Ethnographic Arms & Armour - The Persians, warriors and poets / Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam

Now at the Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam :

The Persians, warriors and poets

As one of the world's most ancient cultures, the Persians produced a vast array of beautiful objects. Their poems, tapestries, and architecture are familiar to us, but what we often forget is the civilization's other art form: weapons. The Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam is proud to present the exhibition 'The Persians - Warriors and Poets' from 24 September 2015. With beautifully-decorated swords, daggers, shields, helmets, coats of armour and cavalrymen on horseback, rare lacquer tableaux, miniatures, refined woven fabrics and earthenware, as well as more than 100 major showpieces from the Stibbert Museum in Florence, the visitor is given a complete overview of Persian culture and particularly the culture of warfare from the 16th century to the 19th century.

You can visit 'The Persians - Warriors and Poets' from 24 September 2015 up to and including 28 March 2016 at the Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam. The exhibition has been put together with more than a hundred objects from the collection of the Stibbert Museum in Florence by their curator Francesco Civita as well as objects from the Wereldmuseum’s own collection.

http://www.wereldmuseum.nl/en/tentoo...en/perzen.html