Ginan and Qasida Recitations | The Aga Khan Museum

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Monday: Closed today; Except holiday Mondays
Tuesday: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday: 10 am - 8 pm; BMO Free Wednesdays 4 – 8 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Friday: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday: 10 am - 5:30 pm

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Opening times this week:

Monday: Closed today; Except holiday Mondays
Tuesday: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday: 10 am - 8 pm; BMO Free Wednesdays 4 – 8 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Friday: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday: 10 am - 5:30 pm

This session includes a diverse selection of devotional poetry commonly recited among Ismaili Muslim communities as forms of devotional expressions. Recitations include poems, Tajik Pamiri madoh, South Asian ginans, Persian and Arabic qasidas and nasheed.