5000 Years Of Iranian Art And Culture Put On Display In London.

Over 5000 years of iranian history, culture and tradition will be showcased at british museum Victoria & Albert (V&A). This is the first time in 90 years that a british museum would be doing a showcase of this magnitude.

“Epic Iran” as the exhibition is called will showcase everything from ancient sculptures to contemporary photographs, ancient ceramics and carpets and will open to the public from May 29,2021 – September 12, 2021

The exhibition will comprise of 10 sections, starting with a show of Iran’s landscapes in the “Land of Iran” section, then displaying decorative objects in a portrayal of Iran’s significant civilization before the Persian Empire in the Exhibition’s “Emerging Iran”. “The Persian Empire,” spanning the Achaemenid period,will be on display as well as “Change of Faith,” which focuses on the introduction and role of Islam in Iranian culture and “Literary Excellence,” looking at Persian poetry.

The additional sections of the exhibition consist of “Last of the Ancient Empires” section which covers the overthrowing of the Persian Empire, then “The Book of Kings” sections which features featuring poetry works by renown Iranian poets such as Ferdowsi and its famous ‘Shahnameh’ shedding light on how Islam was introduced in Persia.

Artefacts on show, either collected over time by the museum or on loan, include ancient relics such as the Cyrus Cylinder and Lion Rhyton.