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art''' (متحف : المتحف العربي للفن الحديث) is a museum in [[Doha]],
Mathaf houses the world's largest collection of modern and contemporary [[Arab world|Arab]] art.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Sarah |title=From 700 million years ago to the World Cup: Inside Qatar's best museums |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/qatar-museums/index.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ayad |first=Myrna |date=2015-11-05 |title=Whitechapel Gallery in London Brings Modern Arab Art to the World |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/arts/international/whitechapel-gallery-in-london-brings-modern-arab-art-to-the-world.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
== History ==
[[File:Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art at Education City.jpg|thumb|Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art interior in 2011
''Mathaf'' (متحف in [[Arabic]]) translates to "museum".<ref name="vscott">{{cite web|url=http://www.qulture.com/guide/mathaf-arab-museum-modern-art-doha|title=MATHAF: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha|publisher=Qulture|author=Victoria Scott|accessdate=30 November 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915154754/http://www.qulture.com/guide/mathaf-arab-museum-modern-art-doha|archivedate=15 September 2014}}</ref> The initial collection was gathered by Sheikh [[Hassan bin Mohamed bin Ali Al Thani|Hassan bin Mohammed Al Thani]], and [[Qatar Museums
In 2010, the museum opened its doors in the [[Education City|Qatar Foundation's Education City]] in the [[Doha Metropolitan Area]] in a former school building transformed by the French architect Jean-François Bodin.<ref>{{cite web |author=Nicolai Hartvig |date=6 January 2012 |title=Qatar Looks to Balance Its Arts Scene |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/arts/07iht-scdoha07.html?_r=0 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref> At the time, it was the first museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Clare |title=Review of The three opening exhibition catalogs for Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha: Sajjil: A Century of Modern Art by Nada Shabout, Deena Chalabi and Wassan al-Khudhairi; Interventions: A Dialogue Between the Modern and the Contemporary by Nada Shabout; Told/Untold/Retold: 23 Stories of Journeys Through Time and Space by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath |url=https://amcainternational.org/review-of-arab-museum-of-modern-art/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Association for Modern + Contemporary Art of the Arab world, Iran + Turkey}}</ref> Artist and former staff member [[Sophia Al Maria|Sophia Al-Maria]] recounts the early intentions of Sheikh Hassan and the founding team as shaping the institution to be a "twenty-first century
In 2013, Mathaf launched the Encyclopedia of Modern Art and the Arab World, a resource offering detailed biographies that have been researched by scholars and independent historians as well as essays, videos, and interviews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Al Hitmi |first=Hissa |date=January 25, 2022 |title=THE MATHAF ENCYCLOPEDIA: A UNIQUE RESOURCE |url=https://qm.org.qa/en/experience/stories/mathaf-encyclopedia/
In March 2020, the museum closed to the public because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], with parts of the collections still being accessible online through a partnership with the [[Google Arts & Culture]] platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-03-18 |title=In times of coronavirus, Qatar museums go online |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/18/03/2020/In-times-of-coronavirus,-Qatar-museums-go-online |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-14 |title=Here are the museums that have closed (so far) due to coronavirus |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/03/14/here-are-the-museums-that-have-closed-so-far-due-to-coronavirus |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=The Art Newspaper}}</ref> The museum reopened in August 2020 with three new exhibitions "Lived Forward: Art and Culture in Doha from 1960-2020",<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-08-01 |title=Mathaf to launch three exhibitions tomorrow |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/01/08/2020/Mathaf-to-launch-three-exhibitions-tomorrow |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref> "[[Huguette Caland]]: Faces and Places", curated by Mohammed Rashid Al Thani<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harb |first=Mohamad Khalil |date=2020-11-25 |title=Huguette Caland's Restless Joie de Vivre |url=http://hyperallergic.com/603859/huguette-caland-face-and-places-mathaf/ |access-date=2021-12-14 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}</ref> and "[[Yto Barrada]]: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nougat", curated by Laura Barlow.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-01 |title=QM cultural activities in abundance this month |url=https://gulf-times.com/story/676838 |access-date=2021-12-12 |website=Gulf-Times |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yto Barrada |url=https://www.mathaf.org.qa/en/yto-barrada |access-date=2021-12-12 |website=www.mathaf.org.qa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mathaf Reopens with Three Outstanding Exhibitions |url=https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/mathaf-three-exhibitions-2020 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.widewalls.ch |language=en}}</ref>
