QOSM announces winners of Cultural Olympiad Expo

Doha, Qatar: The 3 2 1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum (QOSM) announced the winners of the first ever Cultural Olympiad Expo, an artistic celebration...

Doha, Qatar: The 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum (QOSM) announced the winners of the first-ever Cultural Olympiad Expo, an artistic celebration that saw more than 400 student artworks submitted by 28 schools across Qatar.

The Cultural Olympiad Expo, which opened on June 1, gave young artists aged 6–18 a platform to express their creativity while exploring the Olympic and Paralympic values through visual art. 

Drawing inspiration from QOSM’s collection and guided by themes such as friendship, respect, excellence, courage, and determination, students recreated or produced their own images in both their personal styles and in the manner of key artistic movements such as cubism, expressionism, and fauvism.

“The Cultural Olympiad Expo has revealed the extraordinary talent and passion of our youth,” said Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Thani, the president of the QOSM. “Through art, students have powerfully interpreted the Spirit of Olympism, and we are thrilled to honour their efforts and showcase their work.”

This initiative revives the original vision of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, who imagined the Olympics as a union of sport, art, and culture.