Collecting and Presenting ‘Islamic Art’ in European Museums

Starting with the more general questions on the role which museums play in a constantly changing Europe and on the existence of a vast, rich, and diverse Islamic heritage that should be at the service of society, this chapter seek to address the part now played by the display of Islamic visual and material cultures in European museums, and to consider how and to what extent this legacy might help museums to become social agents that promote inclusion and social integration, accessibility, diversity and sustainability.