IAAF World Athletics Village
World Athletics Village to serve a taste of different cuisines and entertainment from across the globe throughout IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.
Fan zone will honour different cultures as athletes from more than 200 countries will take part in the Middle East’s biggest ever sporting event.
The cultural celebration will see the Village divided into areas which represent Africa, North and South America, Europe and Asia, with areas decorated in themes of each country, serving different food, entertainment and prize giveaways.
Where: World Athletics Village
When: Ongoing till October 6 (5pm onwards)
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Fun with Robotics
Qatar National Library is hosting an informative program on robotics, coding and the internet of things. The program lets participants code robots using drag-and-drop functionality.
The program will enable participants to address the issue using collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, communication and complex problem-solving.
There will be a mini-challenge day on November 2 to show off your creation.
Children the ages from 10 – 17 can participate in this event.
Participants registering to this program will need to attend all the sessions every Saturday during October.
The event is currently fully booked, but if you wish you may register to be placed on a waiting list.
Where: Qatar National Library
When: Every Saturday during October (1pm - 3pm)
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Panorama Qatar Exhibition
Qatari artist Reem Al Obaidly chronicles the country’s glorious past and vibrant present while looking to a brilliant future in her 22 paintings on display dubbed “Panorama Qatar”.
Among the subjects depicted in the paintings are Qatar’s leaders, cultural symbols and iconic landmarks and places. Using varying styles, Al Obaidly rendered the images with genuine artistry and sophistication using exquisite hues and employing varying textures to express profound interpretation of the subjects.
Where: Katara
When: Ongoing till October 9 (10am - 10pm)
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"Journey through my stories" exhibition
Portuguese artist Patricia Mouzinho’s artwork titled Journey through my stories is on display at Katara.
Where: Katara
When: October 2 (7:30pm - 10pm)
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El Anatsui's exhibition
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art is hosting acclaimed Ghanaian artist El Anatsui’s first solo exhibition in the Middle East which is the largest ever survey mounted of the work of perhaps Africa’s most prominent living artist.
The artist generates meaning out of his material and technical process. For example, the bottle caps come from hard liquors introduced by Europeans as currency - and thus a means of subjugation - during the era of transatlantic slavery and colonisation. The process of cutting, flattening, squeezing, twisting, folding and stitching together with copper wire thousands of these bottle caps into a single work, speaks to the making of human communities out of connected individual subjectivities.
Admission is free.
Where: Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art
When: October 1 2019 – January 31 2020 (Daily: 9am – 7pm & Friday: 1:30pm - 7pm)
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Artistic Dimensions to a Healthier World
The exhibition ‘Artistic Dimensions to a Healthier World’ will feature artworks by Giles Duley, an award-winning humanitarian photographer, who documents human plight in war zones across the world.
On display will also be drawings created by the Rohingya children who are currently living in refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, after fleeing persecution in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
Where: Fire Station
When: October 2 – 27 (9am - 7pm)
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"CANTUS" - A celebration of voice and instruments
Katara in cooperation with the Embassy of South Africa in Qatar and Sherborne Qatar staging a concert Cantus- A celebration of voice and instruments.
This is a free event.
Where: Katara
When: October 3 (7pm – 9pm)
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Prokofiev Symphony No. 7
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra will be presenting the Prokofiev Symphony No. 7, it will be conducted by Dmitrij Kitajenko.
The concert ticket price ranges from QR 75 to QR200 and can be purchased on their website.
Where: Katara Opera House
When: October 4 (7:30pm onwards)
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