The Khalili Collections

Over the course of five decades, Professor Sir Nasser D. Khalili has assembled eight of the world’s finest art collections, each in its own right being the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. Together, the Eight Collections comprise some 35,000 magnificent works, many of which have been exhibited at prestigious museums and institutions worldwide. They are widely acknowledged and celebrated as one of the most diverse collections in the world, both private and public. With the scope of the collections ranging from the historical and ethnographic to design, abstract, and figurative art, the sheer variety of objects and mediums represented across these eight collections offers a true panorama of human endeavour.

With one hundred publications, each work of art, document, or object—from coins to jewellery—in the Khalili Collections has been meticulously conserved, researched, published, and exhibited as part of what is widely recognised as one of the most ambitious art scholarship projects in modern history. Over ninety-six volumes have already been published, with the remaining volumes due for publication by the end of 2025, supervised by Professor Sir Nasser D. Khalili and his dedicated team, and enriched with contributions from the world’s leading experts in their respective fields.