The Sharjah Art Foundation Collection grew from the seeds of acquisitions and works commissioned for the Sharjah Biennial and the Foundation's programmes. It has since become one of the pre-eminent collections of its kind, serving to enrich the lives of audiences through collection care, scholarly research, and  rotating exhibitions of significant works of modern and contemporary art, both locally, regionally and internationally.

The artworks span art movements from the 1920s to the present in an ever-expanding range of visual culture and forms. Reflecting Sharjah’s history as a major regional trade route, the Collection acts as a node that connects cultures through modern and contemporary art. Proposing a re-authoring of art and its histories as well as contextualising it from a South/South and East/East perspective, the Collection offers a view that seeks to shift the axis to a more inclusive, intergenerational and transcultural history.

*The Sharjah Art Foundation Collection is a growing resource with more than 5,000 objects. You can view a selection here; our full Collection will be online soon.

Sharjah Art Foundation is dedicated to engaging in cultural exchange through the exhibition of the Collection. Loans of its significant works of modern and contemporary art can be arranged internally (within the Foundation), regionally (within the GCC) and internationally. Please click here for detailed information about the loan policies and procedures.

If you have a specific query, please contact collections@sharjahart.org