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For almost four decades, the Khalili Foundation has been a global leader in promoting interfaith and intercultural relations.| Khalili Foundation
Harry Verwayen – General Director at Europeana Foundation| Khalili Foundation
In the bustling intellectual hub of 14th-century Tabriz, a remarkable manuscript emerged that would challenge our modern notions of religious and cultural boundaries. The Jami’ al-Tawarikh, or “Compendium of Chronicles,” stands as a testament to the rich tapestry of interfaith dialogue and collaboration that once flourished in the medieval Islamic world.| Khalili Foundation
Professor Akbar S. Ahmed| Khalili Foundation
Building Bridges Through Culture, Faith, and Peace| Khalili Foundation
Professor Sir Nasser David Khalili has just returned from a busy tour of America’s East Coast where he had the opportunity to speak about his extraordinary book, The Art of Peace, highlighting the power of art to foster peace and harmony.| Khalili Foundation
In the latest installment of the renowned video game series, Assassins’ Creed Mirage, players are treated to an immersive journey through history, where the rich tapestry of Islamic art comes to life. Among the many treasures featured in the game are five stunning artworks from the esteemed Khalili Foundation collection, each offering a glimpse into the beauty and cultural significance of Islamic civilisation.| Khalili Foundation
We improved Wikipedia’s article about the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development so that, from now on, it qualifies for being linked on Wikipedia’s home page. The expanded content mentions the Khalili Foundation and the World Festival of Cultural Diversity. For the first time, the article was linked from Wikipedia’s home page on 21 May, making 4.7 million people aware of the significance of the day. The article itself got a record number of views.| Khalili Foundation
In the latest installment of the renowned video game series, Assassins’ Creed Mirage, players are treated to an immersive journey through history, where the rich tapestry of Islamic art comes to life. Among the many treasures featured in the game are five stunning artworks from the esteemed Khalili Foundation collection, each offering a glimpse into the beauty and cultural significance of Islamic civilisation.| Khalili Foundation
Professor Sir Nasser David Khalili has just returned from a busy tour of America’s East Coast where he had the opportunity to speak about his extraordinary book, The Art of Peace, highlighting the power of art to foster peace and harmony.| Khalili Foundation
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The Khalili Foundation played a pivotal role in a groundbreaking high-level event on refugee resilience hosted by the United Nations High...| Khalili Foundation
Our world is more connected than ever, but more divided too. Experts warn that conflict is the greatest danger we face in 2025, marking one of the most polarised times since the Cold War. Geopolitical instability and global conflicts threaten lives, peace and security, while the misuse of technology and the spread of misinformation undermine democratic processes worldwide.| Khalili Foundation
Historically, religious paintings usually depict one religious tradition or another. That’s what makes this 15th century masterpiece unique. An extraordinary ink, gold and watercolour painting produced in Baghdad (Iraq) or Tabriz (Iran), it offers a vivid glimpse into the shared stories and reverence that bind the three Abrahamic faiths.| Khalili Foundation
The Khalili Foundation is proud to announce a significant new partnership with The King's Trust, supporting vital initiatives to address the rise in hate crime across the United Kingdom through educational programming for young people.| Khalili Foundation
The Khalili Foundation is proud to announce a significant new partnership with The King's Trust, supporting vital initiatives to address the rise in hate crime across the United Kingdom through educational programming for young people.| Khalili Foundation
In the bustling intellectual hub of 14th-century Tabriz, a remarkable manuscript emerged that would challenge our modern notions of religious| Khalili Foundation
The 21st century faces climate change, AI risks, and political violence, with "great power rivalry" further marginalising individuals.| Khalili Foundation
What a Rare Scientific Instrument can tell us about Jewish-Islamic Cultural Harmony. Read our latest article Celestial Connections| Khalili Foundation
Discover the wonders of Islamic art with Top Trumps: Islamic Art, created in association with the Interfaith Explorer programme.| Khalili Foundation
Building Bridges Through Culture, Faith, and Peace As we reflect on an extraordinary year of impact and growth, the Khalili Foundation continues to advance its mission of fostering understanding and peace across cultures and faiths. Our initiatives in 2024 have reached millions worldwide, creating lasting partnerships and empowering the next generation of peacebuilders. Celebrating Faith […]| Khalili Foundation
Professor Sir Nasser David Khalili has just returned from a busy tour of America’s East Coast where he had the opportunity to speak about his extraordinary book, The Art of Peace, highlighting the power of art to foster peace and harmony. The week started at Yale University’s International Leadership Center, hosted by Director Emma Sky, […]| Khalili Foundation
