Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum: Architecture in the Islamic World, at The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia

9 December 2011 – 26 February 2012,

Halls of Byzantine and Middle East

St. Petersburg, 7 December 2011 — Following eight different exhibitions in Europe that attracted over half a million visitors, a new selection of masterpieces from the Aga Khan Museum collections will be on show at the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, from 9 December 2011 to 26 February 2012.

The exhibition is the first created from the Aga Khan Museum collections to centre on architecture in the Islamic World. The exhibition, sponsored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), has been organised in close cooperation with the Hermitage.

via http://www.akdn.org/Content/1102/Treasures-of-the-Aga-Khan-Museum-Architecture-in-the-Islamic-World-at-The-Hermitage-St-Petersburg