The new museum has opened in Qatar

Recently, opened Museum of Islamic Arts in the capital of Qatar Doha. Museum curators hope that visitors to his discovery of Qatar will start with a great respect for the Islamic civilization.
Exposition is designed to tell visitors about peaceful Islamic civilization. "Islam - a religion of tolerance, knowledge and civilization, not terrorism. It brings together cultural and human values", - said at the opening of the museum. The exhibition presents works of art created by the Muslim culture from VII to XIX centuries.
The museum building was built on an artificial peninsula. It recalls both the Egyptian pyramids, castle of sand and a Moorish palace, the Alarab Online.
The creation of the Museum of Islamic Art is the latest in a series of cultural events held in Qatar in the last month. The first high-profile event of this kind was the resumption of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Qatar.