Museum of Islamic Art hosts Family Day on 10 October
Published on 10/04/2026 at 03:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Museum of Islamic Art hosts MIA Family Day: Young Muslim scholars in Doha on 10 October 2026. The programme takes place at the MIA Atrium and presents an interactive family activity about the stories and achievements of Muslim scholars. The museum's established local setting is off Al Corniche Street in Qatar.
Family Day brings Muslim scholars to the MIA Atrium
MIA Family Day: Young Muslim scholars runs on 10 October 2026 from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. The organiser describes it as an interactive family programme exploring art, culture and heritage through hands-on activities.
The event is presented in Arabic and English and requires no registration. The official event listing names the MIA Atrium as the venue and says that the programme is free to attend. Qatar Museums included the activity in its October programme alongside calligraphy, geometry, storytelling, film and literature events at the museum.
Muslim scholarship meets the museum collection
The family activity connects the date-specific programme with the museum's permanent displays. Its collection presents Islamic art from three continents, while the galleries are organised around historical and cultural themes, periods and geography.
This link gives the 10 October programme a defined setting: visitors are not attending a general city event, but a family session inside a museum whose displays examine Islamic craftsmanship and the societies that produced it. The October programme announcement describes the session as an invitation for younger visitors to discover scholars of the Islamic world through the collection.
October activities extend beyond Family Day
The 10 October session sits within a wider programme at the same venue. The museum calendar also lists Nasta'liq calligraphy for children and young people on 3, 10 and 17 October 2026, as well as an English-language curator tour on 27 October 2026.
The museum is also showing Uzbekistan: Heritage in Motion until 28 November 2026. That exhibition provides a current thematic backdrop for other workshops and tours, while Family Day focuses specifically on Muslim scholars and the museum collection.
Visiting Museum of Islamic Art: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- MIA Family Day: Young Muslim scholars takes place on 10 October 2026 from 2.30pm to 4.30pm in the MIA Atrium.
- The programme is free to attend, is presented in Arabic and English, and requires no registration according to the organiser.
- The venue is Museum of Islamic Art, off Al Corniche Street in Doha, Qatar, with the event held inside the MIA Atrium rather than in the surrounding park.
- The museum offers galleries covering Islamic art from three continents, with displays arranged by historical and cultural themes, periods and geography.
- English-speaking visitors should note that the Family Day language listing includes both Arabic and English.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Museum of Islamic Art
When does MIA Family Day take place at Museum of Islamic Art?
MIA Family Day: Young Muslim scholars takes place on 10 October 2026 from 2.30pm to 4.30pm in the MIA Atrium.
What is Museum of Islamic Art?
It is a Doha museum presenting Islamic art from three continents, with galleries arranged around historical and cultural themes, periods and geography.
Where is Museum of Islamic Art and how do you get there?
The museum is off Al Corniche Street in Doha, Qatar. The Family Day venue is the MIA Atrium.
