Exhibitions at the Louvre – The Song of the World – Iranian Safavid Art, 1501-1736

Aga Khan Trust for Culture Collaborates with the Louvre and Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris

The Aga Khan Trust for Culture is collaborating with the Louvre on two exhibitions of Islamic art in Paris, as well as with the Museum of Decorative Arts, also in Paris.

Exhibitions at the Louvre

The Song of the World – Iranian Safavid Art, 1501-1736

The Song of the World – Iranian Safavid Art, 1501-1736 Napoleon Hall 5 October 2007 – 7 January 2008

Several masterpieces from the Aga Khan Museum collection, including two of the most celebrated pages from the Houghton Shah-nameh (Book of Kings), will also be on display in another exhibition, “The Song of the World – Iranian Safavid Art, 1501-1736” (Le chant du monde – L?art de l?Iran safavide, 1501-1736), which is running from 5 October 2007 to 7 January 2008 in the Louvre’s Napoleon Hall. Curated by Professor Souren Melikian-Chirvani, it is the most ambitious exhibition of Safavid art ever to have been brought together, and is expected to attract large numbers of visitors.

For exhibition times and other details, please see the Louvre website for information in English and Francais.

For the Louvre exhibitions, please visit the on-line store.

http://www.akdn.org/museums/aktc_louvre_agakhan_pr.html

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