[[Wassan Al-Khudhairi]] was the inaugural chief curator and director of the museum, where she served from 2007–2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2012 |title=Director of Mathaf to Resign |url=https://www.artforum.com/news/director-of-mathaf-to-resign-30521 |url-status=live |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=Artforum}}</ref> Michelle Dezember served as interim director from 2012–2013. Moroccan curator [[Abdellah Karroum]] was appointed director of Mathaf in June 2013, where he served until May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2013 |title=Abdellah Karroum new Director of Mathaf |url=https://universes.art/en/nafas/articles/2013/karroum-mathaf |url-status=live |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=www.mathaf.org.qa}}</ref> In November 2021, Qatar Museums appointed [[Zeina Arida]] as the new director of Mathaf.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zeina Arida Named Director of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art|url=https://www.artforum.com/news/zeina-arida-named-director-of-mathaf-arab-museum-of-modern-art-87166|access-date=2021-12-03|website=www.artforum.com|language=en-US}}</ref>▼
▲[[Wassan Al-Khudhairi]] was the inaugural chief curator and director of the museum, where she served from 2007–2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2012 |title=Director of Mathaf to Resign |url=https://www.artforum.com/news/director-of-mathaf-to-resign-30521
== Collection ==
{{See also|Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family}}
The 5,500-square-meter (59,000-square-foot) museum, located in a former school building in
== Exhibitions ==
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Mathaf opened on 30 December 2010 with an exhibition called ''Sajjil'', which means "act of recording" in Arabic, and featured a cross-section of Arab art over the previous 100 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art |url=https://universes.art/en/nafas/articles/2010/mathaf |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=universes.art |language=en-US}}</ref> Simultaneously, the museum hosted ''Interventions'' (an exhibition of new commissions by five pivotal modernist Arab artists ([[Dia Azzawi]], [[Farid Belkahia]], Ahmed Nawar, [[Ibrahim el-Salahi]] and [[Hassan Sharif]]) and ''Told/Untold/Retold'', an ambitious exhibition of new commissions by twenty-three contemporary Arab artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artdaily.com/news/42548/Mathaf--Arab-Museum-of-Modern-Art-Announces-Details-of-Its-Three-Opening-Exhibitions#.VlyWjnarTIU|title=Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art Announces Details of Its Three Opening Exhibitions|publisher=ArtDaily|accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>
Mathaf's following exhibition, ''Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab'', ran from 5 December 2011 to 26 May 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab at Mathaf|url=https://www.mathaf.org.qa/en/cai-guo-qiang|access-date=2021-11-30|website=www.mathaf.org.qa}}</ref> The first [[Solo show (art exhibition)|solo show]] to be organized by the museum, ''Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab'' showcased more than fifty works, including seventeen newly commissioned artworks, by the renowned contemporary artist [[Cai Guo-Qiang]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hartvig |first=Nicolai |date=2012-01-06 |title=Qatar Looks to Balance Its Arts Scene |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/arts/07iht-scdoha07.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Saraab ("mirage") re-imagined historical relations between China and the [[Persian Gulf]] region and reaffirmed Mathaf's commitment to presenting a unique Arab perspective on modern and contemporary art. The exhibition opened with Cai Guo-Qiang's largest ever daytime explosion event, ''Black Ceremony''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artradarjournal.com/2012/05/21/mathafs-first-eastward-looking-show-cai-guo-qiang-saraab-in-recap/|title=Mathaf's first eastward looking show – "Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab" in recap|publisher=Art Radar Journal|date=21 May 2012|accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>
''Tea with Nefertiti: the Making of the Artwork by the Artist, the Museum and the Public'' was held from November 2012 to March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tea with Nefertiti at Mathaf|url=https://www.mathaf.org.qa/en/tea-with-nefertiti|access-date=2021-11-30|website=www.mathaf.org.qa}}</ref> Through revisiting the contested histories of how Egyptian collections have been amassed by numerous museums from the 19th century onwards, this exhibition brings together antiquities, modernist works, archives and 26 international contemporary artists and artist collectives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/0/100504/Arts--Culture/0/Tea-with-Nefertiti-moves-to-Munich.aspx|title=Tea with Nefertiti moves to Munich|publisher=Ahram Online|date=5 May 2014|accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>
