QM Publications: Discover What’s New

Future of Museums

Art Mill Museum 2030

Edited by Aurélien Lemonier, Sheikha Maryam Hassan Al Thani, Caroline Hancock and Clémence Bergal

Art Mill Museum 2030 contains everything you need to know about the new contemporary art museum due to open in Doha in 2030. Composed of nine booklets in a box format, this innovative publication includes a curatorial overview, interviews with the architect and landscape designers, as well as information about the museum’s first commissions by artists Yasmina Benabderrahmane, François-Xavier Gbré, Ali Kazma, Amal Al Muftah and Shaima Al-Tamimi.

Art Mill Museum 2030 was designed by 2x4 and is published by Qatar Museums in collaboration with Italian publisher Silvana Editoriale. The book is available online and at Qatar Museums Gift Shops at the Museum of Islamic Art, Al Riwaq, National Museum of Qatar and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art.

Language: English
Publication date: 2022
ISBN (International): 9788836653102
ISBN (Qatar): 9789927108747

For Fans of Islamic Art

Museum of Islamic Art: The Guide

Julia Gonnella et al.

Highlights from the collection of the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

This compact volume takes you on an unforgettable journey through the history of the Islamic world in 15 chapters and 200 images. Featuring the most remarkable works on display, including manuscripts, metalwork, glassware, ceramics and textiles, The Guide showcases masterpieces of MIA’s collection while also exploring the stories behind their production.

Language: English and Arabic: two editions
Publication date: 2022
ISBN (International): English 9789927108709 / Arabic 9789927108721
ISBN (Qatar): English 9789927108709 / Arabic 9789927108716

Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection

Julia Gonnella et al.

A treasure trove of objects from the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

This is the first comprehensive work on MIA’s collection, with 15 in-depth essays and over 170 catalogue entries by experts in the field, including new research and never before published objects. Produced to accompany the relaunch of the Museum in 2022, the book is both an invaluable reference tool and the perfect gift for art lovers all over the world.

This magnificent publication takes you on a journey through the Islamic world with artworks spanning 1,400 years and three continents, from Spain, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia. Featuring around 400 images, including stunning close-up details, the book showcases masterpieces from MIA's collection, ranging from the finest metalwork, manuscripts, carpets, textiles, jewellery and ceramics.

The blue colour scheme of this beautifully designed book draws inspiration from the lapis lazuli pigment of early Qur’anic manuscripts and ceramics. Qatar Museums has also produced a limited quantity special edition version of the book in honour of the Museum’s 2022 reopening.

Language: English
Publication date: 2022
ISBN (International): 9780500480847
ISBN (Qatar): 9789927108723

For History Lovers

Baghdad: Eye’s Delight

Julia Gonnella et al.

Baghdad: Eye’s Delight celebrates the most important and influential city ever to have existed in the Islamic world, revealing its outstanding heritage as the capital of the great Abbasid caliphs (750–1258 CE), as well as the dynamic period of prosperity and creative innovation known as its second ‘Golden Age’ in the mid-20th century.

This stunning book takes readers on a tour across centuries, highlighting Baghdad's role as a city of power, scholarship, riches, art and music, ending with a look at its social fabric, cosmopolitan population, and many traditions, which have – despite war and destruction – enabled the city to thrive, time after time.

With essays by over 20 experts in the field and a selection of stunning images, including work by renowned photographer Latif Al Ani, the book depicts the vibrant history of one of the greatest cultural capitals of the Middle East. Baghdad: Eye’s Delight was published to accompany the exhibition on view at the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, 26 October 2022 until 25 February 2023.

Language: English and Arabic: two editions
Publication date: 2022
ISBN (International): English 9788836651436 / Arabic 9789927108808
ISBN (Qatar): English 9789927108785 / Arabic 9789927108808

Highlighting Palestine

Labour of Love: New Approaches to Palestinian Embroidery, Second Edition Catalogue

Rachel Dedman et al.

Aiming to foster better understanding between nations, this important book looks at the ancient art of embroidery in Palestinian society and how it has been transformed into a national symbol of patriotism and resistance in the decades following the Nakba of 1948. Including examples of embroidery in intricate detail and exploring its role in everyday life, Labour of Love is one of the most comprehensive books on the subject, showcasing how heritage pieces can transcend time and place to take on a deeper dimension in society.

This is the second edition of the book, published by Qatar Museums in collaboration with the Palestinian Museum to accompany the exhibition Labour of Love: Embroidering Palestinian History presented in Doha as part of the Qatar-MENASA Year of Culture 2022.

Language: English and Arabic (Bilingual)
Publication date: 2022
ISBN: 97899277108761

Taysir Batniji: Untitled (Portraits of Martyrs)

Experience a powerful work of art through the pages of this book.

This limited-edition artist’s book presents the series Untitled (Portraits of Martyrs) by Taysir Batniji, made in commemoration of Palestinian martyrs who were killed by Israeli forces during the Second Intifada between 2000 and 2001. The double meaning of absence is explored in this work with the negative silk screened portraits on black only becoming visible from certain angles, evoking the haunting memory of lives that have been lost but are not officially recognised as such. This exceptional book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Taysir Batniji: No Condition Is Permanent at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, in 2022.

Language: English and Arabic (Bilingual)
Publication date: 2022

Lifestyles and Traditions

On the Move: Reframing Nomadic Pastoralism

Edited by Lila Abu-Lughod

Featuring beautiful images and essays by experts in the field, On the Move provides inspiring new insights into the lifestyles, traditions and achievements of nomadic and seminomadic pastoral communities from Central Sahara, the Arabian Peninsula and Inner Asia.

Published to accompany the exhibition at the National Museum of Qatar, On the Move asks readers to reflect on what we might learn from these groups, who traverse difficult terrain and manage physically demanding lives while responding to the seasons and the needs of the animals on whom they depend, and who in turn depend on them. Grounded in research about the everyday lives, histories, technical expertise and cultural creativity of these communities, the book asks if nomads and herders might provide positive models for, and alternative ways to think about, the ‘good life’. As we all look to an uncertain future in a world overtaken by consumerism, destructive extraction and deep social inequalities, On the Move asks if pastoralists might have something to teach us.

Language: English and Arabic: two editions
Publication date: 2022
ISBN (International): English 9789927108778 / Arabic 9788857248035
ISBN (Qatar): English 9789927108778 / Arabic 9789927108792

Books may be purchased online and in museums and gallery gift shops, as well as different outlets worldwide.

To contact us about our books, email publications@qm.org.qa

Loubna Zeidan is a Senior Editorial Specialist at Qatar Museums.