Aga Khan Museum in Toronto hosts an exhibition of Persian Art in Qajar Era
Aga Khan Museum in Toronto hosts an exhibition of Persian Art in Qajar Era.
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Article Author: Aga Khan Museum in Toronto hosts an exhibition of Persian Art in Qajar Era
Media Source: Payvand (USA)
Date: 25 December 2018
At the Aga Khan Museum (AKM), the exhibition entitled "Transforming Traditions: The Arts of 19th-Century Iran" brings together rare paintings, lacquerware and lithographed manuscripts. This exhibition features masterpieces from the AKM collection alongside a large number of exhibits on loan from the Louvre Museum and other…
At the Aga Khan Museum (AKM), the exhibition entitled "Transforming Traditions: The Arts of 19th-Century Iran" brings together rare paintings, lacquerware and lithographed manuscripts. This exhibition features masterpieces from the AKM collection alongside a large number of exhibits on loan from the Louvre Museum and other institutions. The AKM holds one of the largest collections of post-Islamic Persian art in Canada, a major part of which are on display at its permanent galleries.