Qaisra Khan

Qaisra M Khan is Curator of Islamic Art at the Khalili Collections, where her focus is on the Arts of Pilgrimage, a subject on which she has lectured and broadcast widely. She has a degree in Law and an MPhil in Oriental Studies from the University of Cambridge and after working for many years in financial consulting, she acquired an MA in Islamic Art from SOAS, University of London. She worked for the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar and later at the British Museum, co-curating the pioneering Hajj Journey to the Heart of Islam exhibition. Her publications include Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage (2022), Essays in Honour of Nasser David Khalili (2023) and The Pilgrims’ Companion (2024). Her interest in William Morris came about in 2017 when she was invited to the Cheltenham Literature Festival to explore the idea of William Morris and Islamic Art. She is co-curator of the exhibition William Morris and Art from the Islamic World.