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Aga Khan Museum Collection in Berlin, 17 March to 6 June 2010, at the Martin-Gropius-Bau

Berlin, Germany, 17 March to 6 June 2010 - Over two hundred masterpieces of the Muslim world, spanning over a thousand years of history, will be shown at the Martin-Gropius Bau in Berlin from 17 March to 6 June 2010. The artworks are some of the most important pieces in the collection of the Aga Khan Museum, which is due to open in 2013 in Toronto, Canada.

Mrs. Maria Koteneva (wife of His Excellency Vladimir Kotenev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Federal Republic of Germany), HRH Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria and Mrs. Eva Luise Köhler (wife of the Federal President of Germany) admiring a set of Mughal jade cups, one of the newest additions to the Aga Khan Museum collection. - Photo: jirka-jansch.com

 

Federal President Köhler of the Federal Republic of Germany inaugurated the Aga Khan Museum exhibition at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin on 16 March 2010. - Photo: jirka-jansch.com

 

A guided tour introduces visitors to works of art in stone, wood, ivory and glass, jewellery and metalwork, ceramics and rare works on paper and parchment. - Photo: jirka-jansch.com

 

The items in the collection create an overview of the artistic accomplishments of Muslim civilisations from the Iberian Peninsula to China and from the eighth to the eighteenth centuries. - Photo: jirka-jansch.com

 

Ancient heritage and modern technology came together in a touch screen presentation of four manuscripts. - Photo: jirka-jansch.com

 

In 2013, the 215 items in the Berlin exhibition will find a permanent home at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. - Photo: jirka-jansch.com

 

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