Culture minister inaugurates ‘World of Football’ exhibition at 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum
The “World of Football” exhibition at the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum was officially opened on Saturday by H E Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Thani, Minister of Culture.
It will be on display until April 1st, 2023.
The Minister of Culture was given a tour of the show and given a briefing on its components as well as the history of the World Cup artifacts from their original debut to the upcoming edition, which will be held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18.
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The exhibition takes its visitors on a journey through history, from football’s first origins to the establishment of the FIFA World Cup, as well as football’s role in bringing people together.
The President of the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, H. E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al-Thani, stated that this exhibition will give a unique experience not only to football fans but to all visitors of all ages and cultural backgrounds. It will also highlight the pivotal role that inclusivity plays in every sport, bringing people closer to one another and building bridges of communication between them.
For his part, Director of the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum Abdulla Al Mulla stated that everyone knows that football is the most popular game in the world, and this exhibition will enable its visitors to understand the role of sports, especially football, in bringing people closer, despite the diversity of their cultures.
Al Mulla pointed out that the exhibition will show how the sport is particularly popular in Qatar, in addition to the impact of Qatar’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 locally and regionally.
The exhibition includes three sections: the first is called “Football for All, All for Football”, and the second section is “The Road to Doha”, while the third is “History in the Making”, whose content revolves around the exhibition and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
“History in the Making” is scheduled to include objects and artefacts from the tournament, such as footballs, shoes, scarves, tickets, posters, official merchandise, and others, documenting the historical achievements made in this edition, and celebrating the events that made history in Qatar.
The exhibition will also display the shirt worn by Argentine footballer Diego Maradona, the ball played in the first World Cup finals in 1930, in addition to the first written football rules guide setting out the game’s rules; a bronze model of the right foot of the famous Brazilian player Pele, which is one of only two in the world, and the shirts worn by some of the sport’s greatest names throughout its history.
The artefacts, films, and photographs on display belong to a variety of local and international institutions, some of which are on loan from collectors, as well as exhibits from the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum football collection, to represent the game’s global reach.
The National Football Museum in the United Kingdom, the FIFA Museum in Switzerland, and the National Sports Museum in France are just a few of the significant international partner museums that will have prominent pieces on display.
In order to connect audiences in Qatar and around the world with Qatar’s creative industries, it is important to note that the exhibition is part of the Qatar Creates initiative, a national cultural movement that sponsors, promotes, and celebrates the variety of cultural activities in Qatar year-round.
