Continuing our review of the year, Semi Han picks out the top 10 museums and galleries that welcomed their first visitors in 2019.

National Museum of Qatar, Doha, Qatar, by Atelier Jean Nouvel
Atelier Jean Nouvel used colliding white discs to create the distinct exterior of National Museum of Qatar. After almost 10 years in the making, the landmark building opened in March.
The museum surrounds an early 20th-century palace, which is also part of the visitor experience. Inside, a mile-long elliptical path follows the chronological history of Qatar, from its prehistoric beginnings to the present day.
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The Twist, Kistefos, Norway, by BIG
Bjarke Ingels designed this art gallery, which doubles as a bridge, using staggered aluminium panels to clad its name-sake twisting form. The Twist's sculptural aesthetic is meant to reflect the uneven river-bank topography and the artworks of the Kistefos sculpture park next door.
Visitors enter the gallery through the windowless south entrance and walk over the river to the spaces that are glazed from floor to ceiling.
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Odunpazari Modern Museum, Eskisehir, Turkey, by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Interlocking, cross-laminated timber beams on the exterior of the Odunpazari Modern Museum allude to the town's history of timber trading. A skylight atrium runs through all three storeys at the point where the four volumes of the building meet.
The museum, which opened in Sept...