The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden announced a major exhibition dedicated to the Iranian artist Shirin Neshat. “Shirin Neshat: Facing History” will present an array of Neshat’s most compelling works, illuminating the points at which cultural and political events have impacted her artistic practice. Included are the “Women of Allah” photographs that catapulted the artist to international acclaim in the 1990s; lyrical video installations, which immerse the viewer in imagery and sound; and two monumental series of photographs, The Book of Kings, 2012, and Our House Is on Fire, 2013, created in the wake of the Green Movement and the Arab Spring. Commenting on freedom and loss, Neshat’s deeply humanistic art is at once personal, political, and allegorical.

Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute is delighted to announce Iran’s Entrepreneurial Spirit, a lecture whereby Shahab Kaviani shares his perspective on the importance of strong founding teams when building new businesses and the unique traits many Iranian entrepreneurs’ possess. Shahab recently visited Tehran where he presented at the Web & Mobile conference and will share his observations and why he believes Iran is poised for an economic revival fueled by innovation and entrepreneurship.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | St. Mary’s Hall | University of Maryland.

Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute is delighted to announce Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King, a shadow puppet performance of an epic tale from Hamid Rahmanian’s bestselling illustrated book Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings. This exciting shadow play featuring new puppets created by Rahmanian recounts the story of the misguided Prince Zahhak, who is convinced by the devil to overthrow his crowned father and usurp the throne. As a result of this evil deed, he is transformed into the treacherous and oppressive Serpent King. After his 1,000-year reign of terror, a valiant man named Feraydun gains the strength and army to defeat the unjust king. This original production is produced and narrated by Maseeh Ganjali, featuring puppeteers and musical accompaniment.

Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute is pleased to announce The Art of Book: Lithographic
Printing in Iran, a lecture presented by Dr. Mahbobe and hosted by Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland.

Dr. Mahbobe Ghods holds an EdD in Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and an MFA and a BA from Lehman College.

She teaches printmaking courses at Teachers College, Columbia University. Ghods current research involves the effects of lithographic printing on the book art in Iran. Dr. Ghods is the recipient of several fellowships and awards, and has presented her research at
CAA, NAEA, ISIS and INSEA at the University of Heidelberg.

Mahbobe is also an artist and her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
She was the primary force for an international installation called Making Invisible Visible which has been exhibited in Troy, New York, Delft, the Netherlands, and Berlin, Germany as a tri-city art exhibition with a final showing at Macy Gallery, Teachers College, Columbia University in 2010-2011 and will exhibit her new art works in Montreal, Canada spring 2015.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | St. Mary’s Hall | University of Maryland.

Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute is delighted to announce that the Louvre Museum will host another “Day in Persian Art” event on Monday, March 23, 2015.

With the support of the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Fund, and as part of the Woman’s Week and Noruz celebration, the Louvre is hosting guided tour events for Persian art.

For more information and reservations, please contact:
Fabienne Martet
Service démocratisation culturelle, et action territoriale
fabienne.martet@louvre.fr