Exhibition Showcases 14 Centuries of Arts in Islamic Iran
It was launched in a ceremony on Tuesday, attended by a number of Iranian and foreign officials, including Shahindokht Moulaverdi, Iran’s vice-president for women and family affairs, Ali Reza Rashidian, the governor of Khorasan Razavi Province, and Ezzeddin Mihoubi.
According to Mohammad Hassan Talebian, a deputy of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, the expo displays the development of Islamic arts in Iran in such fields as Tazhib (illumination), ceramics, glasswork, and painting.
It has been mounted as the city of Mashhad has been officially named the Islamic Culture Capital for 2017.
He noted that 178 works of arts and items, including rare copies of the Quran, old manuscripts, carpets, and coins dating back to 2 to 7 centuries ago are on show at the exhibit.
He added that the exhibition displays the profound effects of Islam and the Quran’s verses on Iran’s arts and civilization.
The Khorasan Museum in Mashhad, which is one of Iran’s major museums, is hosting the expo.
During the ceremony, the Algerian minister, who has travelled to the Islamic Republic to launch the Algeria Culture Week, presented a book on Tlemcen to the governors of Khorasan Razavi province.
Tlemcen is a city in north-western Algeria that was named the Islamic Culture Capital in 2011.
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