Gerhard Richter's Doha Pavilion to Open in November, Coinciding with Rubaiya Qatar
This November, Gerhard Richter, the prominent German artist, will inaugurate a permanent pavilion in Doha, Qatar. The announcement was made by Qatar Museums (QM) on September 10 at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. The pavilion, crafted by Richter in collaboration with architect Annabelle Selldorf, will display vibrant patterns inspired by Richter's Abstract Painting (724-4) from 1990. Inside, visitors can expect to see three large Strip paintings, a Strip Tower sculpture, and two works from the Mirror series. Representing him at the announcement were his wife, Sabine Moritz, and daughter, Ella. Additionally, QM is organizing a significant Richter exhibition alongside the new Rubaiya Qatar quadrennial, Unruly Waters, which will debut on November 21, featuring around 60 artists, including Ibrahim Mahama, and will precede the future Art Mill Museum's opening in 2030.
Key facts
- Gerhard Richter's permanent Doha pavilion opens in November 2026 in Doha, Qatar.
- Qatar Museums announced the project on 10 September at Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie during Berlin Art Week.
- The pavilion was designed by Richter with architect Annabelle Selldorf.
- The irregular six-sided structure is in a waterside park linking the Museum of Islamic Art and the future Art Mill Museum.
- Exterior patterns derive from Richter's Abstract Painting (724-4), 1990, digitized and cut into 8,192 strips.
- Inside are three Strip paintings, a Strip Tower sculpture, and two Mirror series works.
- Rubaiya Qatar quadrennial Unruly Waters opens 21 November (until 30 April) with about 60 artists, including Ibrahim Mahama.
- The Art Mill Museum is scheduled to open in 2030.
Entities
Artists
- Gerhard Richter
- Annabelle Selldorf
- Sabine Moritz
- Ella Richter
- Damien Hirst
- Ibrahim Mahama
- IM Pei
- Klaus Biesenbach
- Tom Eccles
- Ieoh Ming Pei
- Richard Serra
- Jeff Koons
- Paul Cézanne
- Paul Gauguin
- Mark Rothko
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Ferdinand Hodler
- Gerhard Marcks
- I.M. Pei
- Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
- Werner Bartsch
- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Institutions
- Qatar Museums
- Neue Nationalgalerie
- Frick Collection
- National Gallery
- Museum of Islamic Art
- Art Mill Museum
- Selldorf Architects
- Documenta
- Rubaiya Qatar
- Le Journal des Arts
- Museumsbehörde Katars
- Museum für Islamische Kunst
- Art Basel
- QIA
- Museum of Modern Art
- Tate Modern
- Ketterer
- Koller
- Ahrenshooper Kunstauktionen
- Bildgießerei Barth
- Venice Biennale
- Tate
- Fondation Louis Vuitton
- Serpentine South
- Kensington Gardens
- Cologne Cathedral
- International Youth Meeting Centre
- Auschwitz
- Louvre
- Clark Art Institute
- Musée Yves Saint Laurent
- Collezione da Tiffany
- designboom
- MIA Park
- Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
- ALRIWAQ Arts + Architecture
- Katara QM Gallery
- National Museum of Qatar
- 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum
- QM Gallery Katara
- Dadu, Children's Museum of Qatar
- Qatar Auto Museum
- Lusail Museum
- M7
- Fire Station
- Liwan Design Studios and Labs
- Tasweer Qatar Photo Festival
- Design Doha
- Qatar Creates
- Evolution Nation
- FAD Magazine
Locations
- Doha
- Qatar
- Berlin
- Germany
- New York
- London
- Cairo
- Egypt
- MIA Park
- Doha Bay
- Katar
- Deutschland
- Dresden
- Köln
- Arabische Halbinsel
- Saudi-Arabien
- Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
- München
- Zürich
- Schweiz
- Gelsenkirchen
- Genfersee
- Caux
- Staffelsee
- Ahrenshoop
- Schleswig-Holstein
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Cologne
- Paris
- France
- Auschwitz
- Poland
- Middle East
- North Africa
- South Asia
- MENASA
- Western Hemisphere