GPB Radio Interview: On Second Thought Radio | New Museum in Canada Home to Islamic Art

A new $300 million museum has opened in Toronto, covering 10,000 square meters. Inside is a spectacular collection of Islamic art.

It’s the first museum of its kind in North America and visitors from all over the world are flying there to see the treasures inside.

Host Celeste Headlee talks about the significance of the museum with Elizabeth Hornor of Emory University and Jacqueline Royster of Georgia Tech.

Posted on Dec 5, 2014
duration 8:13

Via On Second Thought Radio | New Museum in Canada Home to Islamic Art

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