Fire Station Museum — Attraction in Doha

The Fire Station offers nine-month programmes for artists who are resident in Qatar. During this time, they move into one of the studios, collaborate with fellow creatives and develop their own technique. They meet curators, can access all exhibitions and are encouraged to join lectures.

They benefit from weekly mentoring sessions and meet arts professionals from all over the world, representing Qatar in the international cultural community. The initiative demonstrates our commitment to nurturing emerging talent.

The Fire Station will be a colourful, spirited and dynamic arts centre for the public. Each June, people can view the artists’ work in the public gallery and from next year, they will be able to visit the bookshop, art supply shop, restaurant, café and cinema.

The station was built in 1982 as a Civil Defence building. It was occupied by the fire brigade until late 2012 when it was handed over to Qatar Museums, to be recycled for contemporary use. Ibrahim Al Jeidah, the Qatari architect leading the project, has preserved original details and has ambitious plans for the existing tower, which will be covered in LED lighting woven into steel mesh. This mesh will be used to display digital artworks, project images and...

The building was built in 1982 as a fire station. With the expansion of doha and the addition of other fire stations its relevance came into question. Because it was a very beautiful building it was repurposed into to a gallery for art. Their are several galaries at the museum. Some are viewd at a fee 50 QR per adult. If a person is a resident their is a 50 percent discount. Kids enter for free. Back to the galaries. The art shown is always thought proving. It might be modern or it may be on loan from another country. They is a big courtyard with a ground fountain in the middle. They is a cafeteria with outdoor and indoor seating. They have pizza and sandwiches beside the hot and cold drinks. Beside the cafeteria they is an art supplies shop. That sells art material and works of art. The shop catier for artists and families alike. There is a huge park beside the fire station museum called Bidda. One might want to walk their after the...

Nothing much to write home about. You may not enjoy this place that much unless you're an art aficionado. It's an erstwhile fire station converted into an art gallery and retaining its original name. The courtyard is spacious with a popular cafe and there's also a good-looking arts and crafts store that seems to be well stocked. I saw the KAWS exhibition here, but didn't feel it was great. Not worthy of the QR 25 per head ticket price even after the 50% discount for Qatar residents. They should have made it free. The exhibition had a small gallery space and it was spread over two rooms at different locations on premises. The artist, Brian Donnelly, made a few teddy bear-like figures in various poses which wasn't droolworthy in my opinion. The nearest car park is the Al Bidda South underground car park, a...