Qilada does not purchase or sell jewellery – we work with donated collections exclusively. If you are a collector looking for a sustainable future for your jewellery, we are happy to offer two options.
Qilada’s collections
1. The Qilada Core Collection
You can choose to add (parts of) your collection to the core collection. This is the basis collection of the Qilada Foundation. The core collection will remain together and is not available for donation to museums or cultural institutions. It is always available for temporary loans to exhibitions. The core collection serves to raise awareness, educate and teach a new generation how to properly research and document jewellery heritage.
2. The Qilada Return Collection
You can also choose to add (parts of) your collection to the return collection. This collection is available to museums and cultural institutions in the communities of origin to add to their museum collections. In this way, Qilada aims to bring the story of jewellery full circle by facilitating its return to its culture of origin. For several collectors, this has been a way of expressing their warm memories of a culture that has welcomed them at some point during their life.
Donating a collection
If you would like to donate your collection to the Qilada Foundation, there are several ways to go about it.
Donating during your lifetime. Qilada is a registered charity in The Netherlands, and donating may have tax benefits. An added benefit is that you get to see your collection enjoyed, appreciated by many, yourself!
Leave a legacy. Qilada has been the beneficiary of several charitable bequests in which collectors bequeathed their collections to the Foundation.
Either donation leaves you with peace of mind: your collection will be well cared for, and will come to serve a larger purpose. The decision on whether to add (parts of) your collection to the core collection or the return collection is entirely yours.
Contact us
When you would like to learn more about how Qilada can help you, and how your collection could have a meaningful future, please contact us. We will be happy to tell you more!
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