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Best Of Londonist: 30 May 2021

One Show, Five Millennia: 5,000 Years Of Iran At V&A

Epic Iran, V&A 4 From an illuminated manuscript of the Shahnameh for Shah Tahmasp (1525-35) © The Sarikhani Collection; courtesy of the V&A 2,500 years ago, Cyrus the Great, founder of the first Persian Empire, buried a cylinder inscribed with words stating he was a just ruler who strove for peace and allowed everyone to practise their religion freely. Even Cyrus might be surprised it s being admired all this time after, yet it s among a dazzling cornucopia of items ancient and contemporary in V&A s Epic Iran exhibition, spanning 5,000 years. A frieze given a projector makeover so we can see its original colours. Copyright Victoria & Albert Museum.

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