Look and listen as the Aga Khan Museum's Amirali Alibhai, Head of Performing Arts, offers an insider's perspective on the music, paintings, and interactive elements of our "Syrian Symphony" exhibition. "Syrian Symphony: New Compositions in Sight and Sound" closes Sunday, August 13, 2017. For details, visit agakhanmuseum.org/syrian-symphony ...
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There's more to art than what meets the eye. Shirazeh Houshiary's large-scale, apparently abstract painting contains two words written in the Arabic script, repeated many times over the width of the canvas. Discover the details in this piece and the works of 22 other contemporary artists from Iran in the Aga Khan Museum's world-premiere exhibition "Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians," closing ...
In May of 2017, visual artist Kevork Mourad created a spectacular series of paintings directly on the walls of the Aga Khan Museum's second-floor special exhibitions gallery. The painting is part of "Layers We Are," a piece which also features the music of Damascus-born clarinettist Kinan Azmeh. It took several days to realize the collaboration. Azmeh recorded his improvisational music performance at the ...
In May of 2017, the Aga Khan Museum welcomed musician-composer Malek Jandali to perform his adaptation of "Hurrian Hymn no. 6," the oldest known written piece of music. The performance was recorded on a modern Disklavier, an acoustic piano outfitted with sensors that recognize the movements of the keys, hammers, and pedals during a performance. On playback, the keys and pedals of the ...
There's more to art than what meets the eye. Shiva Ahmadi's lavishly ornamented "Oil Barrel #13" makes a connection between the lust for oil and the logic of war. Discover the details in this piece and the works of 22 other contemporary artists from Iran in the Aga Khan Museum's world-premiere exhibition "Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians," closing this Sunday, June ...
"What you see in the exhibition is not what you see. You see beauty, but look closer and you will discover pungent messages hidden in nooks and crannies everywhere. You will find what is on the minds of these Persians." -- Dr. Fereshteh Daftari, Curator There's more to art than what meets the eye. Discover the details in the work of Ali Banisadr ...
On Saturday, January 23, we welcomed Ali Riza and Hüseyin Albayrak -- modern-day troubadours and heirs of the "Ashik" tradition of Anatolia -- to deliver the passionate poetry of Sultan Shah Khatayi. Enjoy these select highlights from the event, featuring Kiya Tabassian on the sitar and Pooria Pournazeri on the "tambour." ...
On Thursday, October 20, the Aga Khan Museum's Senior Exhibitions Manager Sarah Beam-Borg delivered an engaging drop-in lecture in our auditorium. Enjoy this full-length video of the event, exploring some of the most significant changes to the Museum's Permanent Collections gallery since we opened in 2014. ...
On Saturday, March 12, we welcomed a stellar line-up of artists -- including Ostad Saeed Farajpoori, Fariba Davodi, Bamdad Fotouhi, and Ehsan Ghafari -- to our auditorium during the Great Poets Series. Enjoy these select highlights from the event, animated by the mystical whirling dance of Farzad AttarJafari, featuring translations by Sheniz Janmohamed. ...
Between December 13, 2016 and January 29, 2017, a student art installation at the Aga Khan Museum illustrated the personal journeys of new Canadians through imaginative depictions of the meaning of "home." Developed in partnership with artist-educators Vanessa Barnett and Elena Soní, the Toronto District School Board, and the Aga Khan Museum, and supported by a grant from the Ontario Arts Council, "Finding ...
On Monday, January 30, the Aga Khan Museum's exhibitions team installed a spectacular new piece in our first-floor Museum Collections gallery. Titled "Flying Carpet," this whimsical piece by artist Farhad Moshiri is one of more than two dozen works in the world-premiere exhibition "Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians." The piece features a generic aircraft cut out of 32 Persian carpets, each ...
In this short video, celebrated artist Aisha Khalid reflects on the inspiration behind and the process of creating her six-metre long double-sided tapestry, titled "Your Way Begins on the Other Side." Inspired by a traditional four-part Persian garden and named after a poem by Sufi mystic Rumi, the hand-made tapestry consists of more than one million gold-plated pins. It remains the first contemporary ...
From October 14 to October 16, the Aga Khan Museum presented its second year of flamenco programming -- this year complementing the special exhibition "Álvaro Siza: Gateway to the Alhambra." Enjoy these select highlights from each performance in the festival, featuring such artists as Sara Jiménez Andrés, Cristian Pérez, Alfredo Tejada, and Patrocinio Hijo. Learn more at www.agakhanmuseum.org. ...
On Sunday, November 13, we welcomed historian Dr. Ross Burns, a key figure behind "Syria: A Living History," to the Aga Khan Museum auditorium for an engaging lecture on Aleppo's storied landscape. Enjoy this video of the event, featuring an introductory performance by the Nai Syrian Children's Choir. ...
