Persian art
How a Persian manuscript was swapped for a Willem de Kooning owned by the Iranian government
Oliver Hoare's memoir details the story of the ambitious exchange of an Iranian masterpiece for a painting by the Abstract Expressionist
British Museum’s planned Cyrus Cylinder loan to Jerusalem sparks protests from Iran
The London institution says ancient clay drum is in the US but future venues are unconfirmed
How Britain tried to use the Cyrus Cylinder for political gain
As The British Museum prepares to loan the Cyrus Cylinder to Iran, The Art Newspaper remembers the Persian antiquity's first visit to its home nation in 1971
British Museum’s Iran exhibition scheduled for 2005 after 2002 postponement
The successful procurement of these loans may be a sign of more collaborative projects to come between the British Museum and Iran
Iran's National Museum of Art touring exhibition currently at Antikenmuseum Basel chronicles seven thousand years of Persian art
The show is an attempt by Prime Minister Ayatollah Khatami to eliminate bad feeling between Iran and the West, and to spread awareness about the archaeological sites in the country under threat
The publication of 'The splendour of Iran' is a landmark of the independence of native academics.
Archaeologically, architecturally and art-historically, Iran is very much on the move
Interview with Shirin Neshat: Where madness is the greatest freedom
Telling universal stories about love, insanity, and death through film and music
Trade embargo on Iran partially lifted
The textile trade, especially in carpets, will improve but metalworks and manuscripts are still restricted
State Hermitage Museum's show of Iranian jewellery from Patti Birch's collection recalls an age where the export of archaeological finds was legal
The Shah's policy decreed that private individuals could sponsor excavations and keep a portion of the finds
The Brooklyn Museum's landmark show of Qajar art exposes Iran’s more liberal roots
The first survey of a fashion for portraiture that swept the Persian court lifts the veil on Iranian history
Collector profile: Abolala Soudavar – bibliophily in the blood
His great Persian manuscript paintings are now on loan to the Sackler
Indian art generates solid sales as Persian market shows signs of life: Indian, South East Asian and Islamic sales 1995
Strong bidding from expatriate Iranians recalls pre-Revolution prices