the barakat trust
Supporting and promoting the study and preservation of Islamic art, heritage,
architecture and culture for future generations The Barakat Trust was founded as
a UK charity in 1987 and operates for educational and heritage purposes focusing
on the heritage of the Islamic world. We provide scholarships and grants for
study and research projects at the world’s most respected academic and cultural
institutions at post-graduate and post-doctoral level. We support conservation
and documentation work, travel for research and education, training programmes,
including the training of conservation professionals and curators. We fund
publications, and the digitisation of significant collections, and support other
projects that preserve the heritage of the Islamic world, raise awareness, and
engage with diverse audiences. We work in partnership with a wide range of
institutions who share common interests. Our partners range in scale from huge
national institutions, like the British Museum, The Victoria and Albert Museum,
the Islamic Arts Museum in Malaysia, to cultural, research and academic
institutions, professional organisations, and historians, archaeologists,
conservators, curators, and others.
