Opening Dinner & Private View - 25th & 26th May
The exhibition opening dinner took place on 25th May in the Raphael Court, with speeches delivered by Tristram Hunt (Director, V&A), Alireza Rastegar (co-Chairman, IHF) and Ina Sarikhani Sandmann (Director, The Sarikhani Collection).
On 26th May there was a Private View evening and reception, with a speech given by Nicholas Coleridge CBE (Chairman of the V&A).
On 26th May there was a Private View evening and reception, with a speech given by Nicholas Coleridge CBE (Chairman of the V&A).
Read a transcript of Alireza Rastegar's speech from the opening dinner here.
Epic Iran is organised by the V&A with the Iran Heritage Foundation, in association with The Sarikhani Collection.
Epic Iran is organised by the V&A with the Iran Heritage Foundation, in association with The Sarikhani Collection.
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Friends of IHF Breakfast & Private View - 17th July
On 17th July, some of the Friends of IHF attended a special breakfast event at the V&A. IHF co-Chairman Ali Rashidian welcomed guests and Dr John Curtis gave an introductory overview to the exhibition and highlighted some objects. Guests then went for a private view of the exhibition, before the show opened to the general public. Due to Covid-19 restrictions numbers for this event were limited.
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