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CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC EVENTS

9      DOHA I DECC
       DOHA INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR
JAN

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       France guest of honor. French pavilion in partnership with
       FNAC, Qatar National Library, the Center for National
       Monuments (CMN) and the Bibliothèque Nationale de

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       France (BNF).

JAN
2020

10     DOHA I KATARA OPERA HOUSE
       OPENING CEREMONY CONCERT
JAN
2020   Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, French conductor Marc
       Piollet and pianist Lise de la Salle.

19     PARIS I SALON MAISON ET OBJETS
       TALK: “IDENTITY AND DESIGN”
JAN
2020   Let yourself be surprised by the Qatari design scene!
       François Leblanc, in discussion with designers from Qatar.

23     DOHA I QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
       CONCERT FAURÉ - DEBUSSY
JAN
2020
       Concert of French Chamber Music by Qatar Philharmonic
       Orchestra. Program: Fauré, Debussy.

                                                                       © Photo credit QNL

30     DOHA I MSHEIREB MUSEUMS
       THE NIGHT OF IDEAS: “BEING HUMAN”
JAN
2020
       A multidisciplinary debate mixing Culture and Science in
       cooperation with Msheireb Museums, Sidra Hospital, Hamad
       bin Khalifa University and Qatar Foundation. Panelists

       • Dr. Amal Mohammed Al-Malki
       • Guillian Graves
       • Dr. Khalid Fakhro
       • Marc Jones
       • Patrick Walsh

3      CLERMONT-FERRAND I FILM FESTIVAL
       SCREENINGS OF SHORT FILMS MADE IN QATAR
FEB

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       Supported by Doha Film Institute at Clermont-Ferrand Film
       Festival.

6
 FEB
2020

                                                   © Photo Credit www.clermont-filmfest.org

3      DOHA I SHEIKH FAISAL BIN QASSIM AL THANI MUSEUM
       “VIVE LE MUSÉE”
FEB

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       Highlights from the Museum’s French collection.

MAY
2020

                                                                            © Collection FBQ

6      DOHA I MIA AUDITORIUM
       FILM “LE VOYAGE DE MARONA”
FEB

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       Screening of “Marona’s fantastic tale”, the first film in the series
       of French films or French productions screened by Doha Film
       Institute as part of the Qatar-France Year of Culture 2020. Won

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       the best European animated film award.

 FEB
2020

20     PARIS I PALAIS DE TOKYO
       EXHIBITION: “OUR WORLD IS BURNING”
FEB

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       In cooperation with MATHAF, collective exhibition of
       contemporary artists including two Qatari artists: Bouthayna
       Al Muftah and Faraj Daham.

13
DEC
2020

                                                                © Photo Credit Palais de Tokyo

24      DOHA I DECC
        DOHA JEWELLERY & WATCHES EXHIBITION
 FEB

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        With 15 French luxury jewellery brands: Pierre Cardin, Bell & Ross, Chaumet,
        Christian Dior, Colette, Cartier, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels, Korloff Joaillerie,
        Korloff Horlogerie, Charles Oudin, Akillis, Boucheron, Chanel and Christian
        Bernard.

29
 FEB
2020

29      DOHA I KATARA OPERA HOUSE
        CONCERT “RAVEL’S: DAPHNIS ET CHLOÉ”
 FEB
2020    Concert by Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.
        Program: “Ravel’s: Daphnis et Chloé”.

                                                                           © Photo credit MIA

 5      DOHA I KATARA - DRAMA THEATRE
        A MUSICAL EVENING IN PARIS
MARCH
 2020   Conference and Concert in partnership with Qatar Music
        Academy. The musicians will give glimpses of major musical
        events that took place in Paris from the 1830 to the middle of the
        20th century.

01         DOHA I FIRE STATION AUDITORIUM
             “PICASSO’S STUDIOS” EXHIBITION AND “PARADE” SCREENINGS
  JULY

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             On the work of the master, through the workshops in which he successively
             resided, with a selection of major works from the collection of the National
             Museum “Picasso-Paris”. The screenings of the film of the ballet “Parade”
             (music by Éric Satie, argument by Jean Cocteau, sets and costumes by
  01         Pablo Picasso) are postponed to autumn 2020.

