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Sackler Gallery Offers First Exhibition of Rare Manuscripts
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Source: Art Daily
October 30, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC. A group of unusual, illustrated manuscripts called the Falnama that were once used by sultans, shahs and commoners to explore the unknown will be on view October 24 through January 24, 2010, at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. “Falnama: The Book of Omens” is the first exhibition ever to be devoted to these rare works, which were created in 16th- and 17th-century Iran and Turkey. The Sackler Gallery will be the sole venue for this international exhibition featuring works of art from public and private collections.
