Arts of the Book: Illustrated Texts, Miniatures
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Folio From The Khawass Al-Ashjar (de Materia Medica): Rasiyun Plant
Geography: Iran
Period: 13th century CE
Folio From The Khawass Al-Ashjar (de Materia Medica): Amadun Or Nardin Plant
Geography: Iran
Period: 13th century CE
Folio From The Khawass Al-Ashjar (de Materia Medica): Hashisha Al-Hamama (the Herb Bugloss, Or Oxtongue)
Geography: Iran
Period: 13th century CE
Folio From The Khawass Al-Ashjar (de Materia Medica): Labathun Plant
Geography: Iran
Period: 13th century CE
Folio From The Khawass Al-Ashjar (de Materia Medica): The Poppy
Geography: Mesopotamia
Period: 13th century CE
Folio From A Manuscript Of Kitab Fi Ma'Rifat Al-Hiyal Al-Hindasiyya By Al-Jazari: A Blood-Letting Device
Geography: Egypt
Period: Mamluk, dated Safar 755 H/February-March 1354 CE
Dynasty: Mamluk
Frontispiece From A Manuscript Of The Sulwan Al-Muta' Of Ibn Zafar: Three Young Hunters
Geography: Egypt
Period: Mamluk, circa 1325-50 CE
Dynasty: Mamluk
Folio From The Khamsa Of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi: Shab-I Qadr (the Night Of Power)
Geography: India
Period: Tughluq, circa 1350-1450 CE
Dynasty: Tughluq Sultanate
Manuscript Of The Mathnavi Of Jalal Al-Din Rumi
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, dated 1011 H/1602 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Youth And Dervish In Conversation
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1590 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Shepherds In A Landscape
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1675 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Sample Of Calligraphy Signed By Al-Faqir 'Ali
Geography: India and Iran
Period: Safavid and Mughal, 16th-17th century CE
Dynasty: Safavid and Mughal
Manuscript Of The Khamsa Of Nizami
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, dated Rabi' al-Awwal 934 H/December 1527 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Muraqqa' (album) Of Portraits And Calligraphies
Geography: Iran
Period: Qajar, 19th century CE
Dynasty: Qajar
Manuscript Of The Judgements Of The Greek Philosophers: Socrates And Aristophanes
Geography: Iraq or Syria
Period: 13th-14th century CE, with later additions
Manuscript Of Al-Kashifi'S Anvar-I Suhayli (lights Of Canopus)
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, dated 13 Safar 1002 H/8 November 1593 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Sample Of Calligraphy From An Album Made For Shah Jahan
Geography: India and Iran
Period: Safavid and Mughal, circa 1520-1640 CE
Dynasty: Safavid and Mughal
Landscape With Villagers, Travellers, And Animals
Geography: India
Period: circa 1800 CE
Palace At Delhi
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1820-30 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Talismanic Chart
Geography: Iran
Period: Qajar, 19th century CE
Dynasty: Qajar
Folio From The Shahnama Of Shah Tahmasp: Salm And Tur Receive The Reply Of Faridun And Manuchihr
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, c. 1520-30 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From The Shahnama Of Shah Tahmasp: Sindukht Brings Gifts To The Court Of Sam
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, c. 1522-35 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From The Shahnama Of Shah Tahmasp: The First Joust Of The Champions, Fariburz And Kalbad
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, c. 1540 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Fath 'Ali Shah Seated On A Throne Decorated With Precious Stones
Geography: Iran
Period: Qajar, 19th century CE
Dynasty: Qajar
Manuscript Of The Guy U Chawgan Or Halnama (book Of Ecstasy) Of 'Arifi
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1580 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Zoomorphic Calligraphy
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, 17th century CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Masjid Al-Haram
Geography: Probably the Hijaz (Arabia)
Period: 18th century CE
Calligraphy By Isma’il Jalayir
Geography: Iran
Period: Qajar, circa 1860-70 CE
Dynasty: Qajar
A Gathering Of Dervishes
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, late 16th century CE
Dynasty: Safavid
The Crucifixion With The Virgin And St. John
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, c. 1600 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
A Prince Visits A Hermit
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1585-90 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Portrait Of Shah Jahan And His Three Sons
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1628 CE or later
Dynasty: Mughal
Emperor Jahangir At The Jharoka Window Of The Agra Fort
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1620 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Sample Of Calligraphy From An Album Made For Shah Jahan
Geography: India and Iran
Period: Mughal and Safavid, circa 1520-1640 CE
Dynasty: Mughal and Safavid
Pictorial Genealogy Of The Descendants Of Jahangir
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1623-27 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Folio From The Shahnama Of Shah Tahmasp: Firdawsi And The Three Court Poets Of Ghazna
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1532 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From The Shahnama Of Shah Tahmasp: Gushtasp Slays A Dragon On Mount Saqila
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1530-35 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
A Sea-Serpent Swallows The Royal Fleet
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1670 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Ascetics In A Landscape
Geography: India
Period: 18th century CE or later
Dynasty: Rajput
Humayun Defeats His Rebellious Brother Kamran At Kabul
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1597 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Portraits Of Jahangir And Shah Jahan
