Visitors are invited to come to the Aga Khan Museum atrium this weekend, where the exquisite double-sided tapestry by Pakistani artist Aisha Khalid, Your Way Begins on the Other Side, is on display just until Sunday, July 9. On Saturday, July 8, the Museum galleries are open until 11 pm.
ABOUT THE TAPESTRY:
- Your Way Begins on the Other Side was the first contemporary work acquired by the Museum
- The handmade tapestry contains more than 1.2 million gold-plated and stainless steel pins
- The tapestry is six metres long and weighs approximately 400 pounds
- Artist Aisha Khalid was inspired by a traditional four-part Persian garden or chahar bagh
- The tapestry title comes from a poem by Sufi mystic Rumi
- Khalid worked with a large team of people for four months to complete the handmade tapestry
- The tapestry’s fabric is silk and velvet
- Like other fragile objects in the Museum’s Permanent Collection, the tapestry requires time away from light to extend its life
Watch the making of Your Way Begins on the Other Side:
Your Way Begins on the Other Side
Saturday, July 8, 10 am–11 pm (galleries are open late on Saturday, July 8 until 11 pm.)
Sunday, July 9, 10 am–6 pm
For more information, visit agakhanmuseum.org
Ismailimail 