We are excited to unveil the design of the Epic Iran exhibition opening on Sunday 29th of May at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

The show explores 5,000 years of Iranian art, design, and culture, bringing together over 300 objects from ancient, Islamic, and contemporary Iran and it is conceived as a journey between spaces of very different atmospheres, each relating to the objects displayed and their time and place in history.

Jay Gort said “The history of Iran is incredibly rich with a complex weave; certain epochs are referenced at various stages of renaissance and modernity. It is this re-iteration of arts and culture that leads to the tenacious identity. The challenge, therefore, has been to capture how one point of the expansive history references another, without creating confusion or pastiche. We have been unafraid to play with sensory layers – using the metaphor of a city to communicate the richness of Iran’s thousands of years of culture, breaking down the preconception of historic exhibitions as silent, while carefully guiding and orientating the visitor”.

Find out more about the project here