Museums of Islamic art
- Aga Khan Museum, Toronto
Founded by His Highness the Aga Khan to promote understanding of Islamic culture and achievements. The collection spans an area from Spain and North Africa in the west, across the Middle East, to South Asia and China in the east. - Art Institute of Chicago
Collections have many works created during the Mughal Empire in India.
- The British Museum, London
The British Museum has one of the largest collections of Islamic art available, many of which are in their "collections online," Enter "islam" or related terms to explore Islamic art at the British Museum. - Harvard Art Museums - Islamic Collections
Devotional and secular works from Islamic cultures in Western, Central, South Asia, and around the Mediterranean. Hosts a large collection of calligraphy and illustrated literary manuscripts as well as patterned tiles, ceramics, metal work, wood, and jades. Holdings include sculpture, painting and luxury objects from South Asia.
- Islamic Art Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
The Met's Islamic art collection contains over 2,000 objects with images. The collection search has a variety of useful filters.
Museums of Islamic art
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
The museum's comprehensive collection includes works from an area extending from southern Spain to Central Asia, ranging in date from the seventh century up to the present day.
- The Louvre, Paris
Among the massive holdings of France's greatest museum is a rich collection of art and objects created by Islamic cultures worldwide.
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston has over 3,000 objects created by Islamic cultures worldwide.
- Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar
Works of Islamic art, both secular and religious, from the treasure houses of princes to the personal homes of ordinary people. Objects collected in a wide range of media: metalwork, ceramics, jewellery, woodwork, textiles, coins and glass.
- Museum of Turkish Art, Istanbul
Famous for its rug collection, the museum collects both Turkish and Islamic art from throughout the Islamic world, including pristine examples of glassware, stone and terracotta as well as metal and ceramic objects.
- Victoria & Albert Museum: Collections
The V&A holds over 19,000 items from the Middle East and North Africa, ranging from the early Islamic period (600s) to the early 1900s.
Important collections
Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic ArtCall Number: Art Library Oversize, N 6264 .G7 L667 1992 vol. 1+Publication Date: 1992-One of the most comprehensive collections in the world: 28,000 objects created over 1,400 years (700 - 2000) with particular strengths in the 10th - 16th centuries, Qur’ans, and the art of calligraphy. Ceramics, textiles, glass, metalwork, seals and coins are covered comprehensively. Published in a multi-volume series; a unique survey of the field.