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Peer Perspective: The Spiritual Words of Greek Philosophy

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One of the most revered manuscripts in the Aga Khan Museum Collection is the late 13th-century Manuscript of the Spiritual Words from Greek Philosophy with Sayings of the Philosophers Accompanied with their Portraits.
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REIMAGINE: Global Conversations: Music Builds Community

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Members of the Raag-Mala Society look back on 40 years of presenting spectacular performances and building community relationships. Board President Nishant Parekh, past-President Mohamed Khaki and Treasurer Aliya Ghose share stories of how the society has flourished, from holding concerts in basements of family homes in the early days to concerts for the world via digital and social media platforms today.

“Thanks to relationships we have built through the years, online opportunities came to us,” says Aliya.

Amirali Alibhai, Head of Performing Arts at the Aga Khan Museum, moderates the discussion, exploring issues around how Raag-Mala adapted to the pandemic, what next-generation support looks like, and whether Indian classical music is Canadian music.

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: agakhanmuseum.org/support.
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Peer Perspectives: Courtney Stewart and a Precious Container

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Courtney Stewart, senior research assistant in the Department of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents a precious and notable object from the Aga Khan Museum Collection. Providing a glimpse into the opulence of India’s elite classes of the past, this perfume or snuff bottle was made in the 17th or 18th century, during the Mughal Empire, a period of profound wealth. The 24-carat-gold bottle is encrusted with red rubies; its top twists open to reveal a miniature spoon attached to the inside of the lid. It likely functioned as a holder for perfume or snuff, a flavoured scented tobacco product which was inhaled — the plant and the custom were introduced to India from the Americas.
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Aga Khan Museum Names New Director

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ARTnews in Brief: Aga Khan Museum Names New Director

Tuesday, July 6
Alex Greenberger
July 6, 2021 5:11pm

Tuesday, July 6

Aga Khan Museum Names New Director
Ulrike Al-Khamis has been named the director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, which focuses on Islamic art. Al-Khamis has been director of collections at the museum since 2017. Prince Amyn Aga Khan, chairman of the museum’s board, said in a statement, “She is a passionate advocate for the arts and culture of the Muslim world and their potential to bridge cultures—a task that is more urgent than ever.”
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Welcome back to the Aga Khan Museum!

We're reopening our doors to the public on Sunday, July 25, with exclusive access for Supporters beginning Thursday, July 22.

The Museum is thrilled to once again welcome visitors through our doors, with enhanced health and safety measures and a slate of public programs designed to inspire trust, hope, creativity, and a spirit of togetherness.

We're sure you have lots of questions about what to expect when you step foot once again in the Museum. Please read our comprehensive re-opening FAQ for information on how to reserve your tickets, parking, health and safety measures, what's open, and so much more.

Opening Hours
Monday – Wednesday: Closed
Thursday – Sunday: 10 am to 5:30 pm


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The Public Curates: My Favourite Object with Kristina LaRocca

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Art lover, traveller, and Museum volunteer educator Kristina LaRocca’s favourite object in our Collection is as practical as it is beautiful. It also speaks to one of the central goals of the Museum: highlighting marvellous interconnections between the world’s major religious traditions.

The object she selected for her The Public Curates video for the #MuseumWithoutWalls is an astrolabe from 14th-century Spain. Astrolabes were used for finding the positions of stars and planets in the heavens in order to determine the time of day in a particular location. Its primary function in Islamic societies was to find the times for daily prayer.

This piece is unusual among other astrolabes of the period due to the inscriptions on its surface in three languages: Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew. The presence of these three scripts reflects the social and cultural diversity of al-Andalus, medieval Muslim-ruled Spain.

To learn more about this object in the Museum’s Collection (AKM611): https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/collect...

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Pocket Performance: Blandine Mbiya

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Discover the back story behind the bittersweet melodies of an achingly beautiful song by Congolese-Canadian singer-songwriter Blandine Mbiya.

As part of her performance for the Museum’s From Africa festival, the Toronto-based chanteuse paints a verbal picture of a traveller leaving on a boat from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, waving goodbye to his loved ones — and his hometown — as he departs. Watch the video to experience the gorgeous melancholy of Mbiya’s musical storytelling for yourself.

Streamed live on February 27, 2021, the From Africa: A Celebration for Black History Month was presented by the Aga Khan Museum and guest-curated by the Batuki Music Society.

To watch the full From Africa concert: https://youtu.be/Yh7hDJpamqY

Pocket Performances are presented by TD Bank Group.
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Enjoy an evening under the stars at the Summer Soirée


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Peer Perspective: The First Joust of the Rooks

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A fearsome battle between two mounted warriors is the focus of MET curator emerita Dr. Sheila Canby’s latest Peer Perspective video for the #MuseumWithoutWalls.

From the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, the 16th-century painting she features illustrates the first of 11 jousts between champions or “rooks” from Iran and their foes, the Turanians. On the Iranian side of the first joust was Faribuz, son of Shah Kay Kavus, while the Turanians fielded Kalbad, the brother of the king.

