All over the Museum, you'll find examples of the mashrabiya, a kind of geometric-patterned window screen popular across the Islamic world. Using this video as your guide, make your own personalized mashrabiya design and decorate your creation with a message inspired by the Sanctuary exhibition! Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between ...
Quench your thirst for elegant design as you learn about one of the most impressive artifacts in the Aga Khan Museum's Collection: a five-century-old fountain from Egypt. In this short video for the #MuseumWithoutWalls, Curator Dr. Filiz Çakır Phillip delves into what the tricoloured, sandstone-inlayed marble masterpiece has to say about domestic life in old Cairo, water as a source of life, ...
Part one of three videos that capture an immersive overview of the Aga Khan Museum's Spring 2020 exhibition, Sanctuary, featuring carpets designed by thirty-six of the world's leading contemporary artists who have reflected on the crucial role of sanctuary in an era of displacement and disaffection. Supported by: Partners in Art, Mohammad and Najla Al Zaibak and the Baytree Foundation and Global ...
The Aga Khan Museum has played a small but influential role in the rise of JUNO and Polaris award-winning musician Jeremy Dutcher. Celebrating Indigenous elders and stories, his first-ever music video, for the song "Mehcinut," was shot at the Museum. Months later, in early 2020, Dutcher and his band embarked on a short residency here, experimenting with sonic structures and performing a ...
A fascinating history, rich cultural traditions, and a meteoric rise as a global centre for commerce and thought all make the United Arab Emirates an intriguing environment to create, consume, and curate art. And in a ranging discussion for the #MuseumWithoutWalls, two UAE-based arts leaders share their experiences encouraging artistic engagement and new ideas in such a dynamic, diverse cultural milieu. Our guests ...
Looking for ideas for your next arts-and-crafts adventure? The Museum's Collection is a "fountain" of inspiration. Using one of the grandest artifacts in our main gallery as a muse, construct your own pan flute from easy-to-find materials. Watch this video for the instructions! Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between peoples. To ...
Nour Kaadan is a musician, percussionist and community arts facilitator, who started her music career in 2010, in Damascus, Syria. Nour specializes in classical middle eastern rhythm and percussions, as well as flamenco rhythms on cajon. Since 2014 she has performed in Lebanon and then in Toronto since 2017. In Toronto, her contributions to the Middle Easterna nd Flamenco music communities have ...
What do battling beasts, strange birds, and flame-engulfed treetops have to tell us about how to be a successful leader? Aga Khan Museum Curator Dr. Michael Chagnon investigates in this short video exploration of a 17th-century manuscript of the Anvar-i Suhayli (Manuscript of the Lights of Canopus). To learn more about the object, please visit here: Accession Number: AKM289 Place: Iran Date: ...
Elaborate paintings of groups of people meeting outside belong to storied traditions in Persian and Indian visual cultures. In her latest video for the #MuseumWithoutWalls, Aga Khan Museum Assistant Curator Bita Pourvash shepherds you on a scenic tour of some magnificent examples of the genre -- culminating with a cameo appearance from one of the most famous military leaders of history. Bringing online ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned almost everyone's life upside down -- and artists are no exception. As Chicago-based Canadian creator Brendan Fernandes explains, travel restrictions and physical-distancing measures have forced artists to reconsider how they create, present, and even think about their work. Joining Aga Khan Museum Curator Dr. Michael Chagnon for a REIMAGINE: Global Conversation, Fernandes also divulges the inspiration behind ...
Ukraine-born Nastasia Y [na-STA-s'ya] is a world/soul musician from Canada, highly immersed in Toronto's versatile multi-cultural music scene. With degrees in contemporary jazz & classical music, Nastasia is the front woman of DoVira [Do-VEE-rah] - a fusion group that blends contemporary experimental sounds with traditional Eastern European music. Nastasia also performs with the multi-lingual all-female folk band Blisk, her "Arabic meets Balkan" ...
The guest speakers for the Museum's latest REIMAGINE: Global Conversation want you (yes, you!) to accelerate a worldwide movement promoting harmony between peoples and effecting positive change in local communities. Joining the Museum's Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis and Amirali Alibhai for a lively virtual discussion are Ubuntu Love Challenge founders Bodour Al Qasimi and Mamadou Kwidjim Toure. Learn about the genesis of their ...
Jessica Hana Deutsch is an in-demand violinist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and composer in Toronto's music scene. She is incredibly versatile, sounding equally comfortable in Afro Cuban, Klezmer, Brazilian, classical, and Arabic music. Classically-trained from the age of 3 and a three-time national finalist in the Canadian Music Competition, Deutsch studied with Mark Skazinetsky (assistant concertmaster of the TSO). She currently leads and composes ...
