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Shahnameh – Epic of the Persian Kings

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Epic of the Persian Kings: The Art of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Sat 11 September 2010 to Sun 9 January 2011
Mellon Gallery (13)

This autumn, a landmark exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum explores the monumental artistic legacy of one of the world’s greatest literary epics: the 1000 year-old Persian ‘Book of Kings’, or Shahnameh. (more…)