Koor Archives

Welcome to Koor! We’re an independent, community-led platform dedicated to the preservation of Somali culture in all its forms. From material to intangible aspects, our mission is to honour and celebrate the rich heritage of the Somali people.

Koor Archives joins the book launch of “When the Last Tree Falls” by Hashem Abdi this Sunday. Join us with @TheNabaddoon 👇 tickettailor.com/events/hashema…

Spent boxing day shopping for the @KoorArchives collection.

Great my exhibition! We can’t wait for future exhibition!

wish I got to see this in person😭✨ this looks absolutely stunning Allahuma Barik!

@notrealhan thank you for coming 🫶🏽

Proud of everyone involved in this extra love to @idelrasheed @azizfaarah and @TheNabaddoon ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Congrats

@SomaliCentreTO Thank you for the generous support 🙌🏾

What a beautiful event! Congratulations to the Koor team!

So proud of how our first @KoorArchives exhibit went Masha’Allah Tabarakallah! ❤️ Major shout out to @azizfaarah @idelrasheed and @TheNabaddoon for being such a dream team to work with! And to everyone who came by✨

If you weren't able to make the event, we have you covered. A virtual walkthrough will be available on our website in the near future.

We‘re grateful to everyone who attended the Koor Archives debut exhibit in Toronto this past weekend! Seeing our community come together to celebrate Somali culture was beautiful. Register at koorarchives.com for information on future events and programming.

Less than a week to go until the Koor Archives launch exhibit and we’re excited to see you there! Thanks to community support our launch night is sold out. Tickets are still available for exhibit hours on Sat Sep 07 and Sun Sep 08: eventbrite.com/e/koor-archive…

Cataloguing the collection 📸 This 19th-century amber necklace, along with over 100 other artifacts, will be on display at our launch exhibit in Toronto, Sep 6-8. Get your tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/koor-archive…

Koor is a non-profit initiative, if you would to like to support this event and our future programming, please donate here: buymeacoffee.com/infoqi8

Less than 2 weeks to go until the Koor Launch Exhibit and we’re excited to see you all there! Thanks to generous support from our friends @SomaliCentreTO and @premo416, sponsored tickets are now available for Sat Sep 07 and Sun Sep 08 at a reduced rate, get yours today: 🎫 eventbrite.com/e/koor-archive…

Join us in Toronto Sep 6-8 for an exhibit featuring over 100 Somali artifacts, including this Golxob. Tickets available here: eventbrite.com/e/koor-archive…

The golxob is a large, double-sided dagger or short sword with a curved metal blade, commonly used throughout Somali territories. Often worn with a belt and secured in a leather scabbard, this weapon is also known as a gile in Afar and is popular in the Somali Horn and Eritrea