 In addition to the Permanent Collection, the Aga Khan Museum features several temporary exhibitions each year that respond to current scholarship, emerging themes, and new artistic developments.The Museum Collection and exhibitions are complemented by educational programs and performing arts events.For many years, His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims, was planning to build a major museum for Islamic art and artifacts that aligned with the Ismaili community’s mission to offer new perspectives into Islamic civilizations by weaving together cross-cultural threads throughout history.