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Today, we celebrate the 86th birthday of our Founding Patron, His Highness the Aga Khan. For more than 60 years, His Highness has been a beacon of hope for millions of Shia Ismaili Muslims around the world.
Salgirah Khushiali Mubarak from the Aga Khan Museum!
With the support of
@CdnHeritage, we’re pleased to announce the launch of our digitized manuscript collection portal! Explore 12 historical manuscripts, including works by Rumi and One Hundred Sayings (Sad Kalima). Visit bit.ly/digitized-manu… and start exploring!
ℹ️ This Qur’an is one of the first documented manuscripts written in Bihari script, a unique style of writing practiced in pre-Mughal India. AKM281 (f.189r, f.190v)
20/ Quran Manuscript, India, 11 July 1399
Rare copy of the Qur’an produced during Tughluq dynasty (1320–1413) India. After the invasion of Timur in 1398–1399, it was taken to Gwalior Fort in southern Agra, where its colophon was completed
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Today we celebrate the 87th birthday of our Founding Patron, His Highness the Aga Khan. Since 1957, His Highness has been a source of hope for millions worldwide, with his vision for a more inclusive and diverse world serving as our guiding light in all that we do at the Museum.
Today, we celebrate the 85th birthday of our Founding Patron, His Highness the Aga Khan. A beacon of hope for many millions around the globe, His Highness’ vision of a better, more pluralistic world guides us in everything we do.
For His Highness the Aga Khan IV, pluralism is about embracing and celebrating differences, not erasing them.
His vision — rooted in the belief that diversity enriches rather than divides — has shaped and guided the Museum since its founding 10 years ago.
The rumours are true...🤩
This spring, the Aga Khan Museum invites you to enter the mystical world of one of history’s most influential poets in our next major exhibition: Rumi.
Happy Nowruz! #Nowruz marks the traditional Persian new year and is the time of vernal equinox, when the sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day. This event has inspired rich cultural traditions around the world that are still practised today.
ℹ️ AKM282.87
Take a look at this incredible inscribed seashell that is now on (rare) display in the Museum Collections Gallery as part of our newly-opened themed installation, Water. 🧵
Did you know that Persian scientist Ibn Sina, or Avicenna in Latin, was likely the first to extract fragrant water and oil, or attar, from roses through a distillation process in the 11th century? 🌹
ℹ️ Perfume Sprinkler, 2017.1.1, Egypt or Syria, 23 cm, 12–13th century, glass
