Museums
Qatar National Museum
Lies on the Doha Corinche. The original building was built in 1912 as a palace for the governors of Qatar. First to reside there was Sheikh Hamad bin Abdalla bin Jassim Al Thani. The building was restored and refurbished as a national museum and reopened in 1975.
The museum comprises five sections; Old Governor’s Palace, State Museum, the Lagoon, the Aquarium and the Botanic Garden.

Ethnographical Museum

This building was constructed in 1935 and is the last remaining example of its type in Doha. It is distinguished by having a traditional wind tower (badgeer), funnelling air from all four directions into the house. The museum displays aspects of the daily lifestyle of Qatari families. It was opened in 1985.
Doha Fort (Koot)

One of the few remaining military forts in Doha. It was constructed in 1917, on a small hill during the reign of Sheikh Abdalla bin Jassim Al Thani.

Al Khor Museum

This museum was opened in 1991 in the city of Al Khor, 57 km to the north of the capital. It is housed in a two-storey restored building. The ground floor contains an anthropological section, a section of marine and land life and a section depicting the traditional fishing, diving and shipbuilding for which Al Khor is long famous. The first floor displays recently discovered artefacts used in the ancient industries of making dyes from sea shells as well as geological maps showing the changes in Qatar peninsula over the last 120,000 years.
Weaponry Museum
Established in 1994 when the state purchased its large collection from a Qatari collector of ancient and traditional items. It is a unique museum in the Gulf region both in its specialisation and the variety of its displays, currently numbering more than 2315 items. The collection contains rare samples of swords, daggers, Gulf and Arab guns and miscellaneous firearms and their accessories.
Al Wakra Museum

Housed in a traditional building in the old city of Al Wakra, 17 km south of Doha. The building was chosen as one of the remaining examples of old architectural and ornamental style of Al Wakra.
It was restored in 1984 by the Department of Museums and Antiquities as a regional museum. Its displays include old diving equipment, marine life, astronomical and timing objects, old clothing and some antique Al Wakra wooden artefacts and gypsum ornamental pieces. The museum was officially opened in 1988. Museums opening hours are, Daily 9-12 am and 4-7 pm except Fridays and Saturdays.