Qatar Museums Donation Campaign for Syria & Turkiye

Events Details

Qatar Museums (QM) has announced a campaign named "Be Their Hope", encouraging staff, visitors, and sponsors, to participate in donating items to help survivors of the recent devastating earthquakes in Syria and Turkey.

In partnership with Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), QM volunteers and partners will begin accepting donations at the staff parking at the Museum of Islamic Art and National Museum of Qatar between 9 am and 7 pm on Wednesday 15, and Thursday 16 February.

Qatar Red Crescent is calling for urgently required supplies, which include:

• Canned foodstuffs with an expiry date of at least 6 months (powdered milk and canned goods).
• Clothes and blankets (only new items will be accepted).
• Hygiene products (diapers in sizes suitable for children and elderly, sanitizers, alcohol, and surgical gloves).
  First aid supplies (antiseptic spray, bandages, dressings, safety pins, sterilizing wipes, adhesive tape, foil blankets, etc.) and toys of any kind.

Donations can be made at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) and the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ). The donation point for MIA is situated in staff parking beneath the bridge and can be found HERE.

The donation point at NMoQ is based in the staff parking area, located HERE. Boxes of donations should carry a detailed inventory of contents.

Source and image credit: Qatar Museums (QM) PRL