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, 1628 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Portrait Of An Ottoman With A Book
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1610 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Group Of Sages In Discussion
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, c. 1650 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Kausa Ragaputra: Music For After Midnight
Geography: India
Period: circa 1700 CE
Dynasty: Rajput
Manuscript Of The Dala'Il Al-Khayrat (the Ways Of Edification) Of Al-Jazuli
Geography: Turkey
Period: Ottoman, dated 1207-08 H/1793 CE
Dynasty: Ottoman
An Ottoman Official
Geography: Turkey
Period: Ottoman, circa 1650 CE
Dynasty: Ottoman
Portrait Of Sultan Selim Ii
Geography: Turkey
Period: Ottoman, circa 1570 CE
Dynasty: Ottoman
Portrait Of Sultam Selim Iii
Geography: Turkey
Period: Ottoman, circa 1805 CE
Dynasty: Ottoman
Sample Of Calligraphy By Prince Dara Shikuh
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, dated 1041 H/1631-32 CE, and 18th century CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Pilgrimage Certificate
Geography: Probably the Hijaz (Arabia)
Period: Dated 1192 H/1778-79 CE
Manuscript Of The Dala'Il Al-Khayrat (the Ways Of Edification) Of Al-Jazuli
Geography: Turkey
Period: Ottoman, dated Muharram 1233 H/November 1818 CE
Dynasty: Ottoman
A Prince And A Hermit
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1595 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
A Young Prince With Mystics
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1635 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
A Dervish In A Landscape
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, dated 1074 H/1663 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Manuscript Of The Tadhkira Of Shaykh Safi Al-Din
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, dated Sha'ban 990 H/August-September 1582 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Sages In Religious Discussion
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1670 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
A Composite Elephant And Rider
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1600-40 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Shah 'Abbas Ii And The Mughal Ambassador
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1663 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Isa Khan, Qurchibashi Of Shah 'Abbas I
Geography: India
Period: Safavid, circa 1620 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Shah Safi' Al-Din At A Picnic With Ambassadors
Geography: India
Period: 19th century CE
Double Album Page: Portrait Of Fath' Ali Shah And Calligraphic Exercise
Geography: Iran
Period: Qajar, 19th century CE
Dynasty: Qajar
Portrait Of Akbar In Old Age
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1650 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
The Delhi Darbar Of Akbar Shah Ii
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1811 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Folio From The Akhlaq-I Nasiri Of Nasir Al-Din Tusi: School Courtyard With Boys Reading And Writing
Geography: Lahore
Period: Mughal, circa 1595 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Sample Of Calligraphy By Shah Mahmud Nishapuri
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1540 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
A Drowsy Courtier Reading By Candlelight
Geography: India
Period: Sultanate, circa 1630 CE
Dynasty: Sultanate
Folio From The Manafi' Al-Hayawan Of Ibn Bukhtishu: The Shiqraq, Or Green Magpie
Geography: Iran
Period: Il-Khanid, circa 1300 CE
Dynasty: Il-Khanid
Folio From The Suwar Al-Kawakib Al-Thabita: The Constellations Andromeda And Pisces
Geography: Iran
Period: Timurid, circa 1450 CE
Dynasty: Timurid
A Dragon In A Landscape
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1610 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
A Hunting Scene
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1580 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Young Hunter With A Falcon
Geography: Turkey
Period: Ottoman, 16th century CE
Dynasty: Ottoman
Folio From The Shahnama Of Shah Tahmasp: Rustam Pursues The Div Akvan Disguised As An Onager
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1530-35 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Jahangir’s Lion Hunt
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1615 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Lovers In The Storm With Divs
Geography: Afghanistan
Period: circa 1525 CE
Prince Dara Shikuh And His Mistress On A Terrace At Night
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, 18th century CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Musician Playing A Tar
Geography: Iran
Period: Qajar, 20th century CE
Dynasty: Qajar
A Musical Gathering
Geography: Turkey
Period: Ottoman, 18th century CE
Dynasty: Ottoman
Nata Raga
Geography: India
Period: circa 1690 CE
The Architect Nu’man Is Thrown From A Fortress
Geography: India or Iran
Period: 16th century CE or later
Folio From A Shahnama: Bahram Gur Goes Hunting
Geography: Iran
Period: Il-Khanid, circa 1300 CE
Dynasty: Il-Khanid
Folio From A Shahnama: The Arrival Of Zahhak And The End Of Jamshid’s Rule
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1576 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From A Shahnama: Bijan Takes The Rein To Aid Gustaham
Geography: Iran
Period: Timurid, dated 899 H/1493-94 CE
Dynasty: Timurid
Babur’s Men Pursuing The Inhabitants Of Bilah Across The River Indus
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, circa 1589 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Illuminated Album Page With Sura Al-Fatiha
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, 16th century CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Illuminated Album Page With Sura Al-Fatiha
Geography: Iran or Bukhara
Period: circa1507-15 CE
Dynasty: Safavid ( ?)
