Launch of the book 'Masterpieces of Persian Art from Polish Collections'
7 P.M.
launch of the book Masterpieces of Persian Art from Polish Collections
The National Museum in Warsaw and the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran invite to the launch of the book Masterpieces of Persian Art from Polish Collections on Thursday December the 4th 7PM at the Main Hall of the National Museum in Warsaw.
Programme
- Introduction by the Director of the National Museum in Warsaw
- Introduction by His Excellency Ramin Mehmanparast Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Alireza Esmaeli, MATN Institute – „Masterpieces of Persian Art from Polish Collections” the contents and importance of the publication, (PowerPoint presentation)
- Prof. Jolanta Sierakowska-Dyndo, Faculty if Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw – The Power of Culture: Commonwealth of Poland and the Safavids
- Prof. Tadeusz Majda, National Museum in Warsaw – Persian Art in Polish Collections
- Roozbeh Asadian – concert of Persian music
Masterpieces of Persian Art from Polish Collections is a two-volume publication edited by Prof. Tadeusz Majda – university teacher and the curator of the Department of Oriental Art in the National Museum in Warsaw. The book was published in 2013 by the Iranian Academy of Arts in the bilingual English-Persian edition. The published in Teheran catalogue is an extended version of the publication issued in 2002, which accompanied the exhibition of Persian art in Polish collections displayed in National Museums in Warsaw and Cracow.
Essays of the world-renowned specialists in Persian art, such as Marie Lukens Swietochowski, Walter B. Denny, Marthe Bernus-Taylor and John Carswell, were added to the new edition of the album. In comparison to the Polish version, the content of the book was enriched by adding the entries and a helpful glossary. The catalogue also contains more than four hundred color photographs of Persian textiles, weapons, ceramics, manuscripts, coins, drawings, engravings and maps. Masterpieces of Persian Art from Polish Collections is the first large-scale Persian-Polish joint venture in the field of history of art.
Main Hall / admission free
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