The history of DAI extends over three decades of active collecting, caring, and promoting Islamic art. The collection began in the mid 1970’s, with a vision of establishing a home for Islamic art in Kuwait. These efforts were culminated by the inauguration of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah (the House of Islamic Art) at Kuwait National Museum complex in 1983. The collection was removed to Baghdad with the rest of Kuwait National Museum collections, and returned as part of the United Nations resolution ending the 1991 Gulf War. Both the artefacts and building sustained heavy damage, and a vigorous conservation programme was devised to restore the objects and, rehabilitate KNM complex.

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