Prince Amyn Aga Khan viewing the 'Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum: Arts of the Book and Calligraphy' exhibition at the Sakip Sabanci Museum in Istanbul on 4 November 2010. - Photo: AKTC

From left, Director Dr. Nazan Olcer of the Sakip Sabanci Museum, Ministery of Tourism and Culture Undersecretary Ismail Yilmaz, Sabancı Holding Chariperson Guler Sabancı, Prince Amyn Aga Khan, Sevil Sabanci and Luis Monreal, General Manager of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture - Photo: AKTC

The spectacular museology of the exhibition was designed by the Czech architect Boris Micka, director of GPD in Sevilla. At the Shanghai 2010 exhibition, Mr. Micka received the Gold Award for his Saudi Pavilion. - Photo: AKTC

Visitors could examine the "Arts of the Book" on large projection screens. - Photo: AKTC

Unlike other exhibitions, which offered a view of objects, artwork and manuscripts, the Istanbul exhibition focused on the arts of the book and calligraphy. - Photo: AKTC

Many items from the Collection had never been shown before, including the magnificent Ottoman box made from ivory, gold, turquoise and rubies by Safavid Iranian craftsmen in Istanbul for Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. - Photo: AKTC

Projections of light contrasted with the darkened interior. - Photo: AKTC