The al-Sabah Collection, a comprehensive collection of Islamic and pre-Islamic objects founded by Sheikh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah (1948 – 2020), has influenced audiences in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and North America.

Established in 1983, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah was created to manage The al-Sabah Collection, based on a permanent loan to the State of Kuwait under the auspices of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters. The collection preserves and presents all aspects of art from the Islamic world and beyond includes more than 30,000 pieces extending from Spain to China, from the early Bronze Age to the 19^th century CE.

The al-Sabah Collection (TaSC) shares the intellectual and artistic beauty of art from the Islamic world through exhibitions of objects at leading institutions at home and abroad, and scholarly publications of the highest standard. Notably are the books produced by The al-Sabah Collection and published by Thames & Hudson. Research and texts prepared by internationally known specialists in each field of knowledge are incorporated into libraries and research facilities in leading cultural and academic institutions around the world.