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Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme Exhibition
Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme Exhibition
January 07, 2008 - January 29, 2008
McCormick Gallery, 320 Newbury St.
Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme Exhibition
January 07, 2008 - January 29, 2008
McCormick Gallery, 320 Newbury St.
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture in collaboration with His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for Northeastern United States and the Boston Architectural College presents The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme Exhibition. An exhibit showcasing major restoration projects undertaken by the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme including Al-Azhar Park in Cairo, the stone mosques in Mali and projects in Afghanistan, India and Syria.
The exhibit provides insight into how the preservation of historic cultural and religious monuments serves as a catalyst for socio-economic development and how the revitalization of architecture can build bridges, not only between the past and the present in the Muslim world, but also between the Muslim world and the West.
The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme is a major initiative of the Aga Khan trust for Culture. It was established in 1992 to implement conservation and urban revitalization projects in culturally significant sites of the Islamic world, undertaking the restoration and rehabilitation of historic structures and public spaces in ways that spur social, economic and cultural development. Although restoration of buildings and monuments is a significant component of its work, the Historic Cities Programme goes beyond restoration to engage in activities related to adaptive re-use, contextual urban planning and the improvement of housing, infrastructure and public spaces. It carries out related socio-economic development initiatives directed at upgrading local living conditions. Through this integrated approach, the Historic Cities Programme seeks to demonstrate that strengthening cultural identity can go hand in hand with socio-economic progress.
"From Afghanistan to Zanzibar, from India to Mali, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture's support to historic communities demonstrates how conservation and revitalization of the cultural heritage - in many cases the only asset at the disposal of the community - can provide a springboard for social development. We have also seen how such projects can have a positive impact well beyond conservation, promoting good governance, the growth of civil society, a rise in incomes and economic opportunities, greater respect for human rights and better stewardship of the environment." -His Highness the Aga Khan
The exhibit provides insight into how the preservation of historic cultural and religious monuments serves as a catalyst for socio-economic development and how the revitalization of architecture can build bridges, not only between the past and the present in the Muslim world, but also between the Muslim world and the West.
The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme is a major initiative of the Aga Khan trust for Culture. It was established in 1992 to implement conservation and urban revitalization projects in culturally significant sites of the Islamic world, undertaking the restoration and rehabilitation of historic structures and public spaces in ways that spur social, economic and cultural development. Although restoration of buildings and monuments is a significant component of its work, the Historic Cities Programme goes beyond restoration to engage in activities related to adaptive re-use, contextual urban planning and the improvement of housing, infrastructure and public spaces. It carries out related socio-economic development initiatives directed at upgrading local living conditions. Through this integrated approach, the Historic Cities Programme seeks to demonstrate that strengthening cultural identity can go hand in hand with socio-economic progress.
"From Afghanistan to Zanzibar, from India to Mali, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture's support to historic communities demonstrates how conservation and revitalization of the cultural heritage - in many cases the only asset at the disposal of the community - can provide a springboard for social development. We have also seen how such projects can have a positive impact well beyond conservation, promoting good governance, the growth of civil society, a rise in incomes and economic opportunities, greater respect for human rights and better stewardship of the environment." -His Highness the Aga Khan