The World of the Fatimids goes on display in Toronto
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Media Source: Ahram (Egypt)
Date: 28 February 2018
On 27 February, a collection of Fatimid artefacts from Cairo arrived in Toronto for a temporary exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum. The exhibition, titled The World of the Fatimids, will run from 10 March to 2 July, providing North America with its first display of carefully selected Fatimid artworks. Elham Salah, Head of the
On 27 February, a collection of Fatimid artefacts from Cairo arrived in Toronto for a temporary exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum. The exhibition, titled The World of the Fatimids, will run from 10 March to 2 July, providing North America with its first display of carefully selected Fatimid artworks. Elham Salah, Head of the museums sector at the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, told Ahram Online that the museum has received eight wooden boxes containing a collection of 37 artefacts for the show.