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The Shahnama Centre for Persian Studies has grown out of the Cambridge Shahnama Project, and represents the fulfillment of one ... more

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At the core of the Shahnama Project is an online corpus of illustrated manuscripts of the Shahnama, the Persian epic poem composed by Firdausi ... more

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Members of the project who have been helping with work on the centre. more

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Inauguration of the Shahnama Centre for Persian Studies 24 May 2014, accompanied by the Exhibition of Mediaeval and Contemporary art dedicated ... more

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Fifth Anniversary of the Cambridge Shahnama Centre for Persian Studies 26 Sep 2019, 4:00pm

We are pleased to announce that on 26 September 2019 we will be celebrating the Fifth anniversary of our Cambridge Persian Centre at Pembroke College. The programme will include the video art exhibition dedicated to the contemporary perception of the idea of the Shahnameh, the cultural symbol of Iranian identity. Among the artists whose works will be a part of the exhibition, curated by Veronica Shimanovskaya are: Shoja Azari, Pouya Afshar, Maryam Farahzadi, and Farah Ossouli.

The programme will start at the Emmanuel United Reformed Church, opposite Pembroke College at 4 pm.

All are welcome!

The event is free but booking is essential at fia21@cam.ac.uk