March 10: Aga Khan Museum opens the anticipated exhibition The World of the Fatimids. Featuring artifacts and objects from Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art never before shown abroad, the exhibition explores the ancient dynasty “that built the world’s oldest university, compiled one of its greatest libraries, defined luxury fashion for a millennium, and fostered a flowering of the arts and sciences in the 10th and 11th centuries.”
Source: www.cbc.ca – Arts, entertainment and cultural events to catch this year
The World of the Fatimids – March 10 2018 to July 2 2018