This green oasis was established under the orders of Shah Ismail I, the founder of the Safavid dynasty. Though much of the original ... skill but also reflect the deep connection between Persian art ...

An exhibit at the Jewish Museum shows how the example of Esther inspired artists, artisans and even royalty in the 17th ...

From the Maghreb to Japan, passing through the countries of the Middle East, India and China, the exhibition set up at the ...

What makes an item worth millions of dollars? Is it its history, rarity, or simply the prestige of owning it? Across the Arab world, auctions have seen jaw-dropping sales of objects that carry ...

Meanwhile, the launch of the inaugural Bukhara Biennial later this year will mark a pivotal moment in the country’s emergence ...

“Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100–1900,” now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, aims to change this. In an ambitious array of some 200 artworks spanning eight ...

After the Arab invasion of Iran and the destruction of the several millennia-old Persian Empire ... the past 520 years—since the sinister Safavid dynasty came to power and made the Shia religion ...

A military genius who some historians would later refer to as the “Napoleon of Persia”, Nadir Shah took over power in Iran after deposing the reigning Safavid dynasty ... As they neared the Persian ...