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 […]| Khalili Foundation
The Khalili Foundation has announced a new partnership with UNESCO: funding support for the Memory of the World programme, which seeks to digitally preserve the incredible diversity of the world’s documentary heritage. The 496 Memory of the World inscriptions cover a vast array of cultures, time periods, religions, and initiatives for peace. Many of these […]| Khalili Foundation
The Commonwealth Secretariat and the Khalili Foundation have recently introduced the Commonwealth Peace Prize, an award aimed at recognising outstanding individuals who contribute to global peacebuilding efforts.| Khalili Foundation
We are thrilled to share the exciting news that Europeana has reached a significant milestone—1000 editorial stories published on their platform! As proud collaborators with Europeana, the Khalili Foundation is honoured to have contributed to this achievement. Our shared stories celebrate the rich cultural heritage that connects us all. Europeana is dedicated to empowering the […]| Khalili Foundation
The Khalili Foundation was represented at two recent global events discussing public access to culture. The one-day GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) Global Meetup and four-day Wikimania conference both took place in Katowice, Poland.| Khalili Foundation
The Khalili Foundation was proud to collaborate with the Commonwealth Secretariat for a groundbreaking International Youth Day event on August 12, 2024.| Khalili Foundation
Yesterday, the English Wikipedia home page received an impressive 4.8 million visits. For 24 hours, visitors were greeted with an introductory paragraph about the “Empire of the Sultans” and a striking image of an Iznik flask prominently displayed at the top of the page. This spotlight led 33,500 visitors to explore the “Empire of the […]| Khalili Foundation
Available for download now via Amazon, this digital edition makes Sir David Khalili’s inspiring life story and profound insights into the art world accessible at your fingertips. Don’t miss the opportunity to delve into one of the most captivating autobiographies of the year, wherever and whenever you prefer.| Khalili Foundation
In the latest installment of the renowned video game series, Assassins' Creed Mirage, players are treated to an immersive journey through history, where the rich tapestry of Islamic art comes to life. Among the many treasures featured in the game are five stunning artworks from the esteemed Khalili Foundation collection, each offering a glimpse into the beauty and cultural significance of Islamic civilization.| Khalili Foundation
A number of fine Meiji period Japanese Cloisonné masterpieces have been presented to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford by Sir David and Lady Khalili.| Khalili Foundation
In 1967, Sir David Khalili finished his military service in Iran and travelled to study in the United States with $750 – his remaining royalties from a book he wrote when he was just 14. Over the course of the next five decades he single-handedly, piece by piece, assembled eight of the finest art collections in their field, ultimately becoming one of the world’s greatest collectors, about whom Queen Elizabeth Il once said: ‘It is scary how much this gentleman knows about art.’| Khalili Foundation
We improved Wikipedia’s article about the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development so that, from now on, it qualifies for being linked on Wikipedia’s home page. The expanded content mentions the Khalili Foundation and the World Festival of Cultural Diversity. For the first time, the article was linked from Wikipedia’s home page […]| Khalili Foundation
World-renowned artist Beeple, who broke records in 2021 for selling an NFT for $69.3m, donated an NFT for his work “Biological Collectible'' (a magnificent digital work accompanied by a physical) that was auctioned for the event - the proceeds going to UNESCO’s efforts to support arts projects in developing countries.| Khalili Foundation
A Khalili Foundation film in Association with UNESCO to mark the World Day for Cultural Diversity for dialogue and development.| Khalili Foundation
A special message from Rt Hon Baroness Patricia Scotland KC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on the occasion of the World Festival of Cultural Diversity.| Khalili Foundation
For the World Day of Cultural Diversity, The Sámi Museum in Karasjok will prepare a 360° virtual tour in RUOKTOT – The Return of the Sámi Drums. RiddoDuottarMuseat – Sámiid Vuorká-Dávvirat, 2022-2023 SÁPMI – The Land of the Indigenous Sámi People You will be able to explore an innovative virtual environment that will transport you to the Arctic […]| Khalili Foundation
ERIAC Berlin and ERIAC Serbia prepare two exhibition openings to mark the Day of Romani Resistance on the 16th of May, presenting various Roma artists. The Gypsyism, Balkanism – Through a Glass, Darkly exhibition in Belgrade, Serbia, displays five artists from the Visegrad Region and Serbia who engage themselves in intimate dialogue with the history of – […]| Khalili Foundation
