Aga Khan Museum’s The Moon: A Voyage Through Time looks at Role of Moon in Islamic World

A giant sculpture of the “enchanting orb” known as the moon is drawing visitors to the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

The sculpture, made of nylon, weighing 80 kilograms and covered with printed imagery of the lunar surface, is the centrepiece of The Moon: A Voyage Through Time, a new exhibition that explores the role of the moon throughout history, in faith, science and the arts, particularly in the Muslim world.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/moon-voyage-through-time-aga-khan-museum-new-exhibition-apollo-11-anniversary-1.5050201

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