EXPLOREWINTER JAN–APRIL 2020 AGA KHAN MUSEUM PROGRAM GUIDE NO WALLS (you belong everywhere) EXHIBITION EXHIBITION Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From Sanctuary February 25–April 19, 2020 March 21–August 23, 2020 See how artists from around the world are navigating What does sanctuary mean to you? their cultural and ethnic heritages. The 15 artists in this revelatory exhibition represent 26 countries. Some Explore the idea of safe haven through 36 spectacular migrated as children, others are part of the second and woven rugs designed by leading artists from around third generation. All are using their art — from painting the world to reflect their personal responses to the to textiles and multimedia to calligraffiti — as a way to word sanctuary — whether that means refuge, sacred reconcile the deep ties and painful breaks that come with space, place of beauty, or something entirely unique. complex cross-cultural identities. Presented in partnership with the Fondazione Imago Mundi Supported by Organized by the FOR-SITE Foundation with the support of ALRUG Supported by MOHAMMAD Mohammad and Najla Al Zaibak MOHAMMAD Mohammad and Najla Al Zaibak AL ZAIBAK (Bay Tree Foundation) AL ZAIBAK (Bay Tree Foundation) AND FAMILY AND FAMILY Unleash Your NO WALLS Inner Peace A feast for Breaking the barriers that divide FEBRUARY 17 – MARCH 20 the mind cultures, the Aga Khan Museum Take an artistic journey to beat the winter launches into a season of blues. We’re offering free workshops in Let the power of learning brighten your dance, music, and storytelling designed winter. Our Education programs are a feast provocative exhibitions, to help you find tranquility and feel your for the mind this season with workshops in performances, and best during these cold, dark days. poetry, calligraphy, and textiles; a course on magnificent Islamic architecture; thought- programming provoking tours of our exhibitions; and the for the new Caravans of Gold Talk Series exploring decade. the impact of African cultures and diasporas on art through the ages. Listen and connect Feed your soul with our exciting Performing Arts season, Listening to Each Other. We bring you global artists on the cutting edge of music, film, dance, and spoken word, along with those who are sharing centuries-old traditions with new audiences. From Jeremy Dutcher and the Dakh Daughters to our 2020 Comedy Series and Kinan Azmeh’s CityBand, our thought-provoking lineup will connect you to the world. 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Walk-ins are welcome. or 416.646.4671 Single class: $16, $13.50 Friends 12-session package: $160, $135 Friends #youbelongeverywhere CARAVANS OF GOLD, FRAGMENTS IN TIME The Story of Blue Let’s be friends! & BUILDING BLACK: CIVILIZATIONS On now until May 18, 2020 Join as a Friend today and receive exclusive benefits that offer a deeper On now until February 23, 2020 Discover the story of the colour connection to the Museum. Challenge what you know about the past, present, and future. blue in our Museum Collection — Benefits include free admission, special Caravans of Gold spotlights western Africa’s role at the heart from nature, to pigment, to paintings, exhibition previews, and discounts on Enjoy Free Museum Admission! of the medieval world, featuring works never before seen in ceramics, and glass objects. Our performances, workshops, lectures, dining, When you purchase a ticket to a performance, talk, Canada. Building Black presents Afrofuturist sculptures made themed installations present a fresh parking, and shopping. or workshop, you get to explore the Museum for free, of LEGO® pieces by Ekow Nimako, connecting western Africa’s rotation of works, offering you new remarkable past with a powerful future. perspectives on our Collection. To learn more, call 416.646.4667 or visit including our Museum Collection and special exhibitions. agakhanmuseum.org/support/friends January 23 January 30 february 11 february 12 March 12 march 15 April 21 april 18 INSIGHT TOUR LUNCHTIME TALK INSIGHT TOUR CARAVANS OF GOLD TALK SERIES LUNCHTIME TALK PERFORMANCE INSIGHT TOUR PERFORMANCE Saharan Pathways of Islamic Art An Elephant Comes to London Pattern, Power, and Paradise: Poetry and the Subliminal Meaning of Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Sanctuary with Dr. Michael Chagnon Tanya Evanson’s with Dr. Michael Chagnon with Adam Harris Levine Carpets with Dr. Filiz Çakır Phillip Colours with George Elliott Clarke with Marianne Fenton Qawwali Ensemble Find out what personal experiences motivated Bothism - A Sufi Experiment Travel across the Sahara Desert, gaining insight Find out how the African elephant captured the Join a curator’s