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Msheireb Museums

Msheireb Museums brings together four historic houses in Doha’s former commercial center. Their exhibitions explore slavery and exploitation, the beginnings of the oil industry, the city’s urban development, and Qatari domestic life.

Msheireb Museums
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  • Bin Jelmood House addresses slavery and contemporary forms of exploitation.
  • Company House focuses on people connected with the beginnings of the oil industry.
  • Mohammed Bin Jassim House and Radwani House explore urban change and domestic life.
Msheireb Museums
Photo by Verity Cridland Source: Flickr: Creative Commons Licence: CC BY 2.0
Msheireb Museums
Photo by Verity Cridland Source: Flickr: Creative Commons Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Exterior of the National Museum of Qatar in Doha, with its desert-rose-inspired architectural discs.

Msheireb and the National Museum: a day of Doha stories

An urban route linking four historic houses with an immersive museum to explore Qatar’s social, economic and spatial transformations.

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Profile updated: 25/09/2026