In November 2014, Mathaf opened the permanent exhibition "Summary, Part 1" with 8,000 pieces of contemporary art.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mathaf Exhibition: Summary, Part 1 |url=https://www.qf.org.qa/media-center/mathaf-exhibition-summary-part-1 |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=www.qf.org.qa |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khatri |first=Shabina S. |date=2014-11-02 |title=Qatar's Mathaf opens new permanent contemporary art collection |url=https://dohanews.co/qatars-mathaf-opens-new-permanent-contemporary-art-collection/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Doha News {{!}} Qatar |language=en-US}}</ref> "Summary, Part 2" was opened in September 2017 as an updated permanent exhibition to showcase different pieces of Mathafs collection together with two exhibitions from the FOCUS: Works from Mathaf Collection series.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-09-16 |title=Mathaf gives a new glimpse into its permanent collection |url=https://allandabout.com/community/arts_and_literature/mathaf-gives-a-new-glimpse-into-its-permanent-collection/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=All & About |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Joey |date=2017-09-13 |title=Mathaf gives a new glimpse of its permanent collection |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/563767/mathaf-gives-a-new-glimpse-of-its-permanent-collection |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Gulf Times |language=en}}</ref>
In 2015 Mathaf started a series of solo exhibitions called FOCUS: Works from Mathaf Collection, with the featured artist all being part of the permanent collection of Mathaf. The series opened with exhibitions from artists [[Farid Belkahia]], Abdelhalim Radwi, Faraj Daham and [[Inji Aflatoun]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=FOCUS: Works from Mathaf Collection |url=https://dafbeirut.org/contentFiles/file/2020/11/FOCUS-Works-from-Mathaf-Collection.pdf |access-date=2023-04-18}}</ref> and was held on Mathaf's ground floor exhibition space from October 2015 to February 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Victoria |date=2015-10-13 |title=Five Arab artists launch new solo exhibitions at Mathaf |url=https://dohanews.co/mathaf-launches-five-solo-exhibitions-showcasing-modern-arab-art/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Doha News {{!}} Qatar |language=en-US}}</ref>
The museums also works together with other museums and institutes like the [[Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía|Reina Sofia Museum]] in [[Madrid]], the [[Palais de Tokyo]] in [[Paris]] or the [[Qatar National Library]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-12-15 |title=QNL hosts exhibition to celebrate Algeria's most acclaimed artist |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/15/12/2022/qnl-hosts-exhibition-to-celebrate-algerias-most-acclaimed-artist |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-11-10 |title=ZEINA ARIDA NAMED DIRECTOR OF MATHAF: ARAB MUSEUM OF MODERN ART |url=https://www.artforum.com/news/zeina-arida-named-director-of-mathaf-arab-museum-of-modern-art-250952/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}</ref>
From March to May 2023 the museum hosted the exhibition "I Am The Traveler And Also The Road", which was part of the Tasweer Photo Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-03-20 |title=Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar 2023 • SELECTIONS ARTS MAGAZINE |url=https://selectionsarts.com/tasweer-photo-festival-qatar-2023/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=SELECTIONS ARTS MAGAZINE |language=en-US}}</ref>
In October 2023 the Museum opened four exhibitions that were on display until March 2024. The exhibitions are meant to bring more attention to contemporary Arab art. The exhibitions consist of "Introspection as Resistance", a solo show by Iraqi artist Mehdi Moutashar, "Cities Under Quarantine: The Mailbox Project" by Lebanese artist Abed Al Kadiri, "Distilled Lessons: Abstraction in Arab Modernism" and "De/Constructed Meanings".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Starting New Conversations About Arab Art |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/arts/museum-modern-arab-art-qatar.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>
As part of the 2024 Years of Culture initiative, some permanent galleries were updated to highlight Moroccan artist such as Chaibia Talal or Mohamed Melehi.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Moroccan Artists at Mathaf Museum {{!}} Years of Culture |url=https://yearsofculture.qa/editions/qatar-morocco/events/moroccan-artists-at-mathaf-arab-museum-of-modern-art |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=yearsofculture.qa |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-03-18 |title=Qatar–Morocco 2024 Year of Culture marked |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/article/679148/qatar/qatarmorocco-2024-year-of-culture-marked |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Gulf Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-03-19 |title=Qatar-Morocco 2024 Year of Culture showcases vibrant treasures of Doha |url=https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/113629/nation/qatar-morocco-2024-year-of-culture-showcases-vibrant-treasures-of-doha |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Qatar Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
Other exhibitions organized by Mathaf include:
* "Forever Now: Five Anecdotes from the Permanent Collection", which features new readings based on the works of five artists from
* "Selections from the Collection", conceived by the curatorial team of Mathaf.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qulture.com/calendar/mathaf-selections-collection|title=Mathaf: Selections from the Collection|publisher=Qulture|accessdate=30 November 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140229/http://www.qulture.com/calendar/mathaf-selections-collection|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref>
