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A royal connection: enchanted by European history since visiting France in his childhood, His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Thani has lovingly amassed a world-class collection of 18th- and early 19th-century courtly European art. He gave Apollo an exclusive tour of his remarkable private palace in Doha. Mar 1, 2011 2470
Housing the art: much of Poonam Bhagat Shroff's collection of contemporary Indian art was commissioned for her newly-designed home in Mumbai. She gives Apollo a tour of this remarkable fusion of art and architecture. Interview Oct 1, 2010 2333
Custodian of Mughal jewels: HE Sheikha Hussah Al-Sabah: the unparalleled al-Sabah collection of jewelled arts from Mughal India has been formed over 35 years by HE Sheikh Nasser al-Ahmad al-Sabah of Kuwait and his wife, HE Sheikha Hussah al-Sabah. Amin Jaffer talks to Sheikha Hussah about the collection's history and the way that the couple have shared it with the world. Interview Oct 1, 2009 2249
The Horta-Osorio collection: Portuguese voyage of discoveries: in less than a decade, the banker Antonio Horta-Osorio and his wife, Ana, have assembled an outstanding collection of works of art made for the Portuguese in the age of discoveries. They talk to Amin Jaffer. Cover story Nov 1, 2008 2271
Searching for his lost heritage: Christopher Ondaatje's Sri Lankan collection: at Glenthorne, his home in Devon, Christopher Ondaatje talks to Amin Jaffer about his love for Sri Lankan culture and history. His deeply biographical collection draws on his memories of life in Ceylon, which he had to abandon while still a boy. Biography Nov 1, 2007 2434

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