As Canby explains, this ferocious scene is not only action-packed, but it also provides a tantalizing glimpse into the worldview of the leaders of Safavid Iran.

To learn more about this artwork in the Museum’s Collection (accession number AKM497): https://agakhanmuseum.org/collection/...

The Museum’s Peer Perspective series features fascinating commentary and little-known facts from globally recognized scholars who have helped us open new windows onto the masterworks in our Collection.

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: agakhanmuseum.org/support
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The Aga Khan Museum
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Dear Karim,

SAVE THE DATE!
And take a journey beyond...

2021 Lapis Digital Benefit
October 1, 2021
8:00pm to 9:00pm EDT
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Hosted by your favourite emcee and podcast host Abdul-Rehman Malik

Join us for an exciting evening of art and creativity, from eye-opening stories based on masterpieces in the Museum collections, to stellar performances and intimate talks by eight artists from North America, East and South Asia, the Middle East, and the Iberian Peninsula.

Our premier event of the year is truly a Journey Beyond. Beyond the pandemic and beyond the familiar—towards new worlds of hope, possibility, and inspiration.

Through the incredible support of our generous sponsors, including Title Sponsor Steel Canada Resources Limited, registration for this event is free, making it accessible to audiences worldwide.

A night of art, entertainment – and fun – await!
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Welcome to the Aga Khan Museum | Aga Khan Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education Sessions

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Explore the Aga Khan Museum on an online tour led by none other than the Toronto landmark's Director and CEO, Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis. During your virtual visit, Dr. Al-Khamis will guide you through the Museum's airy Atrium, its cozy but elegant Bellerive Room, and the Collection Gallery, highlighting notable objects and architectural features along the way.

This session, part of the YMCA-Aga Khan Museum Mindfulness and Education series, was recorded on September 1, 2021.

More about the YMCA of Greater Toronto-Aga Khan Museum Mindfulness and Education Sessions: https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/program...
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The Museum is open on Thanksgiving Monday from 10 am to 5:30 pm.

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Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads is now open to the public!

From antiquity to the Middle Ages and beyond, explore the Silk Roads like never seen before through rarely displayed artifacts that tell the stories of how books and the craftspeople who made them connected cultures, facilitated trade, and transported art and ideas across continents and centuries.

Take your exhibition-going experience to another level by visiting the digital exhibition that brings to life the objects in rare and unusual ways. Click here to explore the digital exhibition https://hiddenstories.library.utoronto. ... ks/welcome

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Public Curates: My Favourite Object with Shirin Jetha

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Why is a 11th-century gold filigree bead from Egypt or Syria one of volunteer Educator Shirin Jetha’s favourite artifacts in the Museum’s Collection? The intricately detailed pendant is dazzlingly beautiful to look at, of course. But to Shirin, it also echoes a message of tolerance, peace, and hope passed down from her beloved grandmother.

To learn more about this object in the Museum’s Collection (accession number AKM618): https://agakhanmuseum.org/collection/...
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An electrifying celebration of musical tradition

Labyrinth Ensemble with Lamia Yared

Saturday, November 13, 8 pm

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Performing from the intimate yet powerful Aga Khan Museum Auditorium, the Labyrinth Ensemble will make their inaugural full-group performance on Saturday, November 13 at 8 pm.

The group of 14 stellar musicians are dedicated to experimenting with and promoting sonic traditions from Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and beyond. Spotlighted during the concert will be the impassioned vocals of Lamia Yared, the first-ever Labyrinth Ontario artist-in-residence.

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Quench your thirst for travel and adventure with a new webinar series showcasing the most storied cities in the Muslim World.

In the first three-episode jaunt of the series, travel to Syria to discover how monumental moments in the country's past have left their mark on the architecture, culture, and cuisine of its most famous urban centres. Immerse yourself on a tour of the famed Great Mosque of Damascus, indulge in a cooking class with Diwan restaurant's Chef Shen Ousmand, or get lost in the thrill of the great souks of Aleppo — all from the comfort of your own home.

Each webinar session is asynchronous, meaning you can take them at your leisure — whenever, wherever.

Cities of the Islamic World is curated by the Museum’s Dr. Filiz Çakır Phillip and organized in partnership with MIT’s Professor Nasser Rabbat.

Register for Cities of the Islamic World: Syria https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/programs/ ... orld-syria
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The Museum’s Duende Festival returns to the Auditorium stage from November 18 to 21 with an invigorating slate of performances celebrating resiliency, connection, and of course, flamenco.

The program includes performances from mother-daughter duo Dr. Judith Cohen and Tamar Ilana, Toronto flamenco icon Carmen Romero, and a not-to-be-missed double bill featuring guitarist Tarek Ghriri and flamenco vocalist Shirlita La Pili.

Tickets start at $30 per person per show. Three-show festival packages start at $80 per person. Get your tickets below!

Reserve your tickets to the 2021 Duende Festival https://agakhanmuseum.org/programs/duende-festival-2021

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Pocket Performance: Hindola Raga by Azalea Ray

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Listen to this raga performed by Azalea Ray, a Toronto-based artist. What do you feel when you listen to this piece? Does it evoke a sense of swinging?

