Among those pictured, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums; Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan; Sheikh Thani bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Fund for Development; and Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Misnad, Minister of State for International Cooperation.

Museum of Islamic Art and Aga Khan Trust for Culture present Empire of Light: Visions and Voices of Afghanistan

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H.E. Sheikh Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi, UAE Minister of Culture, and Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan during the Al Burda Award ceremony.

Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan attends 19th Al Burda Award ceremony

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Aga Khan Museum illuminates 20 years of the Al Burda Award in new exhibition

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New museum celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Delhi

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Museums

Museums are no longer just repositories of culture, but vital educational institutions that can have a profound effect on public discourse. Museums testify to the existence of other cultures and faiths in ways that go beyond the written or spoken word. They provide evidence of other realities, other histories and other influences beyond the ones we might have learned or perceived. They foster dialogue and promote tolerance and mutual understanding amongst people. At their best, museums champion diversity, pluralism, the exchange of ideas and intellectual enrichment.


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Museums and historic landmarks preserve and reveal the story of humanity. Inherently, they are places that foster connections among people as we delve into our collective, intricate past, and consider how we can collaboratively shape a unified and better future.

His Highness the Aga Khan
Delhi, July 2024

Opened in 2014, the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada is home to a growing permanent collection of over 1,200 masterpieces, including manuscripts, paintings, ceramics, and textiles from the ninth to the 21st century. Through its innovative exhibitions and programmes from performances to thought-provoking lectures, workshops, and film screenings, the Museum reaches millions of people worldwide, fostering intercultural understanding through the arts.


The Aga Khan Museum sparks curiosity about and understanding of Muslim cultures and their connection with other cultures. The Museum's vision is to impact lives and contribute to more inclusive and peaceful societies.


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Artefacts include Mughal miniatures, manuscripts, coins, astrolabes, celestial spheres, stone inscriptions, glassware and textiles.

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The Humayun World Heritage Site Museum

The Humayun World Heritage Site Museum, opened in 2024, showcases the art, culture and architectural history of the Nizamuddin area in Delhi. It completes the 27-year restoration of the 90-acre Sunder Nursery, the 16th-century Batashewala Tomb-Garden Complex, the Mughal-era Azimganj Serai and Humayun's Tomb.

The Museum showcases 700 artefacts, with digital experiences, gardens and galleries. It immerses visitors in the world of the Mughal Emperor and its fusion of architectural styles, revealing the pluralist Sufi cultural traditions that defined five centuries of Indian culture.

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