Ismaili Centres Archive
The opening ceremony of the Aga Khan Museum took place on 12 September 2014, following the opening of the Ismaili Centre, Toronto earlier in the afternoon by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mawlana Hazar Imam. They also marked the opening of the museum, together with Prince Amyn and the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. Among the distinguished guests at the ceremony were Prince Rahim, Princess Salwa, and Prince Hussain, former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, government leaders, diplomats, and leaders of Jamati and Imamat institutions.
In a ceremony marking the culmination of 18 years of planning, design and construction, the Prime Minister of Canada — in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam — declared the Ismaili Centre, Toronto open.
Toronto, 12 September 2014 — The Aga Khan Museum shall be “a gateway into the history and artistic traditions of the Muslim world,” announced Prince Amyn, Vice-Chair of the museum’s Board of Directors. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the Toronto museum in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The Ismaili Centre, Toronto was opened by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on 12 September 2014 in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam.
Toronto, 12 September 2014 — Mawlana Hazar Imam and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper opened the Ismaili Centre, Toronto this afternoon.
Toronto, 12 September 2014 — This afternoon, following the ceremonial opening of the Ismaili Centre, Toronto, Mawlana Hazar Imam and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper presided over the opening of the Aga Khan Museum.
Toronto, Canada — On Friday, 12 September 2014, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, and His Highness the Aga Khan formally opened the Ismaili Centre, Toronto and Aga Khan Museum.
Toronto, 11 September 2014 — Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived at the Aga Khan Museum this afternoon, to meet with the Board of Directors and tour the facility ahead of its opening ceremony.
The Ismaili Centre, Toronto is a complex of varied spaces for contemplative, cultural, educational and recreational purposes. In designing it, Charles Correa’s vision was to create a building that responds to the traditions of Islamic architecture in a contemporary design using modern materials.
Ismaili Centre, London, 3 – 19 November 2013 – The Aga Khan Social Welfare Board in collaboration with the Conservative Disability Group hosted the third annual Disability Colloquium, which focused on The Olympics and Paralympics Legacy – A Year On.
