Culture

Spirit & Life: Masterpieces of Islamic art from the Aga Khan Museum collection

Unseen masterpieces of Islamic art revealed in London for the first time, from 14 July to 31 August 2007.

Aga Khan to establish major academic and cultural center and museum in Canada

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today announced its intention to establish in Toronto a museum housing exceptional collections of Islamic art and heritage as well as a unique academic and cultural center focused on the study and practice of human pluralism.

'Paradise Garden' restoration to revitalise Kabul

The Government of Afghanistan and the Municipality of Kabul today confirmed that the Aga Khan Trust for Culture will lead a project to enable reutilisation of the historic Bagh-e-Babur garden as a major public open space and also to rehabilitate neighbourhood residential dwellings and public sanitation facilities.

Aga Khan and Zanzibar government agree on Seafront Initiative

His Highness the Aga Khan and Zanzibar’s Chief Minister Shamsi Vuai Nahodha today signed an Agreement of Co-operation to initiate a comprehensive urban rehabilitation proposal for the Seafront Area of Zanzibar’s Stone Town.

Masterpieces of the Aga Khan Museum opens at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon

"The Path of Princes: Masterpieces of the Aga Khan Museum Collection" exhibition at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon was officially opened today by Emílio Rui Vilar, President of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Prince Amyn Aga Khan, who was representing his brother, His Highness the Aga Khan.