The Persian heartland has long been the centre of one of the world’s oldest continuous major civilizations, exuding regional power and cultural production, with historical and urban settlements dating to 4000 BC. Today, much of […]
Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond Reviewed by Adam Bushby Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond, State Library of Victoria, Keith Murdoch Gallery, until 1 July 2012. Illustrated manuscripts from Persia, Ottoman Turkey […]
Opening day celebration: Love and devotion Date: Friday 9 March 2012, 11:00am – 4:00pm Venue: Experimedia, State Library of Victoria via main entry, Swanston St Free and open to the public The State Library of […]
State Library of Victoria Launches Appeal to Purchase Rare Persian Manuscripts A public appeal has been launched to raise $100,000 to purchase two Persian manuscripts for the Rare Book Collection at the State Library of […]
Volunteer Opportunity at Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond The State Library of Victoria is seeking volunteers to help it stage the largest exhibition of illustrated Persian manuscripts in Australia’s history. Love and Devotion: From […]
Love and Devotion: Persian Cultural Crossroads State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, 12–14 April 2012 A conference presented by The State Library of Victoria in partnership with Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford This cross-disciplinary conference will […]
