New museum at QF’s Education City to celebrate life and work of Maqbool Fida Husain

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation will launch Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum, a new addition to Qatar s cultural landscape, dedicated to the life and...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation will launch Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum, a new addition to Qatar’s cultural landscape, dedicated to the life and work of one of the most influential figures in the history of modern art: Maqbool Fida Husain.

The museum, which opens its doors to the public on November 28, 2025, will foster creativity and dialogue while being a space for learning and discovery, as it joins the growing number of public spaces within Qatar Foundation’s Education City that celebrate and perpetuate art, heritage, and innovation.

Offering a deeply immersive art experience, the museum will invite visitors to step inside the world of Maqbool Fida Husain and explore the influences, philosophies, and memories that shaped his artistic journey. 

Through multimedia storytelling and art forms including paintings, films, tapestry, photography, and poetry, the museum will bring Husain’s creativity to life in bold and innovative ways. Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser commissioned Husain to produce a series of paintings inspired by Arab civilisation. He completed over 35 of these before his death, some of which will be among the artworks displayed in the galleries of Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum.