Guided Tours: VCUarts

Join VCUarts Qatar Pavilion for a guided tour.

Saturday - June 7, 2025

3 PM – 3:30 PM          Observing Environments
4 PM – 4:30 PM          Material Innovation
5 PM – 5:30 PM          Cultural Narrative + Technology

Observing Environments

This tour brings attention to projects grounded in environmental observation—both natural and built; Nature's Alchemy, Dunes and Dugongs, and Discursive Instrumentation for Urban Rhythms. From ecological mapping to urban textures, Observing Environments invites visitors to engage with Qatar’s evolving landscapes through critical and creative inquiry. Projects in this tour highlight how close attention to surroundings can uncover unseen patterns, challenge assumptions, and inspire new understandings of place, scale, and coexistence.

Material Innovation

From experimental fabrication techniques to sustainable reimagining of traditional materials and processes, the Material Innovation tour features three projects: Chrysalis, Greener Greenhouse, and Stone Plus. Guided by the designers, the tour will highlight how faculty, students, and alumni at VCUarts Qatar use materiality as a site of exploration, problem-solving, and storytelling. Visitors will encounter works that question origin, function, and transformation—illuminating how material experimentation can open new pathways for cultural and technological inquiry.

Cultural Narrative and Technology

This tour focuses on projects that integrate cultural storytelling with technological mediations. Through a blend of digital methods, interactive media, and recontextualized traditions, the Cultural Narrative + Tech tour offers insight into three projects: DUB DOUBT, Tatreez, and El Zaffah. Visitors will explore works that reflect on memory, language, ritual, and representation, revealing how technology becomes a medium for cultural preservation and innovation.