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Aga Khan Museum reopens with new Sanctuary exhibition

The Aga Khan Museum offers an ideal way to get our arts and culture fix with all the recommended safety protocols in place. The location is also easily accessible and the grounds include a beautiful oasis park space. As the museum’s doors reopened, it will also offer visitors the chance to explore the new Sanctuary exhibition along with access to the permanent collections. The new exhibition features the works of 36 international contemporary artists representing 22 countries, exploring the theme of Sanctuary and how it relates to immigration in the context of conflict, mass migration, climate change, and economic upheaval.

Aga Khan Museum reopens

The Aga Khan Museum reopens its door with a slew of new programming and safety measures encouraging visitors to reconnect with art and culture. To celebrate its reopening, the museum is also implementing pay-what-you-can admission until July 26, 2020. Awaiting visitors will be three art exhibitions focused on the human drive to find sanctuary, make connections, and express themselves creatively in the face of upheaval and adversity.

 

 

Aga Khan Museum, Canada, reopens after 3-month closure

The Aga Khan Museum (AKM) in Toronto, Canada, has reopened on 27 June with new safety measures and "a slew of new programming encouraging visitors to reconnect with art and culture in an inspiring, physical-distancing-friendly environment." Awaiting visitors are three art exhibitions focused on the human drive to find sanctuary, make connections, and express themselves creatively in the face of upheaval and adversity, AKM said. The museum has invited art lovers to submit photos and videos which tell "many stories of hope and resilience" to be included in the same exhibition.

A call to mobilise against racism and discrimination

Canada officially recognised the Decade in 2018 and has undertaken to learn more about the issues that affect Black Canadians. This is why the struggle against racial discrimination remains a central element in the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO)’s work. In partnership with the Global Centre for Pluralism, CCUNESCO is launching a professional development opportunity for high school teachers this summer and fall titled "Talking About Racism in the Classroom."

Aga Khan Museum set to re-open with new safety measures

The Aga Khan Museum (AKM) will be one of the first cultural institutions in Toronto to re-open following a three-month closure due to the pandemic. It will officially open on 27 June with new safety measures and "a slew of new programming." AKM implemented enhanced cleaning protocols, installed touch-free automatic doors and added new hand sanitising stations. AKM announced in a news release: "We have instituted a number of measures that don’t just comply with public health directives but exceed them to ensure the highest standards for keeping people safe."

Toronto's Aga Khan Museum wants to see your COVID-19 sanctuary

The Aga Khan Museum has started an initiative called What’s Your Sanctuary?, in which it is seeking submissions for an upcoming art display that will showcase how people in the community have found sanctuary during the crisis.This will serve as a companion installation to the museum’s newest exhibit, called Sanctuary, which features woven rugs created by 36 artists from 22 countries, each of whom reflected on what the word sanctuary means to them.

Global Pluralism Award 2021 for individuals and organisations worldwide

Applications are open for the Global Pluralism Award 2021. The Global Pluralism Award recognises pluralism in action and celebrates the extraordinary achievements of organisations, individuals and governments who are tackling the challenge of living peacefully and productively with diversity. The Award aims to raise the international profile of pluralism, defined as a principle of respect for diversity; identify and disseminate innovative and successful approaches to pluralism globally; and recognise and raise the profile of exemplary organisations, individuals or other entities seeking to advance pluralism.

Pluralism and the pandemic: A new initiative by GCP

Not all of us are affected by the pandemic in the same way. Some groups are facing the dangers of the virus while, at the same time, contending with ongoing threats such as police brutality or ethnic cleansing. To better understand the challenges faced by others during the pandemic, the Centre's new digital initiative, Pluralism and the Pandemic, presents curated analyses and conversations about the impacts of the pandemic from the perspective of pluralism.

What's Your Sanctuary? Aga Khan Museum invites art lovers to submit photos, videos for exhibition

The Aga Khan Museum in Canada announced preparations for a new cultural and global activity that will depend on wide participation of the global community. Works submitted by art lovers responding to the question, "What is Your Sanctuary?" will have a chance of being included in a new exhibition planned by the museum. The organisers hope to receive photography and short video (15 second or less) works that tell "many stories of hope and resilience" and how people have found sanctuary during the Covid-19 pandemic. Participants from Canada and Arab countries are required to submit their works by 17 June by visiting the Aga Khan Museum website.

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