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: ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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