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“Masterpieces of the Aga Khan Museum” Opens at the
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon
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13 March 2008, Lisbon, Portugal – “The Path of Princes: Masterpieces of the Aga Khan Museum Collection” exhibition at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon was officially opened today by Emílio Rui Vilar, President of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Prince Amyn Aga Khan, who was representing his brother, His Highness the Aga Khan. Portugal’s Minister of Culture, José António Pinto Ribeiro also attended the event. The exhibition comprises works of Islamic art, spanning over a thousand years of history, from the collection of the future Aga Khan Museum, due to open in 2011 in Toronto, Canada.
Comprising works of art in stone, wood, ivory and glass, metalwork, ceramics, rare works on paper and parchment, the items in the collection create an overview of the artistic accomplishments of Muslim civilisations from the Iberian Peninsula to China and from the 8th to the 18th centuries. The collection contains some of the world’s most important masterpieces of Islamic art, including items from the collection of miniatures and manuscripts formed by the late Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (uncle of His Highness the Aga Khan).
 “The Path of Princes: Masterpieces of the Aga Khan Museum Collection” exhibition in Lisbon. Click on photo for larger image.Photo: Lucas Moura |
 Emílio Rui Vilar, President of the CalousteGulbenkian Foundation (left), Prince Amyn Aga Khan and Luis Monreal, General Manager of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, at the inauguration of the exhibition in Lisbon. Click on photo for larger image. Photo: Lucas Moura |
 Prince Hussain and Princess Khaliya withcurator Maria Fernanda Passos Leite at the inauguration of the exhibition. Click on photo for larger image. Photo: Lucas Moura |
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