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'Epic Iran' exhibition launches in London despite sanctions setbacks

'Epic Iran' exhibition launches in London despite sanctions setbacks
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The biggest and best art exhibitions opening in 2021


The biggest exhibitions of 2021
While last year was a disaster for exhibition programming around the world, museums and curators have not been idle and there are plenty of ambitious exhibitions due to open this year (virus-related lockdowns notwithstanding). Below you will find some of the must-see shows of 2021, from the Rijksmuseum’s examination of the slave trade and a reassessment of the Roman arch-villain Nero, to landmark retrospectives for Barbara Kruger, Yayoi Kusama, Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Jasper Johns.
Many exhibitions will be subject to Covid-19 restrictions please check on the respective museum website before visiting
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5,000 years in 350 objects: Victoria and Albert Museum reveals details about its epic 'immersive' Iran show


An incense-burner in the shape of a lion (1000-1100) is on show in the Literary Excellence section, demonstrating how texts decorated objects
Photo: © Musee du Louvre, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Hughes Dubois
Just as London museums are closing down again due to heightened Covid-19 restrictions, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has optimistically announced further details about its forthcoming 2021 blockbuster survey on Iran. Epic by name and epic by nature, this exhibition will cover an ambitious 5,000 years of Iranian history through 350 objects. A saga in itself, the show has had to contend with funding complications courtesy of the Sackler scandal (over the family’s involvement in the opioid crisis); increasingly tense US-Iran relations; and the coronavirus pandemic scuppering its original opening date last year. Unless Covid-19 closures continue, the exhibition is due to open on 13 February (until 30 August 2021). ....

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