The Aga Khan Centre is a place of education, knowledge, cultural exchange and insight into Muslim civilisations. The building is the UK home for three organisations founded by His Highness Aga Khan IV, the hereditary spiritual leader of the Shi‘a Ismaili Muslims.

Each roof garden, terrace and courtyard in the Aga Khan Centre echoes Islamic architectural and garden styles. These contemporary landscaped spaces represent the diversity of Muslim cultures around the world and over time.

Visiting the Aga Khan Centre. Our beautiful building is not just a space of learning and research, but also an opportunity for members of the public to appreciate Islamic gardens, designs, and art in the heart of London. We offer public tours on specific days and times during the week, which are bookable via this page and are free of charge.

The Aga Khan Centre Gallery is home to a changing programme of exhibitions and events that aim to create a better understanding of Islam and Muslim cultures, past and present. The gallery programme will connect with the work of the three main organisations within the centre.

The Aga Khan Centre is a place of education, knowledge, cultural exchange and insight into Muslim civilisations. The building is the UK home for three organisations founded by His Highness Aga Khan IV.

The Aga Khan Centre (AKC) was opened by HRH The Prince of Wales in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. The inauguration takes place during His Highness’ visit to the UK as a guest of Her Majesty’s Government.

Seeds of Trees, Sounds of Mountains is inspired by this message from the Qur’an and the ethos at the heart of the Aga Khan Development Network’s global practice. It is a confluence of ideas and connections inspired by, and based on, the work of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) around environmental stewardship and climate change ...

Sep 22, 2023 · The Quran: Form, Fragrance, & Feeling is a collaboration between the Aga Khan Centre Gallery, the Aga Khan Library, the Institute of Ismaili Studies, the Ismaili Special Collections Unit augmented with a number of loan items from private collections. This multi-sensory exhibition includes materials to entice, intrigue and inspire audiences of ...

The Aga Khan Library occupies state-of-the-art facilities that offer a conducive research space supported by an extensive collection of modern works on subjects of interests to the Institutes, in a remarkable variety of Eastern and European languages.

The Great Mosque of Djenné, Timbuktu, Mali, restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Gardens of South East Asia From the 12th century, Islamic rulers on the Malay Peninsula (covering parts of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore) created taman (pleasure gardens) next to royal palaces.