The exhibition opened on the occasion of the registration of the Shahnameh millennium on UNESCO’s 2010 calendar of events, said director of the center Abolfazl Hamrah.
The exhibit contains images of the manuscripts and miniature works preserved in several museums in foreign countries. Also included are calligraphy works and typographies focusing on Shahnameh.
As documents reveal, the March 16 coincides with the final day when Shahnameh was completed 1000 years ago,” Mohammad Qorbanpur, an official from Iran’s Ferdowsi Foundation said at the session held before the opening of the exhibit on Tuesday.
This day has been commemorated with the collaboration of Ferdowsi Foundation and several other foundations and organizations, he added.
“Ferdowsi is of tremendous importance for our country and holding these ceremonies and programs are necessary to help preserve our national identity,” he said.
There are also several other programs arranged in other countries to introduce Naqqali, a dramatic performance accompanied by traditional Iranian music and the Pardehkhani (curtain-reading) performance with the central theme of Shahnameh, he remarked.
The exhibit was previously displayed in Kazakhstan.
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