Art bridges cultures…
Art museums often lend each other masterpieces. This year, however, marked a first — a large-scale show by a major Western museum in Iran! The world’s largest museum, the Louvre, proudly calls it, “…an outstanding cultural and diplomatic event for both countries.”
The Louvre contributed fifty masterpieces for “The Louvre at Tehran” to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Iran’s National Museum. Meantime, back in France, The Louvre exhibited, “The Rose Garden: Masterpieces of Persian Art from the 19th Century, on Qajar dynasty Iran.”
Lucky for us, my husband happened to be in Tehran to snap these photos for us. The art spanned centuries. Hover over the pictures for descriptions and click on them to see full-sized.
What does art mean to you?
See Part 2: Tehran Visits The Louvre by da-AL to see the contemporary art photos of Abbas Kiarostami, a noted Iranian film producer/director, screenwriter, poet, and photographer.
So Beautiful…!!
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Amazing photos!
Art to me is very personal, but ancient art I think is precious. It’s a part of history, whether you enjoy it or not. Expositions like these I can very much enjoy.
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yes — & I love how we persist in making art, dancing, making music, writing, etc 🙂
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Marvelous! Thanks for sharing, dear da-Al. XxX
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glad you enjoyed, Patty 🙂
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Nice Thoughts must read…….
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you are very kind 🙂
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