Ground-breaking Aga Khan exhibit shows how Africa shaped world history
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: Ground-breaking Aga Khan exhibit shows how Africa shaped world history
Media Source: Toronto.com (Canada)
Date: 16 September 2019
At the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, the new exhibition Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time , organised by the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, features a blend of new archeological discoveries and stunning masterpieces, many on loan from the national collections of Mali, Morocco, and Nigeria - and never before seen…
At the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, the new exhibition Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time, organised by the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, features a blend of new archeological discoveries and stunning masterpieces, many on loan from the national collections of Mali, Morocco, and Nigeria - and never before seen in Canada. Caravans of Gold is designed to be full of surprises, transporting visitors to an era that may well be unfamiliar to them, when western Africa fuelled the economies of three continents with ideas, much sought-after luxuries, and treasured commodities such as salt, ivory, and gold.