Resources and Activities

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Our educators and curators have created a range of materials for teachers, children and families to explore the exciting world of Islamic art.

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Learning Materials and Spaces

We provide free teaching materials for pre- and post-visit classroom learning, and our Library provides a series of study guides for older students and supports independent research and learning about Islamic Art. The Library also has a children's reading area and holds storytelling sessions for younger school groups.

Our Education Centre provides workshop, classroom and seminar spaces for school group learning, and our special collection of educational objects and replicas offer exciting opportunities for students to engage with artworks first hand.

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Online Activities

Our selection of engaging activities for children, families and adults offers another way to learn more about MIA’s collection.

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Adding Gems

This activity aims to help children with basic adding and subtraction using items inspired by MIA’s glistening collections.
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Birds

This worksheet includes multiple activities centred around birds, including a word search and fun maze.
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Curiosity Cabinets

This activity is best suited to a class or family environment, encouraging adults, friends or even siblings to help children build their own cardboard cabinets to store found treasures.
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Colour the Pattern

This activity helps children follow direction and identify both colours and shapes.
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Jewellery Label Activity

This activity encourages children to explore the gems on display at MIA in order to identify and fill out the worksheet.
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Spot the Difference

This activity features a spot-the-difference image from the MIA collections.
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Tile Activities

This activity highlights tile designs, inviting children to unleash their creativity in beautiful colours and patterns.
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Welcome to MIA

This worksheet engages children with everything MIA across a variety of activities, including identifying objects at the museum and a museum quiz.
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Colour by Number

This activity consists of a beautiful mosaic paint-by-number design for children to follow and fill.
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Jewel Sudoku

This gem sudoku activity teaches children the basic principles of the traditional favourite.
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Architecture in Qatar: Dot-to-Dot

This worksheet celebrates architecture in Qatar with various activities, including a dot-to-dot and search-and-identify.
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Ramadan and Eid

This worksheet contains multiple activities centred around Ramadan and Eid, including a maze to the mosque and a greeting card template for children to design.

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MIA Library

The MIA Library is home to more than 21,000 books on Islamic art, one of the largest collections in the region.
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Tours for School Groups

We offer tours of our permanent collection, special exhibitions and library for school groups of all ages.
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Workshops for Schools

Unleash your inner creativity with our carefully crafted art and calligraphy workshops, designed to nurture creativity in students across all ages and grades.
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Programmes for Schools

MIA’s academic programmes focus on delivering lessons through various educational methods including challenges, presentations, interactive plays, tours, and exploration.

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Explore masterpieces of Islamic art, including metalwork, ceramics, jewellery, woodwork, textiles and glass.
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Collection Highlights

Explore a selection of highlights from MIA’s collection of Islamic art masterpieces.