Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
شارع السامرية، الدوحة، Qatar
About Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum
Built over a historic fort in Al Samriya, the museum consists of three buildings with 15 halls accommodating a total of over 15,000 artifacts. All of the artifacts in the museum were collected by Sheikh Faisal- a well known Qatari businessman over a span of 50 years. The artifacts are grouped into four main categories: Islamic art, vehicles, coins and currency, and traditional Qatari artifacts.
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