EPIC OF THE PERSIAN KINGS: THE SHAHNAMEH OF FERDOWSI
Related Events - December 2010 & January 2011
Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1RB
A series of lunchtime talks, evening lectures, film, concert and family activities build around the exhibition. |
Organised by
The Fitzwilliam Museum with the support of the Iran Heritage Foundation
Programme
LUNCHTIME TALKS 13.15 - 14.00
Admission Free, no booking required
Wednesday 1 December 2010 (Room 35)
Subduing Even the Strongest Mind: Ancient Coinage of Persia
Dr Adrian Popescu, Dept of Coins & Medal
EVENING LECTURES, Wednesdays 17.00 - 18.00
Admission Free, No booking required
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Sidgwick Avenue
Wednesday 1 December 2010
The Shahnameh: Mirror of destiny
Dr Souren Melikian-Chirvani CNRS Paris
Wednesday 8 December 2010
The Shahnameh and Persian poetry
Professor Richard Davis, University of Ohio
PUBLIC DEBATE
Thursday 9 December 2010
Free Admission
13.15 - 14.15
The Shahnameh and modern Iranian identity
Talk and discussion led by author and journalist Azadeh Moaveni Seminar Room (Room 35)
LITERARY EVENING
Wednesday 5 January 2011, 18.30 - 20.30
Writing Lives Nick Jubber talks about his recently published travel adventures through Iran and Afghanistan, Drinking Arak off an Ayatollah's Beard, and shows an animation of one of the Shahnameh stories.
Tickets: £8 (£6 concessions) including a glass of wine and viewing of the Shahnameh exhibition.
Tickets can be booked from 1st November 2010
Tel: 01223 703520 or email: dawn.coleman@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
In association with Cambridgeshire County Council Literary Development
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Saturdays
Booking Essential
For further information and to book tel: 01223 332904 or email: fitzmuseum-education@lists.cam.ac.uk
Children under 8 must be accompanied during workshops
Dreams of Kings and Heroes
Saturday 4 December 2010, 11.30 & 14.30
Saturday 11 December 2010, 11.30
Ages 5 +
Award-winning Indefinite Articles Theatre Company bring to life a rich tapestry of Ferdowsi's epic Persian tale. Watch magical adventures from the Shahnameh unfold above your head ... a unique theatrical experience.
Free Admission, booking recommended
Persian Kings and Princesses
Tuesday 21 December 2010
11.00 - 12 & 12.30 - 13.30
Ages 8 +
The strongest fighter, the fastest horse, the saddest princess: come and discover the stories hidden in the extraordinary manuscripts of the Shahnameh exhibition.
Free Admission, booking recommended
Evening Concert
Gallery 3
Tickets £12 (£10 concessions), Box Office Tel No: 01223 357851
Saturday 11 December 2010 at 18.30
Tara Kamangar, Piano
A concert of compositions for piano inspired by the Shahnameh, complemented by pieces by Chopin and Rachmaninoff.
Enquiries
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1RB
Telephone: 01223 332900
www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
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