Oct. 1, 2019 – Collin College will host the Aga Khan Historic Cities Program Exhibition from Tuesday, Oct. 15-Sunday, Nov. 10. The exhibition will kick off at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15 with a reception followed by a presentation at 7 p.m. by Samina Hooda, Aga Khan Council for the United States board member. All events will take place at the Frisco Campus (Preston Ridge), J building atrium, 9700 Wade Blvd. in Frisco.
Free and open to the public, the exhibition offers participants the opportunity to experience the beauty of culture and is part of Collin College’s year-long 35th anniversary celebration. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture’s Historic Cities exhibition highlights 27 of the numerous restoration, rehabilitation, and transformative projects undertaken in various parts of the developing world. The exhibition is sponsored by the Aga Khan Council for the Central United States, a governance body of a culturally diverse community of individuals who live in more than 25 countries around the world.
For more information about the exhibition, contact the Aga Khan Council for the Central United States at ijkp@TheIsmailiUSA.org.
For exhibition hours or additional information, contact Dr. Amira Albalancy, professor of biology, at aalbalancy@collin.edu.
Collin College serves more than 59,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. In addition, the college operates the Collin Higher Education Center, which has an enrollment of 3,500 each year in partnership with The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Woman’s University, Texas A&M Commerce, Texas Tech and the University of North Texas. For more information, visit www.collin.edu.