Aga Khan Trust for Culture




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The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a family of institutions created by Aga Khan IV with distinct but complementary mandates to improve the welfare and prospects of people in the developing world, particularly in Asia and Africa. It focuses on the revitalization of communities in the Muslim world—physical, social, cultural, and economic.[1] The AKTC was founded in 1988 and is registered in Geneva, Switzerland, as a private non-denominational philanthropic foundation.




Contents






  • 1 Programs


    • 1.1 Historic preservation




  • 2 References


  • 3 External links





Programs




  • Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an architectural prize that recognizes architectural excellence in the Muslim world.


  • Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme (HCP) supports the revitalization of historic sites in the Muslim world.


  • Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) provides financial resources and technical assistance to support the preservation and promotion of professional oral tradition music in Central Asia and other regions.

  • Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture (AKPIA) is an endowed center for the history, theory and practice of Islamic architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


  • ArchNet is a website on architecture, urban design, urban development, and related issues in the Muslim world, created in cooperation with MIT.

  • Museums and Exhibitions refers to museum and exhibition projects, including the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.[2] It also displays exhibitions of pieces from its collection and provides support services for museums in the developing world, including the National Museum of Mali.[3]



Historic preservation



  • Restoration of the Walled City of Lahore in partnership with the Government of Punjab.[4]

  • Restoration of Sunder Nursery, New Delhi (also known as Central Park, New Delhi), into a 90 acre heritage garden with 15 historical monuments and over 300 tree species, making it Delhi's first arboretum. This 10 year project to restore the 16th century garden to its former glory was done in collaboration with the Delhi Municipal Corporation and Central Public Works Department and Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India.[5][6][7]


  • Restoration of the Qutb Shahi tombs in Hyderabad, India in collaboration with the Telangana State Archaeology and Museums Department.[8]


References





  1. ^ El-Aref, Nevine (October 13, 2016). "Aga Khan memorandum signed". Al-Ahram Weekly. Retrieved 22 November 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Aga Khan to Establish Major Academic and Cultural Center and Museum in Canada". Retrieved 2006-11-29.


  3. ^ "The Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the National Museum of Mali sign a Collaboration Agreement" (Press release). Musée National du Mali. 2006-06-07. Archived from the original on 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2007-10-22.


  4. ^ ""Shahi Guzargah" inside the Walled City of Lahore | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2019-01-06.


  5. ^ "Things To Do in Delhi | Sunder Nursery Near Humayun's Tomb". Outlook Traveller. Retrieved 2018-04-25.


  6. ^ "Could this be Delhi's answer to Central Park?". Condé Nast Traveller India. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-04-25.


  7. ^ Sreevatsan, Ajai (2018-02-22). "Delhi's own 'central park' opens today". Livemint. Retrieved 2018-04-25.


  8. ^ Nanisetti, Serish (2018-09-11). "Restoring the charm of Qutb Shahi tombs". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-01-06.




External links




  • "Aga Khan Trust for Culture (website)". Retrieved 2006-11-15.


  • "Aga Khan Trust for Culture Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2006-11-15.


  • "Aga Khan Trust for Culture Archives on ArchNet.org". Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2006-12-02.


  • "The Aga Khan Development Network". Archived from the original on 15 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-14.




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