Tuesday, March 27, 2007

ITALY: AGA KHAN'S ISLAMIC TREASURES GO ON SHOW

Parma, 23 March (AKI) - The Italian city of Parma, better known for its fine foods and tradition of opera, is for two months hosting an exhibition of some of the finest Islamic art collection of the Aga Khan, the spiritual head of the Ismaili sect and international businessman. "Splendours of the Court" which opened Friday is being housed in the Palazzo della Pilotta and contains the basis of what will be displayed in a new museum to be built in Toronto, Canada in 2009. The show in Parma is part of a wider cultural programme "Arts and Music from the Islamic World" which runs through May... more

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