* "Khatt And After", which includes work from the permanent Collection of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qatar-tribune.com/viewnews.aspx?n=74211107-ECB7-4CEC-889B-C3099A624DF8&d=20130903|title=Mathaf's collection a document of modern Arab art history: Director|publisher=Qatar Tribune|author=Ramy Salama|date=3 September 2013|accessdate=30 November 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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* "Manal AlDowayan: Crash", 2014, curated by Laura Barlow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qf.org.qa/page?a=996&lang=en-CA|title=Mathaf Invites Artist To Show Her Creative Process|publisher=Qatar Foundation Telegraph|date=18 February 2014|accessdate=30 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121131345/https://www.qf.org.qa/page?a=996&lang=en-CA|archive-date=21 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* "Etel Adnan In All Her Dimensions", 2014, curated by [[Hans Ulrich Obrist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/276308/etel-adnan-s-works-on-display-at-mathaf|title=Etel Adnan's works on display at Mathaf|publisher=The Peninsula|date=17 March 2014|accessdate=30 November 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011848/http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/276308/etel-adnan-s-works-on-display-at-mathaf|archivedate=5 March 2016}}</ref>
* "The Closest I've Ever Come to a Scientific Experiment", by Ghadah Alkandari, curated by [[Ala Younis]], 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ghadah Alkandari|url=http://
* "[[Shirin Neshat]]: Afterwards", curated by [http://appartement22.com/spip.php?article4 Abdellah Karroum], November 2014 to February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dohanews.co/artist-shirin-neshats-first-regional-solo-exhibition-opens-qatar/|title=Artist Shirin Neshat's first regional solo exhibition opens in Qatar|publisher=Doha News|author=Shabina S. Khatri|date=9 November 2014|accessdate=30 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202093159/https://dohanews.co/artist-shirin-neshats-first-regional-solo-exhibition-opens-qatar/|archive-date=2 February 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* "[[Wael Shawky]]: Crusades and Other Stories", 2015, curated by Abdellah Karroum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wael Shawky: Crusades and Other Stories at Mathaf|url=https://www.mathaf.org.qa/en/wael-shawky|access-date=2021-12-02|website=www.mathaf.org.qa}}</ref>
* "[[Dia Azzawi]]: A Retrospective (from 1963 until tomorrow)", curated by [[Catherine David]], 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DIA AL-AZZAWI: A RETROSPECTIVE|url=https://www.mathaf.org.qa/en/a-retrospective|access-date=2021-12-02|website=www.mathaf.org.qa}}</ref>
* "[[Hassan Sharif]]: Objects and Files", curated by Laura Barlow, March 2016 to September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hassan Sharif - Mathaf |url=https://www.alexandergray.com/news-events/hassan-sharif46 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=www.alexandergray.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FOCUS: Works from the Mathaf Collection |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/art-diary/focus-works-from-the-mathaf-collection/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Apollo Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
* "Basim Madgy: It All Started With a Map and a Picture of Scattered Little Houses", curated by Laura Barlow, March 2017 to July 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |date=2017-03-13 |title=New installation at Mathaf showcases Magdy's work |url=https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/54009/NATION/New-installation-at-Mathaf-showcases-Magdy-39s-work |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Qatar Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
* "[[Bouthayna Al Muftah|Bouthayna Al-Muftah]]: Echoes", July to September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Project Space 12 Bouthayna Al-Muftah: Echoes |url=https://www.artsy.net/show/mathaf-arab-museum-of-modern-art-project-space-12-bouthayna-al-muftah-echoes |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Artsy |language=en}}</ref>
*"[[Fateh Moudarres]]: Colour, Exetnsity and Sense", curated by Sara Raza, October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fateh al-Moudarres|url=https://www.mathaf.org.qa/en/fateh-al-moudarres|access-date=2021-12-10|website=www.mathaf.org.qa}}</ref>
*"[[Mounira Al Solh]]: I strongly believe in our right to be frivolous", October 2018 to February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mounira Al Solh: I strongly believe in our right to be frivolous |url=https://www.artforum.com/artguide/mathaf-arab-museum-of-modern-art-14796/mounira-al-solh-i-strongly-believe-in-our-right-to-be-frivolous-161942 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}</ref>
*"Raqs Media Collective: Still More World", curated by Laura Barlow, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raqs Media Collective|url=https://www.mathaf.org.qa/en/raqs-media-collective-2|access-date=2021-12-02|website=www.mathaf.org.qa}}</ref>
*"[[M. F. Husain]]: Horses of the Sun", curated by Ranjit Hoskote, March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-10-06|title=Mathaf to release M.F. Husain: Horses of the Sun publication|url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/06/10/2020/Mathaf-to-release-M.F.-Husain-Horses-of-the-Sun-publication
*"[[El Anatsui]]: Triumphant Scale", curated by Okwui Enwezor, October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale|url=https://www.artforum.com/artguide/mathaf-arab-museum-of-modern-art-14796/el-anatsui-triumphant-scale-163964|access-date=2021-12-09|website=www.artforum.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
