Curated Treasures: Explore Our Online Collection

Qatar Museums is proud to announce the launch of our Online Collection—a digital platform featuring 1,000 meticulously curated objects from our esteemed entities, now available online for the first time. Highlighting QM’s rich and extensive holdings, the digital archive provides an innovative path to exploring iconic masterpieces and rare artefacts of art and culture spanning centuries.

This is a testament to our deep commitment to bringing heritage and art to a global audience and giving users exceptional virtual access.

What does the Online Collection platform offer users?

This platform is an immersive and educational experience, allowing users to delve into and learn about a diverse range of objects. From textiles, ceramics and paintings, to sculptures and sports memorabilia, these objects come from across our world-class institutions. They include paintings from the world of modern art, as provided by Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, relics from the rich history of Islamic art courtesy of the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), heritage pieces from the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ), objects from world-class sporting events from the 3-2-1 Olympic and Sports Museum (QOSM), and other important objects from the General Collection.

Why 1,000 objects?

Showcasing the first 1,000 objects is just the start of our ever-evolving digital archive. Our expert curators and researchers are working round-the-clock to digitise and document more objects to add to the collection.

How is the digital platform organised?

A user-friendly platform, the site is easy to navigate, allowing visitors to gather a wealth of information from our vast searchable database. Each item in the Online Collection is accompanied by downloadable high-resolution images and detailed descriptions, providing its historical context, artistic techniques, and other essential insights.

How does the search function work?

There are multiple ways to find what you’re looking for on our Online Collection platform. One of the easiest ways to search the collection is to use keywords. For example, if you’re looking for an artwork, an artist from a particular country, period or style of the artwork or object, this is all you need to search the collection.

The available filters can further help you refine your search using several categories, such as materials, techniques, classification, among others. Unsure what you’re looking for? Our ‘Surprise Me’ function at the bottom of the object detail page is a fun way to explore the collection without an agenda.

What is the ’Stories’ section on the platform?

The ’Stories’ section offers users a deeper context to our extraordinary Online Collection. Here is where the QM editorial teams have come together to produce in-depth narratives, highlighting stand-out and individual objects by exploring their origin, significance and the fascinating tales they carry. These stories are rich in both research and entertainment value so don't skip this step!

Discover Our Objects Virtually

Dive into the Online Collection now and discover a world of art, history, and culture, guiding you through centuries of creativity and heritage.

Vrinda Abilash is a Digital Editorial Coordinator at Qatar Museums.