VIDEO: African art museum celebrates 50 years

A growing interest in African art means that pieces are increasingly fetching high prices at auction.

The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, which is dedicated to presenting an overview of the artistic, intellectual and scientific contributions that Muslim culture have made to world heritage, will open its doors to the public on September 18.

Europe's leading international African art fair is being held in Somerset House in London.

>The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, which is dedicated to presenting an overview of the artistic, intellectual and scientific contributions that Muslim civilisations have made to world heritage, will open its doors to the public on the September 18.

The newly established museum of Muslim art in Toronto, Canada will help foster global friendship across cultures in a world full of hostilities, the Aga Khan said on Friday.

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