London | Barakat Gallery

LONDON

Barakat London’s new home at 48 Albemarle Street is a carefully curated treasure-trove of human civilisations from the dawn of time until the Twentieth Century AD. Situated in a modern, dynamic space, with a rotating exhibition, highlights of the outstanding Barakat collection are shown through an ever-changing kaleidoscope of colour, form and function. Our position in Albemarle Street, sandwiched between the Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal Institution, places us at the beating heart of London’s artistic and academic worlds, sharing pavement with a mixture of high-end boutiques and world-renowned academic institutions.

Barakat London’s aim is to bring the depth, richness, and beauty of the Barakat Collection to new audiences, increasing global appreciation for antiquity and the arts, supporting scholarship, reinvigorating the care of our collections, and to provide a flagship hub for the arts in one of the world’s greatest cities. Through our own curation and research, and strategic partnerships with others, we hope to re-enliven the sector, and provide opportunities for critical cultural engagement.

For five generations, the Barakat Gallery has been at the forefront of presenting the ancient world to audiences around the world. Through the strength of that history, and our openness to innovation, Barakat London is spearheading the strategic development of the collection for the generations to come.
Recent Exhibitions
- Exhibitions
  Bygone Empires
  London 11 April - 18 June 2019
  The star of the show is an alabaster bust of what is thought to be Gudea, ruler of Lagash. One of the earliest portraits in human history (c. 2144–2124 BCE)....
- Exhibitions
  Closer
  London 10 February - 6 April 2019
  Today we are more connected than ever before but are we any closer? Despite (or perhaps because of) the dense networking of our society, many still feel lonely and isolated, and finding meaningful relationships in real life, not only online, is perhaps more of a challenge than in previous generations. Given this context, the exhibition aims to look beyond simply being in contact with others and ask what it can mean to be ‘close’ to someone else. Curated entirely from the extensive Barakat Collection the exhibition unites unique and extraordinary objects spread across 8,000 years of human history and celebrates the diverse ways humans come together; physically, emotionally and spiritually. Implicitly it allows a audience to consider what brings us together, more than what keeps us apart.
- Exhibitions
  Bygone Empires
  London 11 April - 18 June 2019
  The star of the show is an alabaster bust of what is thought to be Gudea, ruler of Lagash. One of the earliest portraits in human history (c. 2144–2124 BCE)....
- Exhibitions
  Closer
  London 10 February - 6 April 2019
  Today we are more connected than ever before but are we any closer? Despite (or perhaps because of) the dense networking of our society, many still feel lonely and isolated, and finding meaningful relationships in real life, not only online, is perhaps more of a challenge than in previous generations. Given this context, the exhibition aims to look beyond simply being in contact with others and ask what it can mean to be ‘close’ to someone else. Curated entirely from the extensive Barakat Collection the exhibition unites unique and extraordinary objects spread across 8,000 years of human history and celebrates the diverse ways humans come together; physically, emotionally and spiritually. Implicitly it allows a audience to consider what brings us together, more than what keeps us apart.
Collection Highlights - London
- Artworks
  Sumerian Door Catch
  Sumerian Door Catch, 2700 BCE - 2500 BCE
  Alabaster
  25.4 x 25.4 x 3.3 cm
  10 x 10 x 1 1/4 in
- Artworks
  Seljuk bronze vase with battle scene with King Kilij Arslan I
  Seljuk bronze vase with battle scene with King Kilij Arslan I, 1100 CE - 1200 CE
  Bronze
  height 10.2 cm
  height 4 in
- Artworks
  Bactrian Idol
  Bactrian Idol, 2800 BCE - 2300 BCE
  Serpentine
  height 12.7 cm
  height 5 in
- Artworks
  Neo-Sumerian Alabaster Bust of Gudea
  Neo-Sumerian Alabaster Bust of Gudea, 2200 BCE - 2100 BCE
  Alabaster
  31.8 x 24.1 cm
  12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
- Artworks
  Neolithic Çatalhüyük Terracotta Fertility Goddess
  Neolithic Çatalhüyük Terracotta Fertility Goddess, 6000 BCE - 5000 BCE
  Terracotta
  17.1 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm
  6 3/4 x 4 x 4 in
- Artworks
  Amlash Terracotta Vessel in the Form of a Zebubull
  Amlash Terracotta Vessel in the Form of a Zebubull, 1200 BCE - 800 BCE
  Terracotta
  35.6 x 20.3 x 45.7 cm
  14 1/8 x 8 x 18 in
- Artworks
  Egyptian deified mummy of a crouching cat
  Egyptian deified mummy of a crouching cat, 600 BCE - 300 BCE
  height 36.2 cm
  height 14 1/4 in
- Artworks
  Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
  Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater, 400 BCE - 300 BCE
  Terracotta
  31.8 x 29.2 cm
  12 1/2 x 11 1/2 in