An aerial view of the upcoming National Museum of Qatar designed by Atelier Jean Nouvel. Pic: Iwan Baan
DOHA: The National Museum of Qatar is all set open its doors to the public on March 28, 2019, says H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
The Qatar Museums Chairperson announced on Twitter:
We look forward to open the @NMOQatar to the public on 28 March 2019 with its magnificent new building by @ateliersjnouvel.
#NMoQ
Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning French architect Jean Nouvel, the new NMoQ building on the Doha Corniche is forged using an interlocking disc design inspired by the desert rose.
A July report in The Peninsula said:
“NMoQ’s collections and conservation teams worked hand-in-hand to transport the objects into the new, state-of-the-art storage facilities, where the collection will be kept until curatorial fit out begins later this year.”
The new NMoQ building boasts modern facilities with adaptable functionalities to properly store the collection.
The transportation of a museum collection is a long-term, thorough process which began early.
During the preliminary preparation phase, the NMoQ team identified and sorted all collection items into three categories comprising artefacts containing organic materials (e.g leather, textile, wood) that need to be frozen prior to entering the new facility, artefacts with inorganic materials (e.g. metals, stone, ceramics) that do not require freezing and disinfection and fragile items that require special packing.
This process helped guide the careful transportation of each artefact to ensure it was preserved and cared for properly on the way to its new home.
