Qatar residents and visitors will have the opportunity to see and explore a number of exhibitions at M7, from fashion and design to cultural storytelling, before concluding in January 2026, according to Qatar Museums (QM).
‘FTA: Threads of Impact. Celebrating 7 Years of Fashion Trust Arabia’ will run until January 3, 2026, while ‘Amazigh Hair Couture, and Houbara Haven: A Chaumet Tiara,’ will remain on view until January 12, 2026.
FTA: Threads of Impact marks the seventh anniversary of FTA, the pioneering initiative that offers unique opportunities to emerging fashion designers from MENA region. The exhibition, which charts FTA’s transformative impact in shaping the careers of emerging designers from across MENA, is presented by FTA in collaboration with M7. It features the work of more than 80 designers supported by FTA, including winners and finalists of the FTA Prize and special guest country designers.
Houbara Haven, presented by M7 and Maison Chaumet, unveils the winning design by Qatari artist and jewellery designer Aisha Alattiya. Commissioned by Alfardan Jewellery and QM, the bespoke tiara was crafted by the Parisian High Jewellery Maison at 12 Place Vendôme. The exhibition traces the tiara’s journey from concept to creation, offering visitors behind-the-scenes insights into the collaborative process between Alattiya and Maison Chaumet.
Alattiya’s design, Houbara Haven, opens new creative ground and expands Chaumet’s timeless code with nature, reinterpreted through a distinctly Qatari perspective. The piece pays homage to Qatar’s desert landscapes and the extraordinary wildlife that inhabits them.
Amazigh Hair Couture celebrates the artistry, heritage, and cultural symbolism of Amazigh hair traditions, specifically from Morocco. Led by creative director Ilham Mestour, a Moroccan-born, Netherlands-based artist and curated by Rajae El Mouhandiz, an interdisciplinary artist and curator based in Rotterdam, the exhibition brings together fine art photography, scent, hair installations, textile works, and ethnographic archival material.
Amazigh Hair Couture reclaims authorship of the aesthetic traditions of the Amazigh people, the Indigenous communities of North Africa with traditions rooted primarily across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, which have been historically co-opted by the global fashion industry.
The exhibitions are presented as part of Evolution Nation, an 18-month campaign honouring Qatar’s cultural journey over the past 50 years, since the founding of the National Museum of Qatar.