An Aged Pilgrim
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, c.1618-20 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Double Finispiece From The Diwan Of Sultan Ibrahim Mirza
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, 1582 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Cranes And Ducks
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, 18th century CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Elephants By The River
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, c. 1589 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Congregation Of Birds
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, 17th century CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Shah 'Abbas I Of Iran Attended By A Page
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, 18th century CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Akbar And A Dervish
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, c.1586-87 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Bearded Man Reading Outdoors
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, c. 1640 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Manuscript Of The Tashrih Mansuri
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, 17th century CE
Dynasty: Safavid
The Constellations Virgo, Libra, Scorpio And Leo
Geography: Arabian Peninsula
Period: Ottoman, 17th century CE
Dynasty: Ottoman
Manuscript Of The Taqwim Al-Sihha Of Ibn Butlan
Geography: Near East?
Period: dated 745 H/1344 CE
Folio From A Manuscript Of The Kalila Wa Dimna: The Fable Of The Lion, The Fox And The Donkey
Geography: Iran
Period: 1333 CE
Folio From The Shahnama Of Shah Isma'Il: Isfandiyar Kills The Simurgh
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, 1576-77 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From A Shahnama: Bahram Gur Kills The Unicorn
Geography: Iran
Period: 1494 CE
Young Man Carried Off By A Giant Bird
Geography: Lahore
Period: Mughal, c.1590 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
Shirin Praying And Khusrau Hunting
Geography: India
Period: c.1720-40 CE
Lovers In A Landscape
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, dated 1056 H/1646 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
The Na'Im Al-Din Shahnama
Geography: Iran
Period: circa 1492 CE
Portrait Of The Poet Hatifi
Geography: Afghanistan
Period: Safavid, circa 1511 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
A Youth Playing A Stringed Instrument
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, late 16th century CE?
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From A Shahnama: Bahram Gur Kills Two Lions To Prove His Right To The Throne Of Iran
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, 17th century CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Mansucript Of The Kulliyat Of Sa'Di
Geography: India
Period: Mughal, c.1604 CE
Dynasty: Mughal
The Ottoman Army Marching On The City Of Tunis In 1569 Ce
Geography: Turkey
Period: Ottoman, dated Dhu’l Hijja 988 H/12 January 1581 CE
Dynasty: Ottoman
Portrait Of The Nawab Mirza Muhammad Baqir And His Young Son Mirza Husayn
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, dated 1085 H/1674 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From The Shahnama Of Shah Tahmasp: The Story Of Haftvad And The Worm
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1540 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From The Shahnama Of Shah Tahmasp: The Death Of Zahhak
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1535 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From The Shahnama Of Shah Tahmasp: The Court Of Gayumars
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1522-25 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From The Shahnama Of Shah Isma'Il: Rustam Slays The Turanian Warrior Alkus
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, circa 1576 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From A Shahnama: Kai Khusrau Surveys His Forces
Geography: Iran
Period: Safavid, 1654 CE
Dynasty: Safavid
Folio From A Shahnama: Shah Kay Kavus Attempts To Fly To Heaven
Geography: Iran
Period: Il-Khanid, 741 H/1341 CE
Dynasty: Il-Khanid
Folio From The 'Small Shahnama': Shah Shapur Besieges The Fortress Of The Arabian Chieftain Ta'Ir In Yemen
Geography: Iran
Period: Il-Khanid, circa 1300 CE
Dynasty: Il-Khanid
Courtyard
The abstract notion of light and the light of human creativity and openness were all sources of inspiration for the design of the Aga Khan Museum by the renowned Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki.
Galleries
A large permanent exhibition space will house art and artefacts acquired by His Highness the Aga Khan and his family and donated to the Museum.
Galleries
Up to 200 pieces from the Museum’s collection will be showcased in the permanent gallery that will combine state of the art display systems with innovative approaches to design and interpretation.
GalleriesMajor temporary exhibitions concerning the Islamic world will be presented in historic, geographic or thematic terms. These exhibitions will draw upon private collections and institutional holdings from all parts of the world.
Formal gardens five ponds
The Museum will share the site with the Ismaili Centre, designed by Charles Correa, and will be surrounded by a ten-hectare landscaped park, designed by Vladimir Djurovic. Together they will constitute important landmarks and green space for the city of Toronto.
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