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*"Majaz: Contemporary Art Qatar", September 2022 to February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-09-16 |title=Mathaf unveils four exhibitions showcasing MENASA region |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/16/09/2022/mathaf-unveils-four-exhibitions-showcasing-menasa-region |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-16 |title=Qatar's vibrant art scene is focus at four stunning exhibitions |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/724378/Qatar-s-vibrant-art-scene-is-focus-at-four-stunnin |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Gulf-Times |language=}}</ref>
*"Taysir Batniji: No Condition is Permanent", co-curated by Abdellah Karroum and Lina Ramadan, September 2022 to January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-09-16 |title=Mathaf unveils four exhibitions showcasing MENASA region |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/16/09/2022/mathaf-unveils-four-exhibitions-showcasing-menasa-region |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art presents four exhibitions, showcasing artists from across region |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/724309/Mathaf-Arab-Museum-of-Modern-Art-presents-four-exh |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Gulf-Times |language=}}</ref>
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*"One Tiger or Another", curated by Tom Eccles and Mark Rappolt, September 2022 to January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-09-16 |title=Mathaf unveils four exhibitions showcasing MENASA region |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/16/09/2022/mathaf-unveils-four-exhibitions-showcasing-menasa-region |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art presents four exhibitions, showcasing artists from across region |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/724309/Mathaf-Arab-Museum-of-Modern-Art-presents-four-exh |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Gulf-Times |language=}}</ref>
*"Almaha Almaadeed: Inspired by the Land", curated by Noora Abdulmajeed, September 2022 to January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Almaha Almaadeed: Inspired by the Land |url=https://www.marhaba.qa/event/almaha-almaadeed-inspired-by-the-land/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Marhaba Qatar |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Almaha Almaadeed: Inspired by the Land |url=https://www.qacreates.com/en/events/almaha-almaadeed-inspired-by-the-land |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=www.qacreates.com |language=en}}</ref>
*"Beirut and the Golden Sixties: A Manifesto of Fragility exhibition", curated by Sam Bardaouil and Natasha Gasparian, March 2023 to August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-16 |title=QM launches Beirut exhibition at Mathaf |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/article/657648/qatar/qm-launches-beirut-exhibition-at-mathaf |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Gulf Times |language=en}}</ref>
*"This Sand is made of Stars/this Sea is made of Pearls – Horizon Historiographies", September 2023 to December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=VCUarts Qatar holds exhibition to mark 25th anniversary |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/article/669291/qatar/vcuarts-qatar-holds-exhibition-to-mark-25th-anniversary |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=Gulf Times |language=en}}</ref>
*"Khalid Albaih: Shahid", curated by Fatma Mostafawi and Hadeel Al-Kohaji, May 2024 to August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Joey |date=2024-05-06 |title=Mathaf presents ‘Khalid Albaih: Shahid’ exhibition |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/article/681945/qatar/mathaf-presents-khalid-albaih-shahid-exhibition |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Gulf Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-06-03 |title='Shahid' by Khalid Albaih at Mathaf • SELECTIONS ARTS MAGAZINE |url=https://selectionsarts.com/shahid-by-khalid-albaih-at-mathaf/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=SELECTIONS ARTS MAGAZINE |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Education initiatives ==
As a museum founded on the premise of education and scholarship,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Colhoun |first=Damarais |date=December 29, 2010 |title=Qatar Opens First Museum of Modern Arab Art, a Q&A With Chief Curator |work=Huffington Post |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/as-qatar-prepares-to-open_b_801055 |access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> there are a wide number of programs to engage multiple audiences including schools, universities, families, artists, and scholars. Highlights include the program Mathaf Voices, which trains local university students to give exhibition tours from their own perspectives, and Artist Encounters, which invites artists to discuss concepts and lead workshops based on their processes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2013 |title=Doha's Mathaf puts Arab art on the world map |url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/doha-mathaf-466595
== Research initiatives ==
The museum, in collaboration with [[Qatar Foundation]], has published an online encyclopedia containing the biographies of Arab artists.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.qscience.com/doi/abs/10.5339/qfarc.2014.SSPP1043|title=Mathaf Encyclopedia Of Modern Art And The Arab World|journal=Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings|volume=1|
==Gallery==
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