Photo- Aga Khan Museum They roam the pages of countless legends, tales and fables, and have inspired artists for centuries. You can meet the marvellous creatures of such classic literature as theShahnameh and Kalila wa Dimna. Through an astonishing variety of media — including manuscripts, textiles, ceramics, jewellery, glass, and metalwork from the 7th to…
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The Ismaili Centre in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Through the Lens of Canadian Photographer Muslim Harji — Simerg photos
Editor’s note: Muslim Harji’s series on Central Asia continues with a superb collection of photos of Dushanbe’s Ismaili Centre, which was inaugurated on October 12, 2009 by His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan, the direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) and 49th hereditary Imam…
Cradle of friendship: Looking back on the opening of the Ismaili Centre, Toronto — The Ismaili org
Born in a “cradle of friendship,” the Ismaili Centre, Toronto was opened by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam on 12 September 2014. Click Image to watch video Mawlana Hazar Imam and Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveil a plaque commemorating the opening of the Ismaili Centre Also see: »…
North American Chapter Group of the IIS (Institute of Ismaili Studies) Alumni Association Holds AGM in Toronto
Chapter Group Leaders and Speakers, against the backdrop of The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto Over fifty IIS alumni from across North America came together in Toronto, Canada, for their Annual General Meeting to explore Celebrating Pluralism and Cultural Diversity: Art, Architecture and Music in the Muslim World from 19-21 June, 2015. Over the course of…
Ismailis celebrate Islamic culture — Gulf News com
Ismaili centres in Dubai and Toronto share mission to spread awareness of Islamic culture Left to right: Arif Lalani, Amiruddin Thanawala and Jaime Leitao, Ambassador of Portugal to the UAE, tour the exhibition on winning projects of the Aga Khan Award. Dubai: Canada and the UAEm enjoying a sense of kindred spirit thanks to…
Video: Lori at the Aga Khan Museum — CHCH com
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Islamic Arts spotlight: Aga Khan Museum — Aquila Style com / Videos
The Aga Khan Museum is a museum of Islamic arts and culture based in Toronto, Canada. The museum is an initiative of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. The museum will become a repository of historical materials related to the Ismaili community and house research programmes…
Video: OCA2014 Winner – Structural Design Innovation: Aga Khan Museum & Ismaili Centre
concreteontario Published on 17 Dec 2014 Imara (Wynford Drive) Limited, acting on behalf of the Aga Khan Development Network, appointed Carillion for pre-construction planning services and construction. The two facilities each total almost 100,000 square feet constructed in reinforced concrete, structural steel, structural glazing, large skylights, stone flooring and cladding timber framing. The projects were…
Dine amidst antiques at Aga Khan Museum’s Diwan — The Star com
Diwan, the restaurant in the Aga Khan Museum, serves the food of the Muslim world in a beautiful setting. / Janos Pataki for the Toronto Star Diwan, the main restaurant in the Aga Khan Museum, has museum-worthy decor in 18th-century Damascene panels and ceiling medallions. At the Aga Khan Museum, one dines amidst priceless antiques….
Rethinking ‘Islamic Art’ — Opinion by Lee Lawrence on Aga Khan Museum at the Wall Street Journal
Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum; building designed by Fumihiko Maki. Janet Kimber For seven years, exhibitions in Asia and Europe have showcased treasures owned by the Aga Khan, the spiritual head of an estimated 10 million to 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims world-wide. The collection of some 1,000 objects has now alighted in its…
New Aga Khan Museum hosts first major show — View many photos on Blog to com
The Aga Khan museum has been drawing fascinated photographers to Don Mills and Eglinton for a few months now to shoot the stunning granite exterior of Toronto’s newest architectural gem. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki, the new museum is a marvel of modern design that also incorporates classic Islamic architectural principles. That…
World of Wonders: the Aga Khan brings his treasure trove of Islamic artifacts to Toronto — Toronto Life com article by Danielle Groen
Anyone who drives in Toronto knows about the kink in the DVP—that bend below the Eglinton off-ramp where, however swiftly cars have been moving away from downtown, they inevitably slow to a crawl. It’s a pain if you have a pressing engagement north of the 401, but the spot affords a terrific view of the…
