Museum & Exhibitions
As the Museum is being constructed, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has mounted a series of travelling exhibitions in Europe.
From November 2011 to February 2012, the Aga Khan Museum Collection will travel to the Hermitage, in St. Petersberg, Russia UPCOMING: The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia
From November 2011 until February 2012, the Aga Khan Museum Collection will be shown at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. The theme will be "Architecture and its Representations in Islamic Arts". The State Hermitage Museum includes more than three million works of art and artefacts of world culture. Among them are paintings, graphic works, sculptures and works of applied art, archaeological finds and numismatic material. For more information about the State Hermitage Museum, please see their website.
"Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum: Arts of the Book and Calligraphy"
at the Sakip Sabanci Museum, Istanbul
The ninth exhibition of artworks from the AKM collection was opened at the Sakip Sabanci Museum in Istanbul on 9 November 2010 and will close on 27 February 2011.
Find out more on the exhibition | Catalogue in English | Press release | Photos
Schätze des Aga Khan Museum. Meisterwerke der islamischen Kunst (Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum. Masterpieces of Islamic Art)
Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum: Masterpieces of Islamic Art, runs from 17 March 2010 until 6 June 2010 at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. The exhibition was opened by Federal President Köhler of the Federal Republic of Germany on 16 March 2010. As it is the last presentation of the collection in Western Europe before the opening of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, the exhibition is drawing crowds and significant interest from the press. For more information, please see the press release, photos, Catalogue in English, catalogue in German and the Berlin Feltspiele site.
Los Mundos del Islam en las colecciones del Aga Khan Museum
CaixaForum - Madrid and Barcelona, Spain
From 5 June to 6 September 2009 (Madrid) and 1 October 2009 to 17
January 2010 (Barcelona)
Find out more on the exhibition | Download catalogue (PDF): English, Spanish
Geographies of Islam
The Real Fundación - Toledo, Spain
From
9 October 2008 to 17 January 2009
Find out more on the exhibition | Download catalogue (English, PDF)
The Path of Princes
The Gulbenkian Museum - Lisbon, Portugal
From 14 March 2008 to 26 July 2008
Find out more on the exhibition | Download catalogue (English, PDF)
Chefs-d'oeuvre Islamiques de l'Aga Khan Museum
The Louvre - Paris, France
From
5 October 2007 to 7 January 2008
Find out more on the exhibition | Download catalogue (French, PDF)
Spirit and Life
The Ismaili Centre - London, United Kingdom
From 14 July 2007 to 31 August 2007
Find out more on the exhibition | Download catalogue (English, PDF)
Splendori a Corte
Parma, Italy
From
31 March 2007 to 6 June 2007
Find out more on the exhibition | Download catalogue (Italian, PDF)
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.
Courtyard
The Aga Khan Museum’s architectural elements reflect its educational and cultural mission - to provide visitors with an understanding of the artistic, intellectual, scientific and religious heritage of communities, both Muslim and non-Muslim, which permeated the lands of Islam.
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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