Qatar Museums - Artworks on display at the WWRC

Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums (QM) and HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, inaugurated artworks on display at the Women’s Wellness and Research Center (WWRC).

QM provided the artworks on display in HMC hospitals and facilities and are drawn from the ‘Outbreak’ exhibition held by Doha Film Institute in 2020, inspired by the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following the inauguration ceremony, Sheikha Al Mayassa and Dr Hanan Al Kuwari toured the artworks on display at the WWRC, which have been provided to HMC as part of the unique partnership between HMC and QM.

The artworks on display include:

• The Reflection Experiment by Anfal Al Kandari

• Consumer Consumed by Mohammed Al Suwaidi

• Reclaimed by Nature by Roda Al Thani

• A sculpture called Bahrani Baby, by acclaimed Iraqi born and Qatar-based artist Ahmed Bahrani on display at the Women’s Wellness and Research Center

The hospitals of Hamad bin Khalifa Medical City and the Al Maha Center in Al Wakra display artwork from some of the 24 local artists, featured in the original ‘Outbreak’ exhibition.

This exhibition showcased the world’s reality in a period of instability, in addition to paying tribute to Qatar’s frontline workers and modern-day heroes who have continued to play a crucial role in ensuring everyone’s safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other works displayed around HMC facilities include a collaboration with internationally renowned photographer Anne Geddes Anne Geddes and an installation depicting historical Islamic art pieces and sculpture.