29 March – 5 June 2017
From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from The Al Thani Collection
The Grand Palais exhibition of The Al Thani Collection will enable visitors to immerse themselves in the jewellery traditions of the Indian subcontinent, from the Mughal period to the modern day, all displayed in an evocative and ethereal setting.
1 October - 11 December 2016
Jewels of the Mughal Emperors and Maharajas: Treasures from The Al Thani Collection
This exhibition features more than 175 pieces including the world’s largest cut blue diamond, the Idol’s Eye, and other select Indian jewels from The Al Thani Collection. This exhibition explores the history and design of Indian gems from the 16th to 21st century. In addition to masterpieces exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (2014-15) and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (2015-16), some Indian treasures from the Collection will be shown in Japan for the first time.
21 November 2015 - 10 April 2016
Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection
This exhibition showcased over one hundred jewels, jewelled artefacts and jades from The Al Thani Collection, alongside three prestigious loans from the Royal Collection. The pieces ranged in date from the early 17th century to the present day, and were made in the Indian subcontinent or inspired by India. They included spectacular precious stones and jades made for Mughal emperors, highlighting the exceptional skills of goldsmiths within the Indian subcontinent. The more recent pieces also demonstrated that cross-cultural exchanges continue to inspire contemporary jewellery design in India and Europe.
28 October 2014 - 25 January 2015
Treasures from India: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection
Some sixty jewelled objects from the private collection formed by Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani provided a glimpse into the evolving styles of the jewelled arts in India from the Mughal period until the early 20th century, with emphasis on later exchanges with the West. The exhibition was shown within the Metropolitan Museum’s Islamic art galleries, adjacent to the Museum’s own collection of Mughal-period art.
