8 March 2009 - The Sha' Abbas Exhibition at The British Museum

For their Birthdays I bought Zora, Sam and Mumina tickets to see the latest Exhibition at The British Museum - The Remaking of Iran. It tells the story of Sha'Abbas who reigned in Iran in the late 1400's and is remembered for the way in which he opened up (and capitalised on) the trade routes between Iran and the West and East and positioned Iran as a major commercial trader in the world, with power and influence. Many of the artefacts on display have never been outside of Iran before and the exhibition was full of Iranians! Exhibits included priceless carpets, blue and white chinese pottery, silks and stunning paintings. We all had audio guides to help us to understand the history of each beautiful exhibit as well as valued input from Mumina, Saboohi and Zora too. It would be lovely to think that Saboohi could take me to Iran one day to see the beautiful city of Istafan with all its treasures...I would like that. We had lunch in a nearby restaurant "Denise's" and afternoon tea in a coffee shop just across from the museum's entrance. A lovely day.