The Farjam Collection

 
lot-233The Farjam Collection is one of the finest privately-owned art collections in the world today. The Islamic section of the collection spans the entire history of Islam, bringing together items produced throughout the vast region between Andalusia and Mughal India.  Its treasures include Quranic manuscripts, miniatures and illustrated books on science, mathematics and poetry, as well as finely-decorated metalwork, lacquer, glasswork, tiles, glazed pottery, woodwork, textiles, coins, jewellery, and fine carpets. The modern and contemporary section of the collection includes works in a wide range of media by international masters such as Picasso, Matisse, Braque, Renoir, Miro, Leger, Giacometti and Basquiat. The Collection also holds ones of the foremost collections of modern and contemporary art from the Middle East, including pivotal works by Moshiri, Ehsai, Al Rais and Mostafa.    
  

Viewings of selected works from the collection are available to the public through a series of curated exhibitions held at The Farjam Collection at the Dubai International Financial Centre in Dubai.  A programme of educational events offers audiences the opportunity to learn more about the works on view and the context in which they were produced.     

   

The Farjam Collection @ DIFC is generously supported by The Hafiz Foundation.