Msheireb Museums Walking Tour

Delve into Qatar’s history by walking through the ancient exhibits at the Msheireb Museums. It is located within the oldest part of the nation’s capital which was rebuilt with marvelous architecture.

Outdoorsy

Location : Doha

Duration: 3 Hours

Languages: English, Arabic

Difficulty: Easy

Min: 1 person

Max: 12 persons

What you’re going to do

Msheireb Museums is a collection of four heritage houses that together forms an important part of Qatar’s national history. Join us for a tour that reveals unique aspects of Qatar’s cultural and social development. By engaging in worthwhile conversations about the country’s past and its future, you will explore the four heritage houses — ‬Bin Jelmood House, ‬Company House‭, ‬Mohammed Bin Jassim House, and Radwani House — each of which has been converted into world-class museums.

Bin Jelmood House: Travel back in time to discover how enslavement spread with the march of civilisations over thousands of years‭. ‬The House explores the role Islam played in providing guidance for humane treatment of enslaved people‭, ‬their integration into society and the eventual abolition of slavery‭.

Company House: Set within a house that was once used as the headquarters for Qatar’s first oil company‭, ‬this museum tells the story of the pioneering Qatari petroleum industry workers and their families‭, ‬who helped transform Qatar into a modern society‭. ‬Witness first-hand accounts of the men who laboured not just to provide for their families but also to lay the foundations for their emerging nation‭.‬

Mohamed Bin Jassim House: In this house we travel back in time to appreciate Doha’s history and its unique architectural heritage‭. ‬Built by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Jassim Al-Thani‭, ‬son of the founder of modern Qatar‭, ‬this heritage house addresses the past‭, ‬the present and the sustainable aspect on which Msheireb Downtown Doha is based‭.

Radwani House: First built in the 1920s, the restored house presents traditional Qatari family life and gathers‭, ‬preserves and shares memories of Qatar‭.‬ Radwani House provides visitors an insight into how family life evolved in Qatar over the years‭. ‬The house showcases not only the manner in which it changed over time‭, ‬but also how domestic family life was transformed in Doha‭.

*Meeting Point: Bin Jelmood House at Msheireb Museums.