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Muqarnas: Form and Light

September 14, 2024–September 7, 2025

A detailed painting depicting a variety of animals gathered together from the Aga Khan Museum collections. Prominently featured is an elephant in the center, surrounded by various species including deer, antelope, camels, buffalo, a white horse, rabbits, big cats like lions and leopards, and other creatures. The animals appear to be in a structured setting with intricate, colorful decorations and human figures in the background, indicating a scene of importance or ceremony.

Museum Collections Themed Installation: Life on Land

July 8, 2024–February, 2025

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Celebrating the Past, Reimagining the Future

September 7, 2024–April 6, 2025

Moon

Sept 24, 2024–April 28, 2025

Large lacquered steel and LED installation by artist Anila Quayyum Agha's installation A Thousand Silent Moments (Rain Forest), on display in the Aga Khan Museum as part of the Light: Visionary Perspectives exhibition.

Light: Visionary Perspectives

July 13, 2024–April 21, 2025

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Light up the Dark 2024

Fri, Dec 27–Sun, Dec 29

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Holiday Programs at the Aga Khan Museum

December 27, 2024–January 5, 2025

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Tickets to lectures and workshops at the Museum include same-day admission to all galleries.

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Clay Tile Making Workshop

December 27, 28, and 29 | 1–2 pm

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Reflective Tiles: Metal Embossing Workshop

December 27, 28, and 29 | 3–4 pm

Lantern Making: Patterns and Shadows

December 27, 28, and 29 | 5–6 pm

Crafting Light Workshop

Two-day workshop | March 23 & 30, 2025

1–4 pm

Collections Highlights

Pharmacy Jars (Albarelli)

Two blue patterned ceramic pharmacy jars with a large body and tapered opening. Patterns include flowers, vines, fruits and other cymbals.

Pharmacy Jars (Albarelli)

Accession Number: AKM567 and AKM568
Place: Syria
Dimensions: AKM567: diameter 49.4 cm, height 32 cm, AKM568: diameter 49.4 cm, height 30.7 cm
Date: 15th century
Materials and Technique: fritware, underglaze-painted

Bowl With A Fantastical Elephant-Headed Creature

Bowl With A Fantastical Elephant-Headed Creature

Place: Iran
Dimensions: 15.2 cm
Date: early 13th century
Materials and Technique: fritware, lustre-painted

Ivory Horn (Oliphant)

An elephant's tusk, carved and detailed with engravings. Propped up by a brass bird's foot and collar - both parts of the artifact. Found in the Aga Khan Museum's permanent collections gallery.

Ivory Horn (Oliphant)

Place: Probably Southern Italy; silver mounts made in England
Dimensions: 64 x 34 cm
Date: 11th to late12th Century; c. 1620
Materials and Technique: carved ivory with silver mount

Kashkul (Begging Bowl)

A brass bowl with a brass chain running to the right side. The bowl has clamps and is engraved with highly intricate patterns of wording and symbols. The bowl is found in the Aga Khan Museum permanent collections gallery.

Kashkul (Begging Bowl)

Place: Iran
Dimensions: 61 cm
Date: late 16th century
Materials and Technique: brass

Planispheric Astrolabe

Planispheric Astrolabe

Place: Spain, Toledo (probably)
Dimensions: 13.5 cm
Date: 14th century
Materials and Technique: bronze, engraved and inlaid with silver

Dish

A round glazed ceramic bowl, with blue, red and green painted flowers on it. The bowl depicts many plants, which looks like a garden, and can be seen at the Aga Khan Museum

Dish

Place: Iznik, Turkey
Dimensions:Diameter 34.3 cm, height 7.4 cm
Date:1570–80
Materials and Technique: fritware, underglaze-painted

Isfandiyar Kills The Simurgh

A detailed painting depicting a variety of animals around a tree, where wording covers the right side of the painting with a horse drawn carriage and flowers. Can be found in the Aga Khan Museum permanent collections.