tour exploring the rich patterns The celebrated Canadian poet illuminates black The exhibition’s curator discusses how today’s The legendary Pakistani group returns to Toronto the artists in Sanctuary to create their unique and Jason Sharp + Kaie Kellough into masterpieces from medieval African empires. imagination of medieval European society. of luxury carpets and the concept of paradise in and gold in his poetry and in our exhibitions. diverse artists are navigating cultural heritage. for a profound evening of devotional Sufi music. and striking rug designs. Sufi whirling and poetry combine with Thursday, 6:30 pm Thursday, 1 pm the Wagner Garden Carpet. Wednesday, 7 pm Thursday, 1 pm Sunday, 7 pm Tuesday, 6 pm contemporary spoken word, music, and film to $20, $18 Friends, $12 students and seniors Free with Museum admission Tuesday, 6:30 pm $20, $18 Friends, $12 students and seniors Free with Museum admission $55, $49.50 Friends, $41.25 students and seniors $20, $18 Friends, $12 students and seniors examine the spaces between worlds. $20, $18 Friends, $12 students and seniors A co-production with the Kabir Cultural Centre Saturday, 8 pm $35, $31.50 Friends, $26.25 students and seniors January 31 February 1 february 13 February 15 march 21 March 25 COMEDY SERIES COMEDY SERIES April 26 april 23 LUNCHTIME TALK PERFORMANCE TALK SPRING FILM SERIES Jokes Among Friends Jokes Among Friends PERFORMANCE LUNCHTIME TALK featuring Nour Hadidi + Leonard Chan + featuring Hisham Kelati + Nick Reynoldson The Bride under the Lemon Tree Hayiran Ensemble by Rumi Canada Creating Sanctuary Shorts from the National Film Board Arthur Simeon + host Ali Hassan + Martha Chaves + host Ali Hassan with Dr. Judith Cohen Shaho Andalibi, Amir Koushkani, and Farzad with Dr. Azra Akšamija, Dr. Michael of Canada Luminous Kaushiki Chakraborty If Museum Objects Could Speak From wedding songs to royal ballads, discover AttarJafari lead a night of reimagined Persian Chagnon, and Cheryl Haines A window into the lives of artists who use their One of India’s brightest classical stars performs with Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis Laugh it up as Toronto’s top rising comics deliver Find the funny in identity and cultural heritage music and Sufi whirling. the music of Moroccan Jews and their Canadian Hear how the art, space, and design in our work to promote understanding and sanctuary. khayal, thumri, and other lighter genres. Hear fascinating, yet little-known, stories of salty observations on today’s hot topics. with some of Toronto’s top emerging comedians. Saturday, 7:30 pm diaspora. Sanctuary exhibition offer layers of insight into Wednesday, 6 pm Sunday, 6 pm pluralism behind the making, use, and meaning Friday, 8 pm Saturday, 8 pm Thursday, 1 pm $40, $36 Friends, $30 students and seniors the concept of safe haven. Free $40 orchestra, $30 balcony, 10% off for Friends of a selection of Islamic art objects. $30, $27 Friends, $22.50 students and seniors $30, $27 Friends, $22.50 students and seniors Free with Museum admission Presented in collaboration with Rumi Canada Saturday, 2 pm Presented in collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada and Raag Mala members Thursday, 1 pm Buy 2 shows at full price and save 10% Buy 2 shows at full price and save 10% $20, $18 Friends, $12 students and seniors An associate partnership with Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto Free with Museum admission Buy 3 shows at full price and save 15% Buy 3 shows at full price and save 15% february 19 family day March 29 February 2 February 5 CARAVANS OF GOLD TALK SERIES Free pop-up Performances FEBRUARY 17 SPRING FILM SERIES WORKSHOP CARAVANS OF GOLD TALK SERIES Africa Connected Enjoy intimate performances from a Make memories with with Professor François-Xavier Fauvelle The Farewell (2019) diverse lineup of talented local artists in African Vegan Art Contemporary African Art Practices in a PERFORMANCE special family tours of An eye-opening discussion about Africa’s unsung Cultural clashes arise when an American writer the Museum’s public spaces and galleries. with Toronto Ward Museum Globalized World with Dr. Julie Crooks, our galleries and fun art golden age, covering the birth of Islam to the returns to China to say goodbye to her ill sanctuary series Wednesdays: 5, 6, 7 pm Create stunning textiles with bògòlanfini, Ekow Nimako & Chiedza Pasipanodya activities for kids and arrival of Europeans. grandmother. adults alike. Saturday & Sundays: 12, 1, 3 pm a Malian dye technique using plants and Curators and artists explore how Africa’s cultures Wednesday, 7 pm Sunday, 3 pm EVERY WEDNESDAY IN APRIL AT 5 PM Generously supported by fermented mud.