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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Epic of the Persian kings: the art of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh
Sat 11 September 2010 - Sun 9 January 2011
Fitzwilliam Museum
This landmark exhibition of manuscript paintings at the Fitzwilliam explores the monumental artistic legacy of one of the world’s greatest literary epics: the 1000-year old Persian ‘Book of Kings’, or Shahnameh.
Completed by the poet Ferdowsi in 1010 AD, this vast narrative poem telling the ‘Iranian version’ of the history of the world is an icon of Persian culture, inspiring some of the world’s most exquisite illuminated manuscripts.
To mark the passing of a millennium since its completion, Epic of the Persian Kings: The Art of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh now brings together over one hundred paintings from these lavishly illustrated manuscripts spanning 800 years, in the most comprehensive exhibition of Shahnameh art yet mounted in this country.
Cost: free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Timing
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Saturday 11 September 2010 until Sunday 9 January 2011 (except between Friday 24 December 2010 and Monday 3 January 2011)
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Saturday 11 September 2010 until Sunday 9 January 2011 (except between Friday 24 December 2010 and Monday 3 January 2011)
12:00pm-5:00pm daily from Monday 27 December 2010 until Tuesday 28 December 2010
10:00am-5:00pm daily from Wednesday 29 December 2010 until Thursday 30 December 2010
12:00pm-5:00pm daily from Sunday 2 January 2011 until Monday 3 January 2011
All times
| Sat 11 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 12 September 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 14 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 15 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 16 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 17 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 18 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 19 September 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 21 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 22 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 23 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 24 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 25 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 26 September 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 28 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 29 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 30 September 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 1 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 2 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 3 October 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 5 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 6 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 7 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 8 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 9 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 10 October 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 12 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 13 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 14 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 15 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 16 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 17 October 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 19 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 20 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 21 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 22 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 23 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 24 October 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 26 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 27 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 28 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 29 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 30 October 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 31 October 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 2 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 3 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 4 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 5 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 6 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 7 November 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 9 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 10 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 11 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 12 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 13 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 14 November 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 16 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 17 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 18 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 19 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 20 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 21 November 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 23 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 24 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 25 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 26 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 27 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 28 November 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 30 November 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 1 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 2 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 3 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 4 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 5 December 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 7 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 8 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 9 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 10 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 11 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 12 December 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 14 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 15 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 16 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 17 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 18 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 19 December 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 21 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 22 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 23 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 27 December 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 28 December 2010 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 29 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 30 December 2010 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 2 January 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 3 January 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 4 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 5 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 6 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 7 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sat 8 January 2011 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Sun 9 January 2011 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |