A three-day programme, from talks and workshop to concert and Pakistani Food Festival, will mark the end of ‘Manzar: Art and Architecture from Pakistan 1940s to Today’ exhibition on January 31 at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ), it was announced.
The programme will start at 4pm Wednesday with a talk by Salima Hashmi, a renowned artist, educator, curator and writer whose artworks are included in the exhibition. Her essay is in the catalogue, presenting The Museum: A Space for Our Multiple Lives at NMoQ Auditorium.
Hashmi will examine the practices of artists who have defined the past five decades of dynamic artmaking in Pakistan, seen primarily through the lens of women who have been influential as teachers, studio artists and social activists. Hashmi will highlight the work of three generations of artists, spanning various mediums including oil on canvas, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, video, and performance.
Following this talk at 7pm will be a musical performance by Aga Khan Master Musicians, renowned for their extraordinary artistry that transcends cultures and continents. They will perform alongside the SAZ Trio, winners of the prestigious Aga Khan Music Awards, and aspiring artists from QM’s Music Lab.
This event marks the continuation of the recently established partnership between QM and the Aga Khan Music Programme and is organised in collaboration with Music Lab, Art Mill Museum and the Manzar exhibition.
The programme continues tomorrow (January 23) from 11am to 1pm with a roundtable discussion ‘Voices in Art: A Cross-Cultural Dialogue on Art and Education’. Three prominent artists and educators from Lahore and Karachi come to Doha to dialogue with Manzar and with some of Qatar’s most talented and innovative artists and art educators, including Wafika Sultan and Hannan Bu Muzah.
The programme concludes on January 24 with ‘Bridging Traditions: Exploring Miniature Painting, Printmaking & Craft in Contemporary Art,’ a full-day workshop led by Huda Iqbal. This immersive session will feature key presentations by Naazish Ata-Ullah and Shehnaz Ismail.
The morning session will explore the transition of miniature painting from a traditional art form to a thriving contemporary movement, along with ‘Alif: the Making of a Boxprint Portfolio.’
In the afternoon, Ismail will lead a session on Enabling Education via Craft, discussing the evolving role of craft in contemporary art.
In collaboration with the Manzar exhibition and the Embassy of Pakistan, a Pakistani Food Festival will also open tomorrow (January 23) at NMoQ, Al Baraha.

The exhibition inspired a highly successful winter camp and a series of guided school tours.