The ZAHF holdings span a vast amount of history, from clay figurines and seals that reach back over four-thousand years to miniature paintings, folk arts, and textiles of the 20th century.
Geographically, the collection stretches from Sri Lanka to ancient Gandhara in the north, Bangladesh to Gujarat, and into the Tibetan plateau.
The galleries highlight broad religious categories (Awakenings, Devi, Vishnu, Shiva, Jain, Buddhist, Indigenous). Each space blends works
of different periods, places, and materials to provide compelling, often visceral, insights into
the aesthetic glories of this vast region's many faiths, cultures, and philosophies.
