The Aga Khan Museum is a museum of Islamic art located at 77 Wynford Drive in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum is dedicated to Islamic art and objects, and it houses approximately 1,200 rare objects assembled by Shah Karim al-Husayni and Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. As an initiative of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network, the museum is dedicated to sparking wonder, curiosity, and understanding of Muslim cultures and their connection with other cultures through the arts. In addition to the Permanent Collection, the Aga Khan Museum features several temporary exhibitions each year that respond to current scholarship, emerging themes, and new artistic developments. The Museum Collection and exhibitions are complemented by educational programs and performing arts events.
Exterior view of the Aga Khan Museum
The Aga Khan Foundation purchased the Bata Shoes Head Office, in preparation for the museum's construction in 2002.
The museum's lobby in 2022. The museum building opened to the public in 2014.
Auditorium ceiling
North York is a former township and city and is now one of the six administrative districts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the northern area of Toronto, centred around Yonge Street, north of Ontario Highway 401. It is bounded by York Region to the north at Steeles Avenue, on the west by the Humber River, on the east by Victoria Park Avenue. Its southern boundary is erratic and corresponds to the northern boundaries of the former municipalities of Toronto: York, Old Toronto and East York. As of the 2016 Census, the district has a population of 644,685.
North York skyline in 2021
Residences in North York, August 1945. The post-World War II era saw a boom in residential development throughout North York.
Storefronts in North York offering Iranian cuisine. North York holds the largest population of West Asians in Toronto.
North York City Centre is the central business district of North York and is located on Yonge Street, between Finch and Sheppard Avenue.