The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents "Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces from Persian Lands," an exhibition of more than 100 works highlighting the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Iranian ...

Nowruz, which translates to English as “new day,” is a Persian term that signals the start of spring. It is also a term describing the Persian New Year, and to celebrate, the Museum of Fine Arts held ...

Papercutting, or the art of paper design, has flourished around the world for hundreds of years, with each culture developing its own unique approach to this distinct art form. Asia Society Texas ...

Two spring exhibits featured at the Dyer Arts Center at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf highlight the uniqueness of deaf refugee art and the works of Deaf ...

From teeny tiny paintings with a royal pedigree to monumental carpets that shimmer with actual gold, the “Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces from Persian Lands” exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ...

A happy and energetic race of scholars are archeologists whose camping ground is the Near East. Except for rare cases like the lateT. E. Lawrence, they are generally ignored by everybody but ...

A Fine Persian Qum Rug (310x205cm). A rare offering. Amongst the finest of all Persian weaves. Woven in Qum in central Persia. A fine and dense weave. In the centre of the rug is a detailed bold Shah ...