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Official page of the Aga Khan Museum The Aga Khan Museum provides visitors with a window into the artistic, intellectual, and scientific contributions of Muslim civilizations to world heritage.
The Museum’s Permanent Collection of over 1,000 objects includes rare masterpieces that reflect a broad range of artistic styles and materials. These portraits, textiles, miniatures, manuscripts, ceramics, medical texts, books, tiles and musical instruments represent more than eleven centuries of human history and a geographic area stretching from the Iberian coast to China.
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It’s a wrap! The Aga Khan Museum is now closed for the evening. Thank you for joining us as we celebrated contemporary art during Nuit Blanche Toronto. Share your photos using the hashtags #SensoryCity and #AgaKhanMuseum! #nbTO16
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Only 45 minutes left to enjoy FREE Museum admission during Nuit Blanche Toronto! Our first-floor Museum Collections gallery closes at 11 pm. Won’t make it in time for closing? Enjoy two sculptural installations in the #AgaKhanPark on display until sunrise tomorrow! #SensoryCity #nbTO16
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This real-time digital garden blooms through audience interaction: use the hashtag #SensoryCity and watch "CharBagh" bloom all night long during Nuit Blanche Toronto! #nbTO16
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Experience “Sparks” at the #AgaKhanPark! Virginia Melnyk’s playful installation responds to visitors’ interaction through colourful lights and dancing shadows — and is on display through sunrise during #nbTO16.
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Nuit Blanche Toronto has arrived at the Museum and #AgaKhanPark! From now until midnight, enjoy FREE admission into the Museum’s first-floor Permanent Collections gallery. Plus, enjoy two interactive installations in the #AgaKhanPark — on display until sunrise tomorrow! Share your experience using the hashtags #SensoryCity and #AgaKhanMuseum.
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Live at 6 pm tonight: Interact with “CharBagh,” Faisal Anwar’s real-time digital garden that blooms with your social media posts! Use the hashtag #SensoryCity during your Nuit Blanche Toronto visit to see what you can grow!
Nuit Blanche at the Aga Khan Museum
Join us this evening as we celebrate contemporary art during our first year of Nuit Blanche Toronto! From sunset to sunrise, enjoy two interactive installations on display in the #AgaKhanPark: Faisail Anwar’s “CharBagh,” a real-time digital garden, and Virginia Melnyk’s “Sparks,” a display of shifting shadows and light. Plus — enjoy free admission into our first-floor Permanent Collections gallery 6–11 pm! Share your experience using the hashtags #nbTO16 and #AgaKhanMuseum.
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Glowing light and shifting shadows transform the #AgaKhanPark tomorrow! Interact with Virginia Melynk's "Sparks" during Nuit Blanche Toronto — one of two installations on display from sunset to sunrise. Plan your visit: http://ow.ly/TAQ1304JAnv #nbTO16
Canadian Art
Faisal Anwar's "CharBagh: A Sensory Garden" is featured in Canadian Art's “7 Things to See at Nuit Blanche”! Be sure to stop by the Museum, #AgaKhanPark, and Ismaili Centre, Toronto to experience this interactive art installation — one of two on-site during Nuit Blanche Toronto! #nbTO16 #SensoryCity
Heritage and Conflict: Syria’s Battle to Save Its Past
On Sunday, October 16, join Professor Maamoun Abdulkarim, Director-General of Antiquities and Museums, Syrian Arab Republic, as he delivers our second Annual Lecture! Explore how Syria’s exceptional architecture has weathered the 21st century, and gain new insights on our landmark exhibition “Syria: A Living History.” Learn more: http://ow.ly/Jhnp304HzIo
Nuit Blanche at the Aga Khan Museum
Nuit Blanche Toronto is coming to the Museum this Saturday! From 6 to 11 pm on October 1, enjoy FREE admission to the Museum’s first-floor Permanent Collections gallery. Learn more about our Nuit Blanche programming: http://ow.ly/29kN304HEeC #nbTO16
Project Eternal - Хуун-Хуур-Ту / Huun Huur Tu, Carmen Rizzo
Have you heard the “sygyt,” “kargyraa,” or “khoomey” singing styles? Listen this Saturday as master vocalists Huun Huur Tu perform the ancient songs of Tuva. Plus — enjoy FREE admission to the Museum’s first-floor Permanent Collections gallery before the show! Museum admission is complimentary this Saturday evening for Nuit Blanche. Free admission begins at 6 pm. Join us: http://ow.ly/KBTh304FoAH
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