The Mahmoud Salih Collection

University of Bergen recently received a unique book collection on the Sudan. The book collection belongs to the Sudanese businessman Mahmoud Salih and UoB will keep the collection at The Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies for at least five years before it will be returned to the Sudan. The collection contains about 2000 volumes of literature on the Sudan written in European languages. Some of the books are from the 18th century.





Book catalogue

Mr. Salih's collection also includes over forty rare Sudanese painings. These paintings and some of the books was displayed at the exhibition "The Sudan - Treasures from the Mahmoud Salih Collection" in Galleri 3.14 from October 6th - November 16th 2006. >>

Interview with Mahmoud Salih and the antiquarian Paul Wilson at På Høyden. >>