Islamic Art
Aga Khan Collection Breaks Records as the World’s Highest-Value Sale of South Asian Art 2025-11-06
Posted November 6th, 2025 by librarian-hdver the course of nearly 50 years, Prince Sadruddin and Princess Catherine Aga Khan managed to amass quite the collection of Indian and Islamic paintings. The couple boasted everything from paintings and manuscripts to drawings and miniatures, spanning the 16th to 19th centuries and each of indelible quality. On October 28, 2025, the Aga Khan collection broke records at auction, becoming the highest-value sale of South Asian art across any category in history.
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Rethinking ‘Islamic Art’ 2015-01-13
Posted January 14th, 2015 by librarian-hdFor seven years, exhibitions in Asia and Europe have showcased treasures owned by the Aga Khan, the spiritual head of an estimated 10 million to 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims world-wide.
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"Los mundos del Islám", en CaixaForum, catorce siglos de historia de arte - 2009-06-04
Posted June 25th, 2009 by heritageLos ciento noventa tesoros procedentes de la colección del Aga Khan exhibidos en la exposición "Los mundos del Islám" abren la puerta al conocimiento de catorce siglos de historia de arte islámico, desde la Península Ibérica hasta el lejano Oriente.
La muestra, que inauguran hoy el Rey Juan Carlos y el Príncipe Aga Khan en las salas de exposiciones de CaixaFumun Madrid, pretende además de acercar al público objetos artísticos de gran belleza, la mayoría de ellos nunca exhibidos en España, subsanar el gran desconocimiento que existe con respecto al islám.
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Aga Khan Collection presents Islamic art from Andalus to India - 2009-06-04
Posted June 25th, 2009 by heritageMadrid is hosting an exhibition "The Islamic Worlds in the Aga Khan Museum Collection" which shows some of the greatest treasures of Islamic art.
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