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Aga Khan Music Programme features at the 2025 Edinburgh International Festival

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Left to right: The agreement was signed by representatives of the local Parish of Melres and Medas, the Ismaili Imamat, Gondomar City Hall and the family who owns the property.

Agreement signed for chapel rehabilitation in Gondomar

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Prince Rahim Aga Khan attends 18th Al Burda Award Ceremony

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Master Musicians forge deep connections on inaugural China tour

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Nizamuddin: A timely museum

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Aga Khan Trust for Culture

The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) promotes debate about the built environment, cultural heritage, and importance of historic memory. We propose exemplars and solutions for contemporary design problems; engage in the physical and social revitalisation of communities; advance music and musical education; and connect cultures through material and intangible arts.


We seek to impart a more informed understanding of the diverse cultures of the Muslim world and demonstrate the valuable role that different forms of cultural expression can play in development. We have leveraged the transformative power of culture to improve the socio-economic conditions and quality of life of people around the world.


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40,000

We have supported 40,000 musicians and music educators.

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50,000,000

There have been over 50 million visitors to AKTC's parks and gardens.

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4,550

We have trained 4,550 artisans in traditional building techniques and livelihoods.

“It is society that is changing every day around the world. Our attempt, our aspiration, our prayer, is to try to have the humility, but also the competence, to understand what is happening and to seek to influence it so that future generations can live in a better environment.”

His Late Highness Aga Khan IV
Aga Khan Award for Architecture Seminar, Aleppo, 2001

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Motif of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Aga Khan Development Network)

Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Recognising that the built environment is fundamental to quality of life, the Award encourages architectural projects that address the aspirations of societies around the world.

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Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khanan’s Mausoleum is lit up at night.

Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme

We have undertaken over 350 restoration and conservation projects in historic areas. These projects and other urban regeneration initiatives spur social, economic and cultural development.

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Aga Khan Music Programme

The Programme sustains musical heritage in societies with a significant Muslim presence, through music education, creation, performance and dissemination.

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Aga Khan Museum

The Aga Khan Museum in Canada showcases the arts of Muslim civilisations from the Iberian Peninsula to China, spanning the ninth to the 21st centuries.

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Aga Khan Programme for Islamic Architecture

The Program is based at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It educates architects, planners, teachers, and researchers who can contribute to meeting the building and design needs of Muslim communities.

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Archnet

Archnet is the largest, open online architectural library focusing on Muslim cultures. It offers a comprehensive resource on architecture, urban design, landscape, development and related issues.

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Education Programme

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