Dance your eyes across the patterns and shapes on a 15th-century Iranian door in the Museum's Collection. Inspired by what you see, create your own geometric masterpiece using pencil crayons, paper, and your imagination. Watch this video to get started! Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between peoples. To learn more about ...
When it opened in 2014, the Aga Khan Museum set out on its mission to promote pluralism through the arts. Nearly six years later, Henry S. Kim, the Museum's Director and CEO, and Meredith Preston McGhie, the Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism, investigate why this work has become even more crucial and speak to barriers facing groups striving to ...
The Canadian Youth Chinese Orchestra (CYCO) was formed in 2017 by a group of youths who represented the City of Markham to tour in China. Led by Amely Zhou, the conductor of CYCO, the group has since been invited to give concert performances at numerous prestigous venues, including the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, the Markham Theatre, the Art Gallery of ...
Prepping the Museum for reopening was no easy feat. In this short video, COO Moyez Jadavji reveals the big hurdles our team had to overcome -- and models our new Museum-branded face masks. Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between peoples. To learn more about how you can support the Museum by ...
Experience an awe-inspiring performance from one of Flamenco's greatest contemporary stars, Eduardo Guerrero, in his Canadian debut. Known for dancing with brutal fury and style, Guerrero never loses the magesterial elegance that is his hallmark. In this award-winning show, Guerrero extends the limits of Flamenco with his contemporary style and deeply personal interpretations, resulting in Flamenco dance like you've never seen it before. ...
Aga Khan Music Award-winning musician and vocalist Shaho Andalibi treats #MuseumWithoutWalls-goers to awe-inspiring improvised melodies with roots in Kurdistan and beyond. Pocket Performances are presented by TD Bank Group. (Farsi bio below) English: Shaho was born in Sanadaj, Kurdistan, Iran. He learned Kurdish music, melodies and modes from his late father Iraj Andalibi at the age of 4, playing the Persian Ney from his cousin ...
Lisa Odjig is Odawa/Ojibwe/Pottawatomi Nations from Wikwemikong, Manitoulin Island, Ontario. She is the first woman in the history of the Annual World Championship Hoop Dance contest in Phoenix, Arizona, to win World Champion Hoop Dancer in the adult female and male combined adult division. She has performed at venues in Italy, Israel, Germany, Jamaica, and points in between. She has performed for ...
Enjoy this Family Sunday activity, where you will learn about silk worms, silk moths and how silk is made. Then grab your materials and have fun creating a silk worm of your very own! Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between peoples. To learn more about how you can support the ...
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected how we handle artifacts and plan new exhibitions? Step inside the Museum's vault with Curator Dr. Michael Chagnon and Collections Manager Karen Donaldson to learn about new measures we've adopted to keep our staff and visitors -- and the art -- safe. Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and ...
Arts leaders in Canada and abroad reflect on our current moment of global upheaval and envision how the industry could emerge on the other side a more inclusive, equitable space. Joining us for our latest REIMAGINE: Global Conversation are: Simon Brault, CEO, Canada Council of the Arts Nike Jonah, Executive Director, Pan-African Creative Exchange Kristin Danielsen, Director, Arts Council Norway Abid Hussain, Director, Arts Council England Bringing ...
Henry Kim, the Museum's Director and CEO, extends warm Canada Day wishes -- and is joined by a special guest. Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between peoples. To learn more about how you can support the Museum by making a donation or becoming a Friend or Patron, please visit: ...
As debates rage across North America about public memorials to controversial figures, Curator Marika Sardar discusses an image of a British commander-in-chief in India from the Museum collection. Featuring the painting 'Portrait of Sir Henry Fane' (AKM472) , Sardar thinks about how history is presented in the art museum, and when a portrait becomes more than just a likeness. About the object: Title: Portrait ...
Consider the meaning of place and identity as guest curator of the HERE exhibition, Swapnaa Tamhane, shares her insights on HERE: Locating Contemporary Canadian Artists. After the talk, continue the conversation with Swapnaa for 20 minutes in the gallery. Swapnaa Tamhane has been closely studying the Indian performance artist Rummana Hussain (1952-1999). Her research developed into the large group exhibition In Order to ...
Multiple instruments, ten languages, and seven countries define Okavango African Orchestra, winners of the 2017 JUNO Award ( and nominee for 2020 )for World Music Album of the Year. The Toronto orchestra takes its name from the Okavango Delta, a basin in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, where different animals, predators and prey, coexist and share meagre resources. Similarly, Okavango African Orchestra ...
