Persian art
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Oliver Hoare's memoir details the story of the ambitious exchange of an Iranian masterpiece for a painting by the Abstract Expressionist
The London institution says ancient clay drum is in the US but future venues are unconfirmed
As The British Museum prepares to loan the Cyrus Cylinder to Iran, The Art Newspaper remembers the Persian antiquity's first visit to its home nation in 1971
The successful procurement of these loans may be a sign of more collaborative projects to come between the British Museum and Iran
The show is an attempt by Prime Minister Ayatollah Khatami to eliminate bad feeling between Iran and the West, and to spread awareness about the archaeological sites in the country under threat
Archaeologically, architecturally and art-historically, Iran is very much on the move
Telling universal stories about love, insanity, and death through film and music
The textile trade, especially in carpets, will improve but metalworks and manuscripts are still restricted
The Shah's policy decreed that private individuals could sponsor excavations and keep a portion of the finds
The first survey of a fashion for portraiture that swept the Persian court lifts the veil on Iranian history
His great Persian manuscript paintings are now on loan to the Sackler
Strong bidding from expatriate Iranians recalls pre-Revolution prices