Qatar Museums announces activities during August

Qatar Museums (QM) is hosting a series of activities throughout themonth of August, inviting children and families to learn more aboutQatar’s transformation, traditional weaving and the National Museum ofQatar’s (NMoQ) fascinating collection.NMoQ: School Virtual Field Tour - Sunday and Tuesday from 9am to 12noon(45 minutes tour) - Language: Arabic, English, French, Italian, Chinese,Spanish, Turkish and German. School and university students in Qatarand abroad are invited to experience NMoQ from their classrooms throughdirect interaction with a museum guide on these live tours.Schools can choose one of the following themes: Life on the Coast inQatar, Qatari Architecture, The Discovery of Black Gold andtransformation in Qatar, The Modern History of Qatar. For moreinformation, please email schoolsnmoq@qm.org.qaThe Discovery of Black Gold & Transformation in Qatar: August 15 and22 (Arabic) from 4pm to 5pm, August 17 and 24 (English) from 4pm to5pm. Participants will learn about the discovery of oil and gas in Qatarand its positive impact on the cultural, economic and politicaltransformation and development of the country.For more information, please email toursnmoq@qm.org.qaHow Big Are Your Worries Little Bear: August 20 from 5pm to 6pm -Language: English - Through an engaging and beautifully illustratedstory, children will learn that everyday worries and fears can beovercome. They will learn how to manage and overcome anxious thoughts asdemonstrated with the little bear and his mother who helped himovercome his fears. For more information, please emaillibrarynmoq@qm.org.qaFamily Saturday-Drop-In Projection - August 27 from 4pm to 6pm,Language: English, Arabic. Experiment with mirrored light andprojections to create dream-like collages inspired by the ‘PipilottiRist: Your Brain to Me, My Brain to You’ exhibition. Inquiries andBookings: programsnmoq@qm.org.qaMathaf: Story Time at Mathaf - August 20 from 4pm to 5pm - Language:Arabic, English -Children aged 7 to 12 and their families are invited toexplore the connection between art and storytelling. Free to attend,registration is required.Mathaf Reading Club: August 27 from 4pm to 5pm - Language: Arabic,English - Read selected artistic texts (historical, conceptual, andvisual) from the Mathaf library collection. Free to attend, registrationis required. Dadu, Children’s Museum of Qatar: Weave for Dadu at Fanar - August 8 to September 30 from 2pm to 8pm - Learn how to weave and help build the Dadu Garden. Weave for Daduinvites the community to produce items that are needed to grow the DaduGarden, while also discovering the art of traditional weaving.Participants will start with weaving table mats and coasters, and thenmove on to weaving ornaments. Weaving sessions will be hosted in theMajlis in Fanar. No pre-registration is required.