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  "editorialMarkdown": "[View next **Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art**](<https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/mathaf-modern-art-museum>)\n\n## Zekreet desert & East–West/West–East\n\nRichard Serra’s four steel plates stand across the open limestone landscape near Zekreet.\n\n[Plan this experience](<https://qm.org.qa/en/visit/public-art/richard-serra-east-west-west-east/>)\n\n[Explore the story](<https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/zekreet-desert-east-west-west-east#experience-story>)\n\nCost **Free art site · transport extra**\n\nTime to allow **Allow half a day with road travel**\n\nPlace **Brouq / Zekreet peninsula**\n\n01 / The experience\n\n### Zekreet desert & East–West/West–East\n\nFour steel plates rise more than fourteen metres from the Brouq desert. Spread across over a kilometre, Richard Serra’s East–West/West–East draws your attention to the distances between the sculptures and the limestone formations around them. The landscape is as much a part of the work as the steel.\n\nThis is an appealing trip if you enjoy public art or would like to see Qatar’s western desert. You can spend time near individual plates and take in the wider arrangement as you move through the site. The spacing gives the visit its scale; the amount of walking can be planned with your driver around the weather and your mobility.\n\nThe limestone scenery around Zekreet adds another stop to the outing. Go with a suitable vehicle and a driver who knows the access tracks, and keep time for the return in daylight. A free day before the racing leaves room to enjoy both the artwork and the surrounding landscape without watching for a circuit departure.\n\n![Weathered steel plate of East-West/West-East in the Brouq desert](<https://above.guide/qatar-f1/_guide/images/experiences/qatar/activities/zekreet-desert-east-west-west-east/richard-serra-east-west-west-east-steel-plate-and-desert-v2.webp>)\n\nLandmarks & landscapes **Zekreet desert & East–West/West–East** Doha and Lusail\n\nLimestone escarpment and sparse desert scrub near Zekreet\n\nWeathered steel plate of East-West/West-East in the Brouq desert\n\nWind-eroded limestone formations in the Zekreet desert\n\n04 / Before you go\n\n### Plan your visit\n\n#### Cost & admission\n\nOutdoor public-art visit; booked vehicle, driver and guiding are separate costs.\n\n#### When to go\n\nOutdoor site; plan a daylight visit with weather and access-track conditions in mind.\n\nAllow half a day with road travel; walking extent varies.\n\n#### Getting there\n\nBrouq / Zekreet peninsula\n\nBook a suitable 4WD and driver familiar with Brouq access to East–West/West–East. Use Qatar Museums’ location link and arrange the permitted access route; city road navigation alone does not establish a safe desert approach.\n\n#### Before you book\n\nAgree vehicle suitability, passengers, water, stops and the round-trip price. Strong wind, heat or track conditions can change the outing. Do not drive over sensitive ground or assume all tracks are permitted.\n\n[Visit the venue or operator](<https://qm.org.qa/en/visit/public-art/richard-serra-east-west-west-east/>)\n\n#### Your return journey\n\nKeep your driver and vehicle with you and agree a daylight departure back to the hotel. Carry the return in the original booking; there is no staffed city taxi rank at the artwork.\n\n#### Accessibility\n\nUnpaved desert ground and long distances between plates limit accessibility. Discuss a vehicle-based visit with the operator; do not assume a wheelchair-friendly path.\n\n### Location & nearby places\n\nExplore around Zekreet desert & East–West/West–East\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\n06 / Good to know\n\n### Zekreet desert & East–West/West–East: frequently asked questions\n\n01 How far apart are the East–West/West–East artwork plates in Zekreet?\n\nThe four East–West/West–East plates at Zekreet span more than a kilometre. Agree walking and vehicle stops with the driver.\n\n02 Is Zekreet and East–West/West–East the same as an Inland Sea dune safari?\n\nZekreet and East–West/West–East is a western-Qatar landscape and public-art outing with different terrain and routing from an Inland Sea dune safari.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### Make Doha and Lusail\nyour own.\n\n[Visit the official site](<https://qm.org.qa/en/visit/public-art/richard-serra-east-west-west-east/>)[← All things to do](<https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do>)\n\nOpening hours, prices and access change. Confirm details on the official site before visiting."
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