As the world gears up for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum (QOSM) will host Let the Games Begin: 3-2-1 Summer Olympics Festival to commemorate 40 years of Qatar’s participation in the Olympic Games.
The festival will take place at 3-2-1 QOSM from 16:00 to 19:00, Sunday 28 July to Sunday 4 August 2024, offering a variety of engaging activities for all ages. Each day of the festival will feature live Olympic sports demonstrations; educational activities focused on the Olympic logo design, mascots and medals; guided tours on Olympic history, workshops and storytelling sessions themed around the Olympics.
The daily schedule of the festival is as follows:
Sunday 28 July:
16:00 – 17:00: Olympic Design
16:00 – 18:00: Olympic Sports (Football, Golf, and Boxing)
17:00 – 18:00: Olympic Stories & Workshop
17:30 – 18:30: Olympic Tour (English)
Monday 29 July:
16:00 – 17:00: Olympic Design
16:00 – 18:00: Olympic Sports (Athletics and handballl)
17:00 – 18:00: Olympic Stories & Workshop
17:30 – 18:30: Olympic Tour (English)
Wednesday 31 July:
16:00 – 17:00: Olympic Design
16:00 – 18:00: Olympic Sports (Football, Golf, and Boxing)
17:00 – 18:00: Olympic Stories & Workshop
17:30 – 18:30: Olympic Tour (Arabic)
Thursday, August 1:
16:00 – 17:00: Olympic Design
16:00 – 18:00: Olympic Sports (Athletics and handball)
17:00 – 18:00: Olympic Stories & Workshop
17:30 – 18:30: Olympic Tour (English)
Friday, August 2:
16:00 – 17:00: Olympic Design
16:00 – 18:00: Olympic Sports (Football)
17:00 – 18:00: Olympic Stories & Workshop
17:30 – 18:30: Olympic Tour (English)
Saturday, August 3:
16:00 – 17:00: Olympic Design
16:00 – 18:00: Olympic Sports (Golf and Boxing)
17:00 – 18:00: Olympic Stories & Workshop
17:30 – 18:30: Olympic Tour (English)
Sunday, August 4:
16:00 – 17:00: Olympic Design
16:00 – 18:00: Olympic Sports (Handball and Football)
17:00 – 18:00: Olympic Stories & Workshop
17:30 – 18:30: Olympic Tour (English)
Please note that QOSM will be closed on Tuesday 30 July.
As well as hosting the 3-2-1 Summer Olympics Festival, QOSM is staging an exhibition in France’s capital city from 31 July to 25 August at Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris Hotel. The exhibition, titled Olympism: More than a Dream, records 40 years of Qatar’s participation in the Olympics since 1984.
For more information and updates on the festival programme, or to learn more about Olympism: More Than a Dream, visit the QOSM website and follow us on Instagram at @321qosm.
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About 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum
The 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum is Qatar's museum of sports history, offering an unforgettable and inspiring interactive journey through the history and legacy of sports and the Olympic Games. The museum delivers a multi-layered educational narrative that combines a comprehensive collection with state-of-the-art technology and documents the significance of sports in Qatar. One of the largest Olympic Museums in the world, 3-2-1 houses hundreds of objects from around the globe, from the origins of sports to the modern day. Through its participatory spaces and planned programming, the museum aims to inspire and engage its community and encourage the public to participate in sports and physical activity. The museum is located at Khalifa International Stadium, part of Qatar's Aspire Zone Foundation. The Khalifa International Stadium, originally built in 1976, is one of the sites used to host the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Abdulla Yousuf Al Mulla has served as the Director of 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum since 2019.
About Qatar Museums
Qatar Museums (QM), the nation's preeminent institution for art and culture, provides authentic and inspiring cultural experiences through a growing network of museums, heritage sites, festivals, public art installations, and programmes. QM preserves, restores, and expands the nation's cultural offerings and historical sites, sharing art and culture from Qatar, the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA) region with the world and enriching the lives of citizens, residents, and visitors.
Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and led by its Chairperson, Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, QM has made Qatar a vibrant centre for the arts, culture, and education in the Middle East and beyond. QM is integral to the goal of developing an innovative, diverse, and progressive nation, bringing people together to ignite new thinking, spark critical cultural conversations, educate, and encourage environmental stewardship and sustainable practices, and amplify the voices of Qatar's people. Since its founding in 2005, QM has overseen the Museum of Islamic Art and MIA Park, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of Qatar, QM Gallery Al Riwaq, QM Gallery Katara and the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum. Future museums include Dadu, Children's Museum of Qatar, Qatar Auto Museum, Art Mill Museum, and the Lusail Museum.
Through its newly created Creative Hub, QM also initiates and supports projects—such as the Fire Station Artist in Residence, the Tasweer Qatar Photo Festival, the creative hub for innovation, fashion, and design M7, and Liwan Design Studios and Labs —that nurture artistic talent and create opportunities to build a strong and sustainable cultural infrastructure.
Animating everything that Qatar Museums does is an authentic connection to Qatar and its heritage, a steadfast commitment to inclusivity and accessibility, and a belief in creating value through invention.
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