empress, who posed for warhol herself. after the iranian revolution in 1979, these artworks remained locked away from sight in the museum s storage. the empress collection is one of the largest in the world, it counts 3,500 masterpieces and has been valued at over three billion euros. the museum s curators think it s time to start sharing their treasure with the public. people are much more up to date in iran than about the west than west about iran. andy warhol broke down barriers in the art world. the curators hope his work could do the same with some of the barriers between iran and the west. sara monetta, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with nick. hello. some torrential, thundery downpours in some spots going into this evening. the greatest chance of disruption from north wales across north midlands,
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