 NOV
 2020

                                                                                             © Vogue.com

 01          DOHA I MATHAF
             EXHIBITION - YTO BARRADA
  AUG

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             The first solo exhibition in the Gulf of the Franco-Moroccan
             artist Yto Barrada: photographs, videos, sculptures and in-
             stallations made from 2009 to 2019.

 30
 NOV
 2020

                                                       © Courtesy of the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery

Exhibition
 opening
             DOHA I MIA LIBRARY
             FRENCH GASTRONOMY BOOKS EXHIBITION
 02          A selection of ancient French gastronomy books from the
 AUG         13th to the 18th century will be displayed at the Museum of
             Islamic Art’s Library.
 2020

AUTUMN   DOHA I MSHEIREB MUSEUMS
2020
         CONFERENCE “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND
         CREATIVE INDUSTRIES”

         Conference in partnership with UNESCO.

                                                                            © Atelier So’ Com

25       DOHA I QATAR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
         VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS : “ AROUND FRANCE ”
 OCT
         Qatar University Library will deliver a week of virtual workshops on French

  I      teaching, learning, reading and academic studies in France. Campus
         France, the French Institute’s library and its language department will
         introduce the Francophiles to the services they offer.

29
OCT
2020

26       VIRTUAL I DOHA FIRE STATION
         ONLINE CONFERENCE : “ PICASSO’S STUDIOS “
OCT      by Virginie Perdrisot-Cassan
2020     Virginie Perdrisot-Cassan, Curator of the exhibition Picasso’s studios at the
         Fire Station, will give a conference on the stakes of the exhibition. It will be
         an opportunity to enter Picasso’s creative process through photographic
         testimonies or by studying the works that were produced in his studios.

03     DOHA I QATAR GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
       CONFERENCE: “CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE”
NOV
       Conference during Qatar Sustainability Week, in partnership with
       the Qatar Green Building Council and the French universities and
       companies concerned.

03      PARIS I MUSÉE D’ORSAY
        EXHIBITION OF ARTWORKS FROM PHOTOGRAPHER GIRAULT DE PRANGEY
NOV
2020    Exhibition of artworks from photographer Girault de Prangey (1804-1892)
        from Qatar Museums collections. He was one of the major figures of early

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        French photography. In 1842, the pioneering French photographer set out
        on a journey across the Mediterranean, daguerreotype equipment in tow.

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FEB
2021

                                © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image of the MMA

16      DOHA I EDUCATION CITY
        WISH: WORLD INNOVATION SUMMIT FOR HEALTH
NOV

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        WISH will convene its global community of French and international
        healthcare leaders for the fifth time in Doha.

18
NOV
2020

                                                                                                  © WISH

18     DOHA I KATARA
       FRENCH ANIMATION FILMS PRESENTED TO THE AJYAL FESTIVAL
NOV
       Selection of French animated films commissioned by the Clermont-

 I     Ferrand festival presented at the AJYAL festival organized by the Doha
       Film Institute. Invitation of the Clermont-Ferrand curator to Doha.

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NOV
2020

DEC     DOHA I QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
2020    “ FRANCE AND THE BEGINNING OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE
        MIDDLE EAST ”

        Exhibition about the invention of photography with a special
        focus on Daguerre, the daguerreotypes and the first French
        photographers in the Middle East who contributed to spread
        this new technique in the world.

                     © Félix Teynard, Boûlak [Boulac] – carrefour, mosquée, café, entre 1851 et 1852. - Source BNF

4       DOHA I QNCC - EDUCATION CITY
        FINAL CONCERT OF THE YEAR
DEC
2020    Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra with French conductor Christophe Rousset.

                                                                           Christophe Rousset © Eric Larrayadieu

11     PARIS I INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE
        SELECTION OF FILMS
 DEC

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        Selection of feature films and short films produced by the DFI
        and co-financed by France at the Arab World Institute.

 13
DEC
2020

                                                                © Ana Rollinger / AFP

 FEB    PARIS I CENTRE POMPIDOU
2021    EXHIBITION FARID BELKAHIA
        In collaboration with MATHAF, exhibition of Moroccan artist Farid Belkahia’s
        work.

