Qatar flour mills to be converted into art gallery and exhibition space

Taking advantage of soon-to-be-vacant prime waterfront property, Qatar Museums has launched an international search for an architect who can help transform the flour mills near the Museum of Islamic Art into a vast art gallery.

The project, dubbed “the Art Mill,” will be located inside buildings near the existing port. They are currently in use by Qatar Flour Mills, but that company is soon moving to new, purpose-built facilities.

The warehouses and silos sit at the tip of a short peninsula at the end of the Corniche, and are also near the under-construction National Museum of Qatar.

The plan is to reinvent the 80,000 sq meter industrial site into gallery and exhibition space with a “contemporary design,” while also including education and conference facilities, conservation and storage areas and dedicated family spaces.

The surrounding outside space will also be landscaped to integrate with the gallery.

Original article by Lesley Walker

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Qatar flour mills to be converted into art gallery and exhibition space