The Khalili Collections in Numbers

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.

CollectionNumbers
Islamic Art26,000
Hajj & The Arts of Pilgrimage5,000
Japanese Art of the Meiji Period2,200
Japanese Kimono450
Enamels of the World1,500
Swedish Textiles100
Spanish Damascene Metalwork150
Aramaic Documents48
Total35,448

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