The Museum commissioned Ray to create a new raga inspired by a painting in our collection. The painting, from a Ragamala series, evokes what a person would feel when hearing the Hindola Raga, ​a musical mode associated with the early morning hours from midnight to 3 am. The raga is distinguished by its “swinging” nature and slow melody.

Watch this short Pocket Performance to see the painting (AKM923) and listen to Ray's musical interpretation.
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Gallery Rotation
Sound and Music
On display until March 2022


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As part of the twice-yearly rotation of our Museum Collection Gallery, the Sound and Music themed installation takes you on a sonic journey back in time. Featured are masterpieces that will inspire you to listen while you look.

Elevating your experience along the Sound Trail are new smartphone-based interactives that take you on a mesmerizing journey of sound, ideas, and performances connected to selected objects.

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An exciting December awaits at the Aga Khan Museum

Clair-Obscur
featuring Constantinople and A Filetta
Friday, December 10, 8:30 pm ET

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Let the polyphonic melodies and sacred songs of Iran and Europe enchant you in a deeply moving concert from Museum Favourites Constantinople along with the all-male Corsican vocal group, A Filetta. Together in harmony and counterpoint, they create a sonic tableau where light and shadow meet.

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See the Museum’s breathtaking exterior transform into
a magical map-scape of colour and light


The Museum’s Light Up the Dark celebration returns for four evenings in December with spectacular new light projections created by OCAD University students that are inspired by objects in the Museum's Permanent Collection.

Enjoy half-price regular admission to the Museum all day long throughout Light Up the Dark, with FREE walk-in admission after 4 pm on Wednesday, December 29 (subject to availability).


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Winter cheer takes over the Aga Khan Park on December 18 and 19.

Between noon and 4 pm, savour live music, food-truck treats, and coffee by the fire. Take a guided tour of The Silk Road: A Living History outdoor photography exhibition. Admission to the event is free!

For more information https://www.agakhanpark.org/events
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VIDEO: Peer Perspective: Printed Amulet and Box with Dr. Christiane Gruber

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The Museum's Opening Hours Are Changing

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Starting the week of January 3, the Aga Khan Museum will be open Thursdays to Sundays, 10 am to 5:30 pm.

The Museum will also be open on holiday Monday, January 3rd from 10 am to 5:30 pm.

Though our hours are changing, our commitment to your safety and enjoyment is as important as ever. We continue to uphold the highest standards for keeping you safe, so you can connect with art and culture in the best environment possible.

Click here to read the most up-to-date information on what to expect when you visit the Museum https://agakhanmuseum.org/news/covid-19 .

We look forward to welcoming you to the Museum soon!

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Visit the Aga Khan Museum from the comfort of home.

We may be physically closed, but you can continue to connect with arts and culture online at the #MuseumWithoutWalls https://agakhanmuseum.org/museumwithoutwalls/index.html .


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Tamar Ilana with Benjamin Barrile and Derek Gray at the Aga Khan Museum

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The Museum’s airy Atrium transforms into a sultry flamenco tablao in this special set from singer-dancer Tamar Ilana. Joined by Ventanas bandmates Benjamin Barrile (guitar) and Derek Gray (percussion), the Toronto-based flamenco maven radiates the passion and joyfully communal spirit of the artform — despite performing for an online-only audience.

Tamar Ilana’s December 2021 Museum set was pre-recorded for the City of Toronto’s New Year’s Eve 2022 Livestream Concert. Go here to watch a full recording of the festivities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZwUS...

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: https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/support
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Upcoming Virtual symposium

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Join the Aga Khan Museum on 24th and 25th February for an online symposium celebrating the exhibition Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads, which features books, scrolls, manuscript paintings, textiles, and objects spanning a 1,000-year history.

The two-day virtual symposium showcases the collaborative research behind the exhibition, bringing together an international group of researchers, museum, and library professionals in four roundtable sessions.

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Afraaz Mulji Original Composition

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This piano composition by contemporary multi-instrumentalist Afraaz Mulji is inspired by a 16th-century music manuscript in the exhibition Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

The manuscript, now in the collection of Western University in Ontario, was originally owned by a monastery in Spain and used for communal singing in the choir. Mulji performs his original composition and is joined in conversation with Amirali Alibhai (Head of Performing Arts, Aga Khan Museum) to discuss the process of composing the piece and his interest in the Spanish antiphoner and its music.

The piano piece was commissioned by and recorded at the Aga Khan Museum (December 2021), the domed space of the auditorium providing chapel-like acoustic for the performance. Mulji reflects on the shared acoustical traits of Christian and Muslim sacred spaces and the inspiration he found in the European Christian manuscript: “the idea of 'text' in all its myriad plethoric expressions fascinates me, and moves me."

Learn more about the Hidden Stories exhibition, the Western Antiphoner at the heart of this performance, and where Afraaz Mulji sought inspiration for the opus from: hiddenstories.library.utoronto.ca/
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