Past Exhibitions

Since its founding in 2010, Mathaf has presented temporary exhibitions highlighting internationally acclaimed modern and contemporary artists.

Please note that the following list of selected past exhibitions is not comprehensive and updates are ongoing.

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Past Exhibition

Autorretrato (Self Portrait)

16 December 2025 - 21 February 2026
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31 October 2025 - 8 February 2026
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Past Exhibition

Your Ghosts Are Mine: Expanded Cinemas, Amplified Voices

19 April - 9 August 2025
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Qatar: Close to My Soul

19 April - 9 August 2025
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Wafa al-Hamad: Sites of Imagination

19 April - 9 August 2025
A man wrapped in pink fabric sits cross legged on a carpet, a musical instrument in the background.

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Seeing Is Believing: The Art and Influence of Gérôme

3 November 2024 - 22 February 2025
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Past Exhibition

Khalid Albaih: Shahid

6 May - 24 August 2024
Abstract drawing with a blue triangle in the middle and prominent red and black line drawings on top.

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Distilled Lessons: Abstraction in Arab Modernism

27 October 2023 - 11 May 2024
Photo of an artwork that looks like the broad brush strokes of calligraphy.

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Mehdi Moutashar: Introspection as Resistance

27 October 2023 - 11 May 2024
Photo of an abstract painting in landscape, prominently featuring blue, white and black colours.

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Cities Under Quarantine: The Mailbox Project

27 October 2023 - 11 May 2024
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Ramadan Feast

20 March - 9 April 2024
Arabic script written in sand.

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De/Constructed Meanings

27 October 2023 - 10 March 2024