{"id":602607,"date":"2025-11-30T03:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T03:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/602607\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T03:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T03:55:32","slug":"inside-the-lawh-wa-qalam-m-f-husain-museum-in-doha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/602607\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum in Doha"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum is the first dedicated institution to celebrate the work of Indian modernist art master Maqbool Fida Husain. The building, courtesy of Delhi-based architect Martand Khosla and spearheaded by non-profit Qatar Foundation (QF), has just opened its doors, showing off its unique character and playfully volumes.<\/p>\n

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Inside the Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum in Doha<\/p>\n

The museum’s rich and colourful identity is a deliberate and carefully purpose-driven architectural gesture. Khosla, an architect and artist himself, drew on Husain’s creative style and approach to craft his design, which indeed mirrors a sketch by the artist himself, which imagined what such a museum might look like.<\/p>\n

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Khosla explains: ‘The architectural challenge \u2013 one I enjoyed immensely \u2013 was to translate his symbolic vision into a contemporary building that could both house his individual legacy and engage with the context of Education City. The museum\u2019s architectural language evolved into a series of spaces that invite reflection and exchange, with materials that celebrate our shared cultural histories across South and West Asia.’<\/p>\n

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The building explores Husain’s creative journey from the 1950s until his death in 2011. It includes art pieces (well-known and unseen works), as well as personal objects and materials that influenced the artist’s output and approach. The Arab civilisation was a particular interest, which led Husain to produce a series of 35 paintings, some of which can be found among the exhibits here.<\/p>\n

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Alongside the collection, one of the M. F. Husain Museum’s highlights is the artist’s final work: a 2009 installation entitled Seeroo fi al ardh (\u2018Walk in the Land\u2019), which will be featured in a dedicated gallery. The building also includes a caf\u00e9, a gift shop, a library and Creativity Hub, and an auditorium set to house various events year-round.<\/p>\n

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Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, said: ‘Maqbool Fida Husain is a legendary artist \u2013 a true master whose artistic works transcend borders and connect cultures, histories, and identities. I am delighted to fulfill the dream of this late, esteemed artist by inaugurating the museum, which will stand as a new landmark in Education City showcasing pages from his life and a collection of his works.’<\/p>\n

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