The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, which is dedicated to presenting an overview of the artistic, intellectual and scientific contributions that Muslim civilisations have made to world heritage. PHOTO | AGA KHAN MUSEUM |
Inspired by the Aga Khan, who is the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, the US$300 million museum is deliberately situated in Canada to foster knowledge and understanding both within Muslim societies and between these societies and other cultures.
The museum’s head of education, Ms Patricia Bentley told the Nation that items from Egypt and information on Islamic history in North Africa and Mali showed Africa’s contribution to Islamic civilisation.
The museum was established and developed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), which is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).
The newly established museum of Muslim art in Toronto, Canada will help foster global friendship across cultures in a world full of hostilities, the Aga Khan said on Friday.
