GROWING KOPI, DRINKING QAHWA
The National Museum of Qatar, Doha, Qatar, 2023
The National Museum of Qatar, Doha, Qatar, 2023
The exhibition invites the visitor to go on a journey to discover the history and cultural traditions of coffee in Qatar and Indonesia. Both countries have a long-standing relationship with coffee, rooted in its cultivation and trade. After being cultivated and consumed for centuries in the Arab world, coffee became popular in Europe in the 16th century. To overcome the Arab hold on the plant, the Dutch undertook growing coffee in their colonies, starting with the island of Java in Indonesia.
Growing Kopi, Drinking Qahwa is organised into five thematic sections, including growing and drinking coffee, sustainable farming, workers’ rights and colonialism, as well as social and cultural development. The exhibition was organised in partnership with the National Museum of Indonesia to mark the Qatar–Indonesia 2023 Year of Culture.
Size: 460m²
Role: Exhibition design, graphic design
Photos: Ijas Muhammed
Growing Kopi, Drinking Qahwa is organised into five thematic sections, including growing and drinking coffee, sustainable farming, workers’ rights and colonialism, as well as social and cultural development. The exhibition was organised in partnership with the National Museum of Indonesia to mark the Qatar–Indonesia 2023 Year of Culture.
Size: 460m²
Role: Exhibition design, graphic design
Photos: Ijas Muhammed