Qatar Unveils Museum Dedicated To Indian Modernist M.F. Husain

The Qatar Foundation has announced the opening of Lawh Wa Qalam: M.F. Husain Museum in Doha, dedicated to the Indian modernist artist Maqbool Fida Husain, on November 28, 2025.

The museum spans 3,000 square meters and will be the first in the world to focus on Husain’s career and feature a permanent collection of his works, including paintings, films, poetry, installations, and photography from the 1950s until he death in 2011.

The building design, realised by architect Martand Khosla, is based on a sketch by Husain himself. The Indian modern artist completed the sketch building in 2008, with resplendent blue waters of the Persian Gulf visible in the background.

Khosla stated, “It has been a privilege to have engaged in his imagined architectural discourse with Husain (through our interpretation of his drawing) as a collaborator…”.

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The museum will be the world’s first and largest institution dedicated to tracing Husain’s artistic journey from the 1950s.

As per the Qatar Foundation – a non-profit organization which works towards sustainable human, social, and economic development of Qatar – the permanent collection at the museum will span paintings, films, tapestry, photography, poetry, and installations.

It will offer an immersive experience through multimedia storytelling. Some of the works on display will include a series of paintings inspired by the Arab civilisation and commissioned by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson, Qatar Foundation. 35 of these paintings were completed by Husain before he died in 2011.

His final masterpiece, Seeroo fi al ardh, about humanity’s progress, will be showcased as a dedicated gallery.