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His
Highness the Aga Khan and Mr. Elvio Ubaldi,
Mayor of Parma, inaugurated “Splendori
a Corte”, an exhibition of rare art
and manuscripts from the Aga Khan Museum collections
being shown at the Palazzo della Pilotta in
Parma.
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credit: Roberto Ricci
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Mr.
Elvio Ubaldi, Mayor of Parma; His Highness
the Aga Khan; Mr. Meli, Sovraintendente Teatro
Regio, Mrs. Lucia Fornari, Sovraintendente
alle Belle Arti; and Senatore Pietro Lunardi
at the inauguration of the"Splendori
a Corte" exhibition at the Palazzo della
Pilotta in Parma.
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His
Highness the Aga Khan and guests arriving
at the "Splendori
a Corte" exhibition at the Palazzo della
Pilotta in Parma.
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“Splendori
a Corte”, an exhibition of rare art
and manuscripts from the Aga Khan Museum collections
being shown at the Palazzo della Pilotta in
Parma, contains some of the rarest pieces
of Muslim art, including Fatimid pottery and
a copy of Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine, which
was the medical reference book in Europe for
500 years.
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credit: Roberto Ricci
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“Splendori
a Corte”, an exhibition dedicated to
the presentation of Muslim arts and culture
in all their historic, cultural and geographical
diversity, will run in Parma for two months
and then appear in other European cities.
The selection of artwork is made from the
permanent collections of the Aga Khan Museum,
which will open in Toronto, Canada, in 2010.
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credit: Roberto Ricci
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The
opening concert took place on 30 March 2007
at the Teatro Regio di Parma with all four
ensembles performing for 25 minutes. Each
group’s performance was introduced by
a five-minute documentary film subtitled in
Italian that portrayed the musicians in their
home communities and provided a cultural context
for their art.
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credit: Roberto Ricci
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Four
individual concerts are taking place at
the Palazzo della Pilotta, featuring single
ensembles during one-hour performances.
Each performance is preceded by a twenty-minute
introduction that includes a brief presentation
of the musical tradition and a five-minute
documentary film on the musicians.
Photo
credit: Roberto Ricci
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