SHEIKH FAISAL BIN QASSIM AL THANI MUSEUM - Promontorio
SHEIKH FAISAL BIN QASSIM AL THANI MUSEUM - Promontorio
SHEIKH FAISAL BIN QASSIM AL THANI MUSEUM - Promontorio
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<strong>SHEIKH</strong> <strong>FAIS<strong>AL</strong></strong><br />
<strong>BIN</strong> <strong>QASSIM</strong> <strong>AL</strong> <strong>THANI</strong><br />
<strong>MUSEUM</strong><br />
Greater Doha, State of Qatar, 2012 – 2013<br />
CULTUR<strong>AL</strong> AND CIVIC<br />
Location Greater Doha (West/ Al Samariyah), State of Qatar<br />
Client His Excellency Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani<br />
Programme Private museum renovation<br />
(reception, gift shop, cafeteria, administration, temporary gallery)<br />
Gross Built Area 750 sq.m<br />
Estimated Investment N/A<br />
Project Status 2012 (concept design) – 2013 (1st-phase open to public)<br />
Cross-sections<br />
Site plan<br />
Reception<br />
Shop<br />
Exhibition room<br />
www.promontorio.net
<strong>SHEIKH</strong> <strong>FAIS<strong>AL</strong></strong> <strong>BIN</strong> <strong>QASSIM</strong> <strong>AL</strong> <strong>THANI</strong> <strong>MUSEUM</strong><br />
Greater Doha, State of Qatar, 2012 – 2013<br />
Plan<br />
Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani<br />
Museum first opened in 1998 with<br />
a vision to preserve and display the<br />
different collections of arts and artifacts<br />
accumulated from all around the world<br />
over the years by prominent Qatari<br />
collector Sheikh Faisal. The museum<br />
houses a vast and diverse collection<br />
celebrating and showcasing pre-Islamic<br />
and Islamic coins, Islamic art and<br />
various decorative artworks including<br />
ceramics and weaponry dating from the<br />
Omayyad dynasty to the beginning of the<br />
20th-century.<br />
The collection focuses mainly on Middle<br />
Eastern and Islamic history and culture,<br />
reflecting the interest of the Qatari<br />
people in their national heritage and<br />
cultural identity; a cultural movement<br />
supported by Sheikh Faisal himself. This<br />
Qatari heritage collection celebrates the<br />
important components of the nation’s<br />
history, from the fabrics and tents of<br />
the Bedouin life through to gulf doves<br />
and pearl fishing devises. The museum<br />
also contains some of the finest and<br />
most important examples of Arabic<br />
manuscripts, fine arts and militaria.<br />
In addition, the collection also includes<br />
a very popular and extensive vehicle<br />
collection comprising vintage and classic<br />
cars, among which is a late 19th-century<br />
steam car, besides a rare Ford-T, 1930s<br />
Buicks, 1940s Desoto and old Dodge<br />
utility vehicles. PROMONTORIO as<br />
been invited to redesign the reception and<br />
adjoin areas; namely, gift shop, cafeteria<br />
and administration, in addition to a<br />
temporary gallery. This is the first part<br />
of a much more ambitious project, which<br />
comprises the expansion of new museum<br />
wings and restructuring of large part of<br />
the permanent exhibition display.<br />
www.promontorio.net
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