Tawhida Tanya Evanson

Please note the Aga Khan Museum’s upcoming closure and hours.

The Museum will be closed Friday, September 25 for the annual Lapis Ball.
The Museum will be closing early Tuesday, September 29 at 4:30 pm for a private event.

Aga Khan Museum

Week of Sep 21 - Sep 27, 2026

Opening times this week: 21st – 27th Sep

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10am – 5:30pm
Wednesday: 10am – 8pm; BMO Free Wednesdays 4 – 8 pm
Thursday: 10am – 5:30pm
Friday: Closed; Closed for the Lapis Ball
Saturday: 10am – 5:30pm
Sunday: 10am – 5:30pm

Open all statutory holidays, except Dec 25.

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Tawhida Tanya Evanson is a Canadian poet, novelist, artist and Ashiq. Her work blends poetry, orality, music and multimedia around themes of African diasporic identity and Sufi spirituality in resistance to Western values. Born in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal she has roots in Antigua, West Indies.

Evanson’s novels include Livre des ailes (2023) and the award-winning Book of Wings (2021); she also has two poetry collections and an extensive history of international spoken word performance, audio recordings and films. Evanson’s recent work includes the multi-award-winning Afrofuturist concert film CYANO SUN SUITE (2024) and the upcoming poetry collection Annihilation Ghazals. She moonlights as a whirling dervish.

Please note the Aga Khan Museum’s upcoming closure and hours.

The Museum will be closed Friday, September 25 for the annual Lapis Ball. The Museum will be closing early Tuesday, September 29 at 4:30 pm for a private event.

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The Museum will be closed Friday, September 25 for the annual Lapis Ball.
The Museum will be closing early Tuesday, September 29 at 4:30 pm for a private event.