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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.

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

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