The Fire Station in Doha, Qatar is now home to Al‑Mihrab, a solo exhibition by architectural photographer Khalid Al‑Musallamany. Part of the Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar 2025, this exhibition offers an evocative visual journey through mosques in Qatar. The show is curated by photographer and Tasweer’s founding director Khalifa Al Obaidly and will welcome all visitors until 20 June 2025.
Through a compelling mix of black-and-white and colour photography, Al‑Mihrab presents both historic and modern mosque architecture. The exhibition explores the evolving landscape of sacred spaces in Qatar, inviting reflection on the intersection of faith, space, and cultural continuity. Named after the architectural feature that marks the direction of prayer in a mosque, Al‑Mihrab is as much a spiritual meditation as it is a study in form.
Al‑Musallamany’s lens captures light, shadow, and spatial harmony with architectural precision and emotional depth. His images navigate between the monumental and the intimate, portraying mosques not only as buildings but as living expressions of tradition and devotion. In doing so, the artist foregrounds the architectural vocabulary that shapes Qatar’s religious and cultural identity.
A seasoned photographer since 1999 and currently Head of Photography and Media Archiving at the Qatar Olympic Committee, Khalid Al‑Musallamany brings decades of visual storytelling to this project. His work, rooted in architectural clarity and reverence, resonates with a deep commitment to documenting Qatar’s evolving spiritual and urban heritage.
About the Fire Station
The Fire Station is a striking example of adaptive reuse: a former civil defence building from 1982 that served as Qatar’s primary fire brigade until 2012. In 2014, it was transformed by architect Ibrahim Al Jaidah into a hub for contemporary arts spanning over 10,600 m², while preserving its honeycomb façade and firefighter’s pole.
Run by Qatar Museums, the site hosts the Artist in Residence programme, welcoming local and international creators for nine‑month residencies that culminate in exhibitions, workshops, screenings, and talks.
To get more information about Al-Mihrab, please visit the official web page of the exhibition.
In addition, you might be interested in attending the Al-Raqim Exhibition at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA).
