The Khalili Collections refers collectively to eight distinct art collections assembled by Professor Sir Nasser D. Khalili over a five-decade period. Together, the Collections comprise some 35,000 works of art. Each collection is on its own merit the largest and most comprehensive of its kind.
Here’s an overview of these collections by the numbers.
Collection | Numbers |
Islamic Art | 26,000 |
Hajj & The Arts of Pilgrimage | 5,000 |
Japanese Art of the Meiji Period | 2,200 |
Japanese Kimono | 450 |
Enamels of the World | 1,500 |
Swedish Textiles | 100 |
Spanish Damascene Metalwork | 150 |
Aramaic Documents | 48 |
Total | 35,448 |