Amely Zhou inspires others with her open-hearted and emotive playing and has premiered more than thirty new works by composers from around the world. As an established erhu soloist, she frequently collaborates with different organizations including University of Toronto, Harbourfront Centre, Chinese Culture Centre, Canadian Music Centre and Small World Music Centre. An active performer in Toronto Chinese Orchestra, Toronto Yuefang Ensemble ...
Clarinetist François Houle has established himself as one of today's most inventive musicians, in all of the diverse musical spheres he embraces. Inspired by collaborations with the world's top musical innovators, François has developed a unique improvisational language, virtuosic and rich with sonic embellishment and technical extensions. He has worked with Dave Douglas, Mark Dresser, Joëlle Léandre, Benoît Delbecq, Evan Parker, Samuel ...
Learn more about the object here: Title: Firdausi and the Three Poets of Ghazna Accession Number: AKM156 Place: Iran, Tabriz Date:ca. 1532 Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between peoples. To learn more about how you can support the Museum by making a donation or becoming a Friend or Patron, please visit: ...
Consider the meaning of place and identity as Swapnaa Tamhane shares her insights on HERE: Locating Contemporary Canadian Artists. After the talk, continue the conversation with Swapnaa for 20 minutes in the gallery. Swapnaa Tamhane has been closely studying the Indian performance artist Rummana Hussain (1952-1999). Her research developed into the large group exhibition In Order to Join -- The Political in a ...
This first talk from the Museum's new Changemaker Series features exceptional women who are carving new paths in art and activism around the world. We open the series with women's rights advocate Dr. Lauryn Oates, recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Drawing on two decades of working in Afghanistan to expand education rights for women and girls in conflict zones, ...
How did a magnificent object made in China in the 15th century end up at a court in India in the 17th century? Learn more about one of the most eye-catching pieces in the Aga Khan Museum's Collection ('Monk's Cap' Ewer from the collection of Shah Jahan, AKM 966) with this talk featuring Marika Sardar, Curator at the Aga Khan Museum, and ...
Where did the two beautiful Persian glazed tiles ("Two Tiles with Iris Plants, from a Spandrel Panel") in the permanent collection of the Aga Khan Museum come from? Dr. Lisa Golombek and Dr. Robert Mason from the Royal Ontario Museum show how they figured it out. About the Object: Accession Number: AKM590 Place: Iran, Isfahan Date: ca. 1660-70 Learn more about the object here: Bringing ...
Aqua the singer, songwriter, storyteller, artist, and activist is a strong Anishinaabe Kwe~Indigenous Woman, also known as Nibii Waawaaskone~Water Flower. She originates from North Bay where she was raised by her single Mom Waabishkaasin Kwe~White Stone Woman. Aqua is a two-spirit woman of mixed Ancestry; Ojibwe Métis with French and Scottish heritage. Aqua has created a life filled with her love of creation. ...
Fire, clay, paint, and a lot of concentration. These were key ingredients in the creation of our Object of the Week -- a patterned dish from 10th-century Iran: In this fascinating short video, the Museum's Bita Pourvash takes us through how this artifact and others like it were made. Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and ...
How do intercultural families with members spread across the globe keep their traditions going in the age of COVID-19? Dubai-based PR exec Hanaan Al-Khamis and her mother, the Museum's own Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis, share their family's experience in our latest REIMAGINE talk for the #MuseumWithoutWalls. Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between ...
Join the Canadian Arabic Orchestra for a musical journey that will transcend space and time, taking you from the Acropolis to Constantinople, as Greek and Arabic music intertwine. The language of music unites cultures in this performance, which is part of the annual Festival of Arabic Music and Arts, as well as the Museum's 2019/20 season, Listening to Each Other, which pays tribute ...
Moe Clark headlines an evening that brings together Métis, Inuit, and Arabic musical influences to create a multi-layered performance. Inuit throat singer Nina Segalowitz and oud player Katia Makdissi-Warren join Clark, a musical explorer whose subtle style of improvising pulls from gospel, folk, and spoken word. Hear the Métis artist's enchanting lyrical voice and experience why CBC Radio describes her as "so ...
Please join the Aga Khan Museum's Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis (Director of Collections and Public Programs) and Amirali Alibhai (Head of Performing Arts), alongside guest speakers Marlene Le Roux (CEO, Artscape Theatre Centre), and Mohsin Mohi Ud Din (Founder and CEO, #MeWe International Inc.) to discuss the role of art and artists in this new, evolving reality and how the future can be ...
