The Aga Khan Museum’s New Caravans of Gold Exhibit
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time:
Art, Culture, and Exchange Across Medieval Saharan Africa
Sep 21, 2019 - Feb 23, 2020
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Article Author: The Aga Khan Museum’s New Caravans of Gold Exhibit
Media Source: Toronto Guardian (Canada)
Date: 23 September 2019
Caravans of Gold: Fragments of Time at the Aga Khan Museum will be on exhibit until 23 February 2020. Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time is the first major exhibition that focuses on the Saharan trade. It addresses the role of medieval Africa and how the nation helped fuel global development, that’s largely left out of Western…
Caravans of Gold: Fragments of Time at the Aga Khan Museum will be on exhibit until 23 February 2020. Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time is the first major exhibition that focuses on the Saharan trade. It addresses the role of medieval Africa and how the nation helped fuel global development, that’s largely left out of Western history books. More than 250 artworks and archeological fragments that span five centuries and thousands of miles of geographic terrain, showcase the far-reaching impact of African trade. Most of the medieval objects from Africa have never travelled outside of their home countries and the exhibition.