A recent visit by Qatar Museums (QM) Chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani to the BMW Welt and BMW Museum in Munich has given her ample ideas for the upcoming Qatar Auto Museum.
“It was such a pleasure to visit the @bmwwelt Museum in Munich, and to see the evolution of such an iconic company from airplane war engines to motorbikes and finally cars and all this teaches us about science and engineering, creativity and design.
“Seeing the historic vehicles presented throughout the museum has given me lots of ideas for the future #QatarAutoMuseum which will showcase an incredible collection of vehicles and explore the history and impact of automobiles on our culture,” HE Sheikha Al Mayassa posted on Facebook.
BMW Welt is the company’s experience and automobile customer delivery centre and features fascinating, futuristic architecture. It hosts an array of exhibitions for all the BMW Group brands, virtual tours showcasing groundbreaking vehicle models and unique architecture, and a one-of-a-kind drone flight.
The BMW Museum provides a unique presentation of the company, brand, and BMW product history. Spanning an area of 5,000sqm, it displays about 125 of the brand’s most valuable and attractive automobiles, motorcycles, and engines, (source: https://www.bmw-welt.com)
The 30,000sqm Qatar Auto Museum in Doha, meanwhile, is “a new project that will bring Qatar’s car community under one roof and one mission: to drive culture forward and to inspire the next generation of innovators, designers, engineers, collectors, and policymakers through a shared passion for cars,” QM noted.
The Qatar Auto Museum, designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture led by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas, will feature permanent galleries that track the evolution of the automobile from its invention through today, and how it has influenced culture in Qatar. The temporary exhibition spaces will display high-profile vehicles – from supercars and limited editions to racecars and classic cars.
Other facilities of the museum will include an Edutainment Centre and Workshop Spaces, as well as areas dedicated to children’s activities such as driving simulators, mini car mechanics, and kids' driving areas, among others.
The Qatar Auto Museum will be located along the Lusail Expressway between the 5/6 Park and Katara – the Cultural Village, in the former exhibition centre building that hosted the first Qatar Motor Show in 2011.
“If you have not visited yet, A Sneak Peek at Qatar Auto Museum Project exhibition is currently on display @nmoqatar until January. The display features a fascinating selection of vehicles on loan from Qatar’s community of automobile enthusiasts – definitely worth a visit if you love cars,” HE Sheikha Al Mayassa said.
“It was such a pleasure to visit the @bmwwelt Museum in Munich, and to see the evolution of such an iconic company from airplane war engines to motorbikes and finally cars and all this teaches us about science and engineering, creativity and design.
“Seeing the historic vehicles presented throughout the museum has given me lots of ideas for the future #QatarAutoMuseum which will showcase an incredible collection of vehicles and explore the history and impact of automobiles on our culture,” HE Sheikha Al Mayassa posted on Facebook.
BMW Welt is the company’s experience and automobile customer delivery centre and features fascinating, futuristic architecture. It hosts an array of exhibitions for all the BMW Group brands, virtual tours showcasing groundbreaking vehicle models and unique architecture, and a one-of-a-kind drone flight.
The BMW Museum provides a unique presentation of the company, brand, and BMW product history. Spanning an area of 5,000sqm, it displays about 125 of the brand’s most valuable and attractive automobiles, motorcycles, and engines, (source: https://www.bmw-welt.com)
The 30,000sqm Qatar Auto Museum in Doha, meanwhile, is “a new project that will bring Qatar’s car community under one roof and one mission: to drive culture forward and to inspire the next generation of innovators, designers, engineers, collectors, and policymakers through a shared passion for cars,” QM noted.
The Qatar Auto Museum, designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture led by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas, will feature permanent galleries that track the evolution of the automobile from its invention through today, and how it has influenced culture in Qatar. The temporary exhibition spaces will display high-profile vehicles – from supercars and limited editions to racecars and classic cars.
Other facilities of the museum will include an Edutainment Centre and Workshop Spaces, as well as areas dedicated to children’s activities such as driving simulators, mini car mechanics, and kids' driving areas, among others.
The Qatar Auto Museum will be located along the Lusail Expressway between the 5/6 Park and Katara – the Cultural Village, in the former exhibition centre building that hosted the first Qatar Motor Show in 2011.
“If you have not visited yet, A Sneak Peek at Qatar Auto Museum Project exhibition is currently on display @nmoqatar until January. The display features a fascinating selection of vehicles on loan from Qatar’s community of automobile enthusiasts – definitely worth a visit if you love cars,” HE Sheikha Al Mayassa said.
