In the News

The Historic Cities Programme Exhbition continues to receive wide press coverage. The following are links to a selection of these materials.

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We need more partnerships with multicultural groups, The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo), Canada, 12 May 2008 — “Throughout the Muslim world, from Mali to Egypt to Afghanistan, His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual head — or Imam — of the Ismaili community, has used the Aga Khan Trust for Culture not just to restore and rebuild major historic Islamic sites and buildings, but to create hundreds of local jobs, to train youth in ancient building skills and, in conjunction with other agencies in the Aga Khan Development Network, to develop ongoing economic and social structures.”

Conserving culture, McGill Tribune, Canada, 8 April 2008 — “Part of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, the program aims to show that culture is not just a luxury and that investing in it has real economic and social benefits for impoverished communities in the Muslim world.”

Historic Cities exhibition launches in Canada, Canadian Architect, Canada, 5 April 2008 — “For the past 25 years, the Programme has promoted the conservation and reuse of buildings and public spaces in historic cities in the Muslim World. The work is undertaken in ways that spur social, economic and cultural development and builds community participation, trains local professionals and institutions.”

RCI: The Link (Radio), Radio Canada International, Canada, 2 April 2008 — “This week, an exhibit of photographs from historic sites in the Muslim world opened in Montreal, Quebec. The pictures were taken at sites being restored as part of the Aga Khan Historic Cities Program. It began after Aga Khan, in his travels around the Muslim world, saw how many significant landmarks were being neglected and even abandoned. Carmel Kilkenny joined Marc Montgomery in studio to talk about the images now on display at Montreal's McCord Museum.”