                                                      © Copyright : Brahim Taougar - Le360

MARCH   DOHA I M7 QATAR FASHION CENTER OF MSHEIREB
2021    DIOR EXHIBITION

MARCH        DOHA
2021         PERFORMANCES BY BAGAD DE LANN-BIHOUÉ

             Performances by Bagad de Lann-Bihoué, French Navy
             Orchestra in Doha (Msheireb, Musée National, Fire Station,
             Souq Waqif, Katara).

                                                                             © Pymouss

Exhibition
 opening
             DOHA I MATHAF
             EXHIBITION - KADER ATTIA
 25          Artworks by the Franco-Algerian artist Kader Attia.
 MAR
2021

                                                                          ©The Power Plant

SPRING       DOHA I AL THURAYA KATARA PLANETARIUM
2021         SPECIAL PROGRAM ON ASTRONOMY
             Special program on astronomy in partnership with the “Cité de l’Espace de
             Toulouse”, interactive film “Beyond the Stars” and workshops to experience
             the life of an astronaut.

                                                                           © Cité de l’Espace

SPRING       DOHA I AL THURAYA KATARA PLANETARIUM
2021         “BEING AN ASTRONAUT”
             Screening of the virtual reality film “In the skin of Thomas
             Pesquet”, retracing the French astronaut’s training and mission
             in space (European Space Agency).

Exhibition
 opening
             DOHA I NATIONAL MUSEUM OF QATAR
             EXHIBITION “PARIS MODERNE”
 10          Exhibition «Paris moderne», on the arts in Paris at the turn of
  OCT        the 19th and 20th centuries at the National Museum of Qatar
2021         built by Jean Nouvel.

                                                                           © Atelier So’ Com

             DOHA I DATE AND PLACE TO COME
POSTPONED
   UNTIL
 FURTHER
  NOTICE     WORKSHOP & CONFERENCE: FRENCH-STYLE SERVICE

             Workshop and conference on French-style etiquette and
             service. Date and place to come.

DOHA I IDAM RESTAURANT
POSTPONED
   UNTIL
 FURTHER
  NOTICE    GOOD FRANCE I GASTRONOMY
            IDAM’s chef will recreate ancient recipes inspired by famous
            French chefs and rare French gastronomy books from the
            Museum of Islamic Art Library’s collection.

                                                                           ©©Photo Credit MIA

POSTPONED
   UNTIL
 FURTHER
  NOTICE

            VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
            WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
            A panel discussion in partnership with HBKU and the IRIS
            (French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs).    © Crédit Photo MIA

POSTPONED
   UNTIL    DOHA I MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART PARK
 FURTHER
  NOTICE
            “ RUE FRANÇAISE ”
            An event highlighting French companies in the park of the Museum
            of Islamic Art.
                                                                                            © Alan Benge

CANCELLED
            DOHA I MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART
            CONCERT “AVRIL À PARIS”
            Concert of French Chamber Music by Qatar Philharmonic
            Orchestra (Fauré, Debussy).

                                                                                       © Photo credit MIA

CANCELLED
            DOHA I QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
            CONCERT “NUIT FRANÇAISE, BEAU SOIR”
            Concert of French Chamber Music by Qatar Philharmonic
            Orchestra “Nuit française, beau soir” (Ravel & Debussy).

                                                                                       © Photo credit QNL

CANCELLED
            DOHA I QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY
            DIGITAL EXHIBITION ON ARABIC ILLUMINATION

            Digital exhibition on Arabic illumination. Partnership between
            QNL and French National Library.

                                                    Bibliothèque Nationale de France © BNF Rollinger / AFP

CANCELLED
            DOHA I MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART
            TRIBUTE TO THE FRENCH CINEMA
            Tribute to the French cinema through a series of feature films in partnership
            with the Doha Film Institute.

                                          © Agnès Varda-JR-Ciné-Tamaris

CANCELLED
            DOHA I KATARA EUROPEAN JAZZ FESTIVAL
            NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA CONCERT
            Invitation of the National Jazz Orchestra in opening of the 7th European
            Jazz Festival in Katara and workshops with the Qatar Music Academy.