In this exclusive video, Henry Kim, Director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum, is joined by Syrian newcomers commenting on the culture and diversity of Syria and its peoples, as well as the 5,000 years of heritage illuminated in "Syria: A Living History." The Aga Khan Museum opened its critically-acclaimed exhibition "Syria: A Living History" on Saturday, October 15, 2016. To continue ...
D. Fairchild Ruggles, Professor of Landscape History at the University of Illinois, explores how the Alhambra's flourishing landscape was previously abandoned and left to the elements, then valued once again in the 19th century by travellers, designers, and world-renowned architects. This lecture took place on August 10, 2016 in the Aga Khan Museum auditorium. ...
On Sunday, October 16, we welcomed Professor Maamoun Abdulkarim, Syria's Director-General of Antiquities and Museums, to deliver the Aga Khan Museum's second Annual Lecture. In this video of the event, Professor Abdulkarim explores how Syria's exceptional architecture weathered the 21st century. ...
On Thursday, October 13, we welcomed honoured guests and valued patrons for an exclusive preview event celebrating our newest exhibition, "Syria: A Living History." In this video from the event, Dr. Nasser Rabbat, co-curator of "Syria: A Living History," discusses the thematic presentation of artifacts in the exhibition. ...
On Thursday, October 13, we welcomed honoured guests and valued patrons for an exclusive preview event celebrating our newest exhibition, "Syria: A Living History." In this video from the event, Dr. Filiz Çakır Phillip, co-curator of the exhibition, discusses the artifacts and objectives of "Syria: A Living History." ...
On Thursday, October 13, we welcomed honoured guests and valued patrons for an exclusive preview event celebrating our newest exhibition, "Syria: A Living History." In this video from the event, the Honourable John McCallum presents his remarks on the exhibition. ...
On Thursday, October 13, we welcomed honoured guests and valued patrons for an exclusive preview event celebrating our newest exhibition, "Syria: A Living History." In this video from the event, the Honourable Mélanie Joly offers her comments on the exhibition and its related programming. ...
On Thursday, October 13, we welcomed honoured guests and valued patrons for an exclusive preview event celebrating our newest exhibition, "Syria: A Living History." In this video from the event, the Aga Khan Museum's Henry S. Kim reflects on the mission of the Museum, and introduces a special video by Dr. Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO. ...
In this lecture, Doug Saunders, journalist and author, explores Muslim migration into the West. This lecture took place on July 10, 2016 in the Aga Khan Museum auditorium and is the last in a six-part lecture series titled "Islam and Muslims in the 21st Century." The series features scholars and journalists who are leading thought-provoking conversations about Muslims and Islam today ...
In this lecture, Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim Religion and Cultures and Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University, uses his expertise to discuss historic and contemporary Shia and Sufi devotional traditions. This lecture took place on June 26, 2016 in the Aga Khan Museum auditorium and is the fifth in a six-part lecture series titled "Islam ...
On Thursday, October 13, we welcome honoured guests and valued patrons to the Aga Khan Museum for an exclusive preview event celebrating our newest exhibition, Syria: A Living History. Beginning at 6:30 pm EST, tune in to a live stream of the special event, featuring an introductory video from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, followed by welcome remarks from the following distinguished speakers: • Henry ...
In this lecture, Bessma Momani, Associate Professor of Political Science (University of Waterloo) and 2015 Scholar of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, discusses the transformative power of youth. This lecture took place on June 12, 2016 in the Aga Khan Museum auditorium and is the fourth in a six-part lecture series titled "Islam and Muslims in the 21st Century." The series features ...
In this lecture, Sheema Khan, columnist for The Globe and Mail, shares her experience on understanding gender roles among Muslim men and women. This lecture took place on May 15, 2016 in the Aga Khan Museum auditorium and is the third in a six-part lecture series titled "Islam and Muslims in the 21st Century." The series features scholars and journalists who are ...
In this lecture, Walid Saleh, Associate Professor and Chair of the Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto, discusses the status of the Qur'an in the 21st century. This lecture took place on May 1, 2016 in the Aga Khan Museum auditorium and is the second in the six-part lecture series titled "Islam and Muslims in the 21st Century." The series ...
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In this lecture, "Media, Muslims, and Free Speech," Haroon Siddiqui draws on his 48 years of reporting and supervising coverage of Canada at the Toronto Star. This lecture took place on April 17, 2016 in the Aga Khan Museum auditorium and was the first in the six-part lecture series entitled "Islam and Muslims in the 21st Century." The series features scholars and ...
Highlights from our Inaugural Performing Arts Season ...
Highlights of the Opening Ceremony of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada. ...
