Free events in Toronto this week will let you tour the Aga Khan, the city’s newest art museum, for free.

1. Aga Khan Museum Free Wednesdays Initiative (March 4, Aga Khan)
Big news for art lovers: the brand new Aga Khan Museum for Islamic art has launched Free Wednesdays Initiative: admission is free between 4-8pm. Check out our photo gallery here

Discover, Explore and Learn more at  Blog TO | The top 5 free events in Toronto: March 2 – 8 2015

By Aubrey Jax / March 1, 2015

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International

Global Media Coverage of the Aga Khan Museum Opening | Bangladesh, Canada, Kenya, Pakistan, Spain, UK, USA

The Muslim Times | Aga Khan Museum enhances Islamic values

artnet News | Sarah Cascone: Toronto Opens North America’s First Islamic Art Museum

Architizer | Explore Projects: Aga Khan Museum

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North America: Canada & USA

Canada

The Prime Minister’s Office | 24 SEVEN Exclusive: PM marks opening of Ismaili Centre, Aga Khan Museum and Park	Canadian Press | New Aga Khan complex opens today in Toronto	Macleans | The Aga Khan Museum: An oasis on the outskirts of Toronto	National Post | Video: Aga Khan Museum
The Globe & Mail | Inside Toronto’s new Aga Khan Museum	The Globe & Mail | New Aga Khan museum and Ismaili complex opens in Toronto	The Globe & Mail | Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum, opening this week, is a world-class showcase for Islamic art	The Globe & Mail | Video: Toronto to host North America’s first Islamic art museum
CBC News | New Aga Khan Museum will showcase Islamic art	CBC News | Exclusive Video: Inside the Aga Khan Museum		CBC Radio Interviews Sheherazade Hirji (President Ismaili Council, Ontario) about the Aga Khan Museum
Toronto Star | Christopher Hume: Eight reasons to love Toronto	Toronto Star | Haroon Siddiqui: Aga Khan Museum will prove to be of historic significance	Toronto Star | Story & Video: Canadian PM and Aga Khan open Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum	CBC News Toronto | Photo Gallery: The Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili Centre Toronto
Toronto Star | Haroon Siddiqui: Treasures await at new Museum of Islamic Art	Toronto Star | Christopher Hume: Aga Khan Museum a needed dose of civic ambition for Toronto	Toronto Star | Tehreema Mitha brings her original dance to Aga Khan Museum	Toronto Star | Shinan Govani reflects on the new Aga Khan Museum & Ismaili Centre, Toronto
Global News Toronto | Sneak peak of the Aga Khan Museum	Global News Toronto | Kris Reyes visits the Aga Khan Museum	TV Ontario | The Aga Khan Adds A Spectacular New Museum for Ontario’s Capital City	The Toronto Observer Video Report: Aga Khan Museum & Ismaili Centre
TripAdvisor Reviews: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto	Lonely Planet | Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili Centre tops list of seven reasons to visit Toronto now	Toronto Life | Aga Khan Museum’s restaurant, Diwan	Toronto Life | World of Wonders: the Aga Khan brings his treasure trove of Islamic artifacts to Toronto
Canadian Art | Islamic Treasure House: The Aga Khan Museum	CanCulture | Inside the Aga Khan Museum	Edmonton Journal | Mansoor Ladha – Aga Khan Museum & Ismaili Centre, Toronto enhances Islamic values	The Ryersonian | Review: Aga Khan Museum is the cherry on Toronto’s multicultural cake
North York Mirror | Aga Khan Museum to open Sept. 18 at Don Mills and Eglinton

USA

The Wall Street Journal | The Aga Khan’s New Islamic Treasure Trove	Forbes | A Museum Gifted By Aga Khan	The Daily Beast | Shinan Govani: Inside America’s First Islamic Art Museum	Fast Company | Ainsley O’Connell: A Look Inside Fumihiko Maki’s Gorgeous New Museum For Islamic Art
Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology Connecting With Canada: Celebrating The Aga Khan Museum In Toronto	The Washington Post | For Ismaili Muslims, a Toronto milestone	Newsweek | Aga Khan Museum: Enlightened Islam Fights Back Against Jihadist Brutality	Huffington Post | Rizwan Mawani: Illuminating The Ismaili Centre Toronto
The Washington Post | Pulitzer Prize-winning Art and Architecture Critic writes about Aga Khan Museum & Ismaili Centre in Toronto	Jadaliyya | Critical Currents in Islam Media Roundup	ARTnews | Aga Khan Museum, $300 M. Complex Devoted to Islamic Art, Opens in Toronto	House & Home | The Aga Khan Museum
The Huffington Post Religion | Toronto Welcomes Ismaili Center, Museum To Dispel Stereotypes About Islam	Art in America | Islamic Arts Showcased in Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum	Deseret News National | Shanifa Nasser: First Muslim art museum in North America aims to create better understanding of Islam	The Economist | Aga Khan Museum: The Riches of the Islamic World
GPB Radio Interview: On Second Thought Radio | New Museum in Canada Home to Islamic Art

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Europe: Belgium, Bosnia, France, Spain, UK

Belgium, Bosnia, France, Spain

Le Vife L’Express (Belgium) | 10 new museums with amazing architecture – Aga Khan Museum

Islamic Arts Magazine | Aga Khan Museum to Showcase the Cultural Contributions of Muslim Civilisations to World Heritage

Euronews | Story & Video: ‘Panoply’ of Islamic art opens in Toronto

LatinStorm| Video (Spanish): First Museum of Muslim Cultures and Art

UK

BBC – Culture | The eight greatest new museums – Aga Khan Museum	The Guardian | Aga Khan Museum: North America finally gets a home for Islamic art	Monocle Magazine | Faith Healer – Toronto’s newest cultural landmark: Aga Khan Museum	ICON | Aga Khan Museum, Toronto: Act of Faith
Asian Art Magazine | Aga Khan Museum Opens in Toronto	The Art Newspaper | Aga Khan’s gift to Canada	The Art Newspaper | His Highness the Aga Khan: Bringer of hope and fine architecture	artlyst [London Art Network] | New Aga Khan Museum To Showcase Cultural Contributions of Muslim Civilisations
The Apollo Awards 2014 | Aga Khan Museum Shortlisted for the Museum Opening of the Year Award

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Middle East: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Al Jazeera | Aga Khan Museum: Inside N America’s first Islamic art museum

Al Arabiya – العربية | Video: Aga Khan: Canada’s first Islamic Art Museum

The National, Abu Dhabi | The new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto is an oasis of calm and reflection

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Africa: Kenya, South Africa

Nation TV Kenya | Islamic Art Museum in Canada

Daily Nation Kenya | Bridging cultures at the Aga Khan Museum

Independent Online (South Africa) | A look at Islamic arts

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Asia: China, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam

China, India, Thailand, Vietnam

Shanghai Daily 上海日报 | Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum reveals marvel of China’s impact on Islamic art

The Times of India | Aga Khan Museum opens in Toronto

The Nation (Thailand) | Western eyes open wide to Islam

BizLive-Vietnam Post| Explore the 8 beautiful new museum in the world – Aga Khan Museum

Malaysia

Free Malaysia Today | North America’s first Islamic art museum to open in Toronto

The Star Online (Malaysia) | North America’s first Islamic art museum, the Aga Khan Museum, opens in Toronto

Pakistan

The Express Tribune | Six Pakistani artists to attend opening of North America’s first Islamic art museum

The Express Tribune (Pakistan) | Aga Khan Museum: Decoding the Muslim past

DAWN (Pakistan) | Aga Khan Museum: A glimpse of magnificence