New exhibition at Toronto's Aga Khan Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Media Source: The Art Newspaper (UK)
Date: 13 March 2018
The first major international show on the Fatimid dynasty of Cairo in two decades, and the first of its kind in North America, has opened at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. The World of the Fatimids (until 2 July) includes 37 rare loans from Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art, including three massive marble reliefs, thought to be
The first major international show on the Fatimid dynasty of Cairo in two decades, and the first of its kind in North America, has opened at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. The World of the Fatimids (until 2 July) includes 37 rare loans from Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art, including three massive marble reliefs, thought to be part of a palace wall. The eight-foot slabs were flown into the city this month.