The East Asian collections are among the best in Europe , with particular strengths in ceramics and metalwork , while the Islamic collection , with the MusÃ e du Louvre and Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , is amongst the largest in the world . The East Asian collections are among the best in Europe , with particular strengths in ceramics and metalwork , while the Islamic collection , alongside the MusÃ e du Louvre and Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , is amongst the largest in the world .