摘要：A large collection of contemporary photographs, including some taken by Henry,ison display at the museum.

a collection of大量的，成堆的，成批的，许多

按照英语惯用法,a collection of+复数名词的谓语动词必须用单数:

There is a collection of pictures at the Town Hal.

市政厅收藏着一批画。

A large collection of contemporary photographs, including some taken by Henry, is on display at the museum.

博物馆展出了大量当代照片，包括亨利拍摄的一些照片。（托福真题）

There is always a strange collection of runners in the London Marathon.

每次总会有一批稀奇古怪的选手参加伦敦马拉松比赛。

There was a collection of books and shoes on the floor.

地板上有成堆的书和鞋。

There is a large collection of texts available for consultation on-screen.

有大量的文本可通过电脑查阅。

His collection of choral music from around the world is called 'Voices'.

他收录自世界各地的合唱音乐集取名为《声音》。

His collection of plants contains many rarities.

他收藏的植物包括许多稀有品种。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

His priceless collection of Chinese art and artefacts was garnered over three decades.

他那批价值连城的中国艺术品和手工艺品是花了30多年才收集起来的。

The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings.

屋子里摆满了五花八门的家具和绘画。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

说明：a collection of后也是可以接不可数名词的。

Chris likes music and has a large collection of albums and cassettes.

克里斯喜欢音乐，收集了大量的唱片和磁带。

来源：翅膀英语一点号