Qatar is one of the most significant

☎ +974 4436 7711. Su-Th 7:30AM-2:30PM by ap-pointment. The Orientalist Collection of the State of Qatar is one of the most significant collections ever assembled in the world. The approximate 700 hundred paintings, water colours, drawings and prints, acquired over the last twenty years, trace Ori-entalism back to the early 18th century. The mu-seum closes sporadically and it may be difficult to get an appointment.

Photography Museum. This building designed by Santiago Calatrava houses the government’s col-lection of photography, composed of some 15,000 items including historic cameras and accessories, prominent photographs, 1960s albums and historic documents. There are occasionally some temporary exhibitions. The museum often closes to the public at short notice for long periods of time.

Arab Postal Stamp Museum, off of Lusail St (Katara Cultural Village, Bldg 22A), ☎ +974 4409 1077. Daily 7AM-1:30PM, 4PM-9PM. Established in 2010, this small museum exhibits stamps from 22 Arab countries.

Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Museum: West Bay Branch, City Tower, 6th Floor, Omar Al Mukhtar St (Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel, near City Center Mall), ☎ +974 4422-3899, e-mail: visitors@fbqmuseum.org. 9AM-5PM by appt only (specify 'West Bay Branch'). A new extension of the
Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Museum in Al Shahaniyah, this branch currently displays a number of carpets from various Middle Eastern countries, as well as furniture and domestic objects from Qatar and the Gulf region. It is eventually planned to make the collection accessible without appointment.