The Prince’s Trust will host four round tables with a diverse group of young people currently being supported by The Trust. To promote a wealth of experiences and opinions, the sessions are hosted across four nations in cities that have been carefully chosen; Glasgow, Birmingham, Belfast and Cardiff. These cities are all highlighted in The […]| Khalili Foundation
As part of the World Festival of Cultural Diversity, join us for a discussion with expert speakers offering a global perspective of scientific progress and a radical retelling of the history of science, exploring how scientists from Africa, America, Asia and the Pacific have shaped our understanding of the world. The panellists include Dr Lawrence […]| Khalili Foundation
We are delighted to be collaborating with the National Museum of Australia as part of the World Festival of Cultural Diversity. Firstly, on Saturday 13 May 2023, there will be a special event in association with the National Museum of Australia’s exhibition Feared and Revered: Feminine Power through the Ages. Experience a tapestry of sights, […]| Khalili Foundation
We are glad to announce that Museo De Arte de Lima is participating with three events in the UNESCO festival initiative. Firstly, a workshop called “The transformation of territory as seen through art” will focus on the transformation of the landscape through the centuries. Local problems will be addressed, such as population growth and its […]| Khalili Foundation
We are delighted to announce a special opening of Fort St Elmo and the National War Museum with re-enactors bringing history to life in every corner of the museum. Travel back in time through Roman, Medieval, and Early Modern eras, right up to the French occupation of Malta and World War II. Heritage Malta is […]| Khalili Foundation
Makan, the Egyptian Centre for Culture & Art was founded in 2002 to record and promote traditional music in Egypt, increasingly in danger. The centre documents and presents traditional music in Egypt as a vibrant and renewable resource, a multi-layered point of reference to the cultural richness of Egyptian music and arts. The musicians of […]| Khalili Foundation
We will be joined by The Vietnam National Museum of History in our 2023 festival celebrations. The museum will share a short film named “Vietnam’s betel and areca cultural heritage through the collection of artefacts at the National Museum of History”. The video introduces the heritage of betel nut and the custom of betel nut […]| Khalili Foundation
We are delighted to share the Matenadaran in Yerevan, Armenia as a participant and partner in the World Festival of Cultural Diversity. The project is a 3D tour of the whole Matenadaran museum complex. The virtual tour comprises of the permanent exhibition hall where selected samples of Armenian manuscript art and miniature painting are currently […]| Khalili Foundation
The end of 2022 marked an important milestone in the partnership between the Khalili Collections and Wikimedia UK, with a substantial increase in the number of wiki articles and a| Khalili Foundation
The Khalili Foundation is proud to announce the SOAS Festival of Ideas as a partner for the World Festival of Cultural Diversity. Under the theme ‘Thinking Through Music’, the 2022 festival offered live music, hands-on workshops, film screenings, specialist panels and intimate discussions with music theorists & music makers on decolonising music education, improvisation, dance, […]| Khalili Foundation
Click the play button above to watch the opening speeches, Commonwealth Faith Festival, by Rt Hon Patricia Scotland and Sir David Khalili Learn more about the Commonwealth Faith Festival.| Khalili Foundation
Sir David Khalili delivered a landmark keynote lecture to the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge on 23rd May. The lecture titled “The Art of Peace”, based on Sir David’s recently published autobiography of the same name, took the audience on the journey of a collector whose primary purpose has always been to […]| Khalili Foundation
Discover the profound insights of Professor Sir David Khalili as he delivers a keynote lecture on 'The Art of Peace'.| Khalili Foundation
The Commonwealth Faith Festival, launched by the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC and Professor Sir Nasser David Khalili, Chairman of the Khalili Foundation, aims to foster collaboration and understanding among youth, peacebuilding, faith, and community groups across the Commonwealth.| Khalili Foundation
The 2024 Commonwealth Faith Festival, a partnership between the Khalili Foundation and the Commonwealth, was inaugurated by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, alongside our Founder, Sir David Khalili. The festival, themed ‘Peacebuilding through Faith,’ featured roundtable discussions aimed at identifying key focus areas and brainstorming solutions to today’s most urgent challenges.| Khalili Foundation
We are thrilled to share that “The Art of Peace” by Sir David Khalili has been chosen as the Pick of the Week at the Bradford Literature Festival.| Khalili Foundation
Sir David's exceptional scholarly achievements have been duly recognized, leading to his appointment as an Honorary Fellow at the University of Cambridge via its Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development (CRSD) in January 2024.| Khalili Foundation
