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2026 Biennial Exhibitions

The exhibitions of Design Doha 2026 Biennial explore how traditions, gestures, and resources, often rooted in deep memory, can become instruments for orientation in a moment defined by rapid transformation. All Design Doha Exhibitions will be open from April 12 till June 30 2026.

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The exhibitions propose worlds in which craft becomes navigation; materials trace new geographies, ecologies frame emerging horizons, and rupture opens a space for renewal. Together, they form a subtle yet coherent firmament, a network of practices that question linear narratives and instead trace plural, shifting trajectories. Within this wider constellation of exhibitions, Arab Design Now 2026 emerges as a grounding point—bringing these questions into sharper focus through the lived realities, practices, and conditions of design across the MENASA region and its diasporas. Design Doha 2026 will offer deep insight into the contexts and thought processes that shape design in the MENASA region (Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia) and its diasporas. It will explore design against the backdrop of geography, agrarian practices, manufacturing, technology, identity, and political change.

Headline Exhibition

ADN 2026

Arab Design Now 2026

Arab Design Now 2026 will offer deeper insight into the contexts and thought processes that shape design, placing equal emphasis on both outcome and process.

Guest Exhibitions

Laposse

Fernando Laposse

The Sower

Design is a seed. It needs care to take root and bear fruit: time, water, light. Good design depends on a tacit knowledge that goes beyond technology or technique.
Manufactures Nationales

Manufactures Nationales

Les Nouveaux Ensembliers

Initiated by the Manufactures Nationales, the Salon Les Nouveaux Ensembliers offers a contemporary take on a historic approach to interior architecture.
IRTHI

Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council

Design Labs II

The Design Doha Biennial 2026 will mark the debut of a curated selection from IRTHI’s Design Labs II program, showcasing six collections developed in collaboration with regional and international designers and artisans.
Aslan's Love Story

Turquoise Mountain

Aslan’s Love Story

Aslan’s Love Story , organised by Turquoise Mountain, is inspired by the personal story of Jalal Aslan, a third-generation Nabulsi tile artisan, whose love story shaped his craft.
Muqarnas of Sadu

Al Sadu Society / Ghadeer Mohammed

The Muqarnas of Sadu

The Muqarnas of Sadu is an immersive art installation that merges the two-dimensional artistry of Sadu weaving with the three-dimensional complexity of Muqarnas art.
FROMM LAB

Fromm.Lab

INTERLACED Dialogues in Design

Interlaced explores how past and present meet through craft, innovation, local knowledge, and global influence.
Design Doha

Liwan Residency Exhibition

Bu‘ed Nadhar - Forsight

Bu‘ed Nadhar is an exhibition by Liwan Design Studios and Labs, that explores the awareness of design, not merely form or function, but a vision that emerges resilience and continuity.
Beyti Beytak

Qatar Museums / Art Mill Museum

Beyti Beytak

Beyti Beytak. My Home is Your Home. La mia casa è la tua casa is an exhibition that had its landmark debut at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, in 2025.
Qatar Doors

Qatar Museums / Aga Khan Foundation

Wooden Doors of Qatar: From Storage to Story

Curated by Qatar Museums’ Museography and Heritage Museums Development Department (MHMD) and Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), the exhibition brings to life the untold stories of the National Museum of Qatar’s collection of heritage doors.
Baseqat Collection

ITHRA / Khoos Initiative

Baseqat Collection

Baseqat: The Palm Tree Exhibition presents the palm tree as a living legacy of the Arabian Peninsula — a symbol that has shaped cultural identity, livelihoods, and the landscape over generations.
Rooted in Warmth

ITHRA / Raghad Al Ahmad

Rooted in Warmth

Rooted in Warmth is an immersive experience celebrating the bond between agriculture, family, and place.
Flamenco Essence

ITHRA / Izaskunchinchilla Architects

Flamenco Essence: Lavender Pavilion

Flamenco Essence: Lavender Pavilion presents three floral species with highly relevant qualities deeply rooted in Saudi Arabia.
MediaMajlis-03

Media Majlis Museum / Northwestern Qatar

Suspended State

Suspended State is an outdoor installation composed of two monumental walls. One stands straight and mirrored, while the other angles inward, formed as a scaffold-like frame wrapped in sheer fabric.
Threading the Ceremony

Studio Design LO

Threading The Ceremony

Threading the Ceremony is a spatial installation rooted in the Sudanese Jirtig, a traditional marriage ritual. The work reimagines this living ceremony as an immersive sculptural experience.
Post-Oil 2026

Brick Lab

Post-Oil 2026

Centered around five key materials – glass, concrete, steel, aluminum, and asphalt – Post-Oil 2026 explores how industrialization shaped a new material economy in the GCC and the Arab region.
The Thread That Binds

The Love Triangle

The Thread That Binds

The Thread That Binds explores Khous and Khaizaran as weaving traditions shaped by land, climate and community. They are living practices that use natural materials such as palm fronds, reeds and cane.
Migrating Heritage

Baku Creative Week

Migrating Heritage

This exhibition connects historical craftsmanship with contemporary circular design by following the journey of ideas embedded in nomadic culture.
Matter Diplopia

VCUarts Qatar Institute for Creative Research

Matter Diplopia

Matter Diplopia explores materiality, cultural constructs, and societal impact in Qatar, through the concept of dual vision—seeing and understanding the material world through multiple lenses.
Monumental_SQUARE

HOUHOU

Monumental A Monobloc’s Memoir

A Monobloc’s Memoir examines how a chair made of cold matter can inhabit a massive space in our collective memories, even as its presence has remained inconspicuous.
Beyond the Letters

TypeAraby

Beyond the Letters

Beyond the Letters explores the hidden dimensions of Arabic and Persian typography, by delving into the historical, geographical, spiritual, mystical, and performative contexts of the script.
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