The first-ever joint Awards event promises to be a unique occasion for all those interested in music or architecture. The 16 laureates of the Aga Khan Music Awards and the six winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture will be honoured over the course of three days at events being held in the Sultanate of Oman, on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula.
The Music Awards gala concert and prize-giving ceremony will take place over two evenings on Saturday and Sunday, while the Award for Architecture prize-giving ceremony will be held on Monday evening. Live coverage of all three events is scheduled to begin at 6:45 PM Gulf Standard Time.
Dating back to 1977 and cited as one of the most prestigious prizes in its field, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture. The Award seeks to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of societies across the world, in which Muslims have a significant presence.
The Aga Khan Music Awards was established in 2018 to recognise exceptional creativity, promise and enterprise in music performance, production, education, preservation and revitalisation in societies across the world. Laureates share a prize fund and collaborate with the Aga Khan Music Programme to expand the impact of their work and develop their careers.
Both initiatives are part of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, which has a wide range of activities aimed at the preservation and promotion of the built environment and cultural heritage of Muslim societies. As the cultural agency of the Aga Khan Development Network, the Trust leverages culture as as a means of supporting and catalysing development.
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Join us at The Ismaili TV for the events beginning this Saturday at 6:45 PM (Gulf Standard Time). Add the events to your calendar: Saturday | Sunday | Monday
