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  • The Museum is not about the Aga Khan. It's a misnomer. It's about art and artifacts from the Persian and the South Asian World. There is an excellent collection ranging from the 900's to this year!!! Ceramics, carvings, paintings, rugs, accessories, utensils etc. The structure inside and outside is artistic and beautiful in itself. The security and workers are so super friendly. The entrance for adults is $20.00. The audio guide was $5.00. I would recommend getting the audio guide because the descriptions beside the artifacts are very minimal. You can also get an audio headset to hear descriptions about selected pieces. Very few pieces unfortunately. Perhaps the number of pieces that are covered by the audio guide will expand. The written descriptions are slightly limited with name and year and region it comes from. They also have videos playing on tvs, and tablets with photos of some of the art so you can zoom in and see the detail, which was very useful and impressive. I was there for a special exhibit about a treasure ship from the 800's that was recently discovered in the 1990's. The exhibit was beautifully presented, with banners, and lots of written descriptions. They did an excellent job with presenting details on the pieces. I wish they would have done this with the rest of the museum. No disrespect, but in one place of the exhibit they have this really annoying Persian folk music playing that sounded like a guy wailing. I don't know if it's a religious hymn or music by the Sufi's but it wasn't very inviting. Persians have lots of nice traditional music, so why not play something a little more fitting of the ambience. My recommendation would be to actually have a playlist on the audio guide guests can listen to throughout their visit, between the audio descriptions. It's a way to introduce a new medium of Persian art. Overall, I learned a lot about different cultures and their artistic history. It also looks like they have some great special presentations, including musical performances, lectures and movies. Keep an eye out for these things!! There's also a little cafe to buy some Persian and American sandwiches and desserts. I recommend this museum.
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