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The Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin
The Past, Present, and Future of an Iranian Shrine, with Keelan Overton.
The Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin is simultaneously an architectural monument of Iran’s Ilkhanid period (1265-1353), a living sacred space and community centre, a cultural heritage site that has experienced destruction and renewal, and an ‘object’ on display in over forty museums worldwide, including the V&A, via its exceptional lustre tiles.
Join Keelan Overton as she explores the shrine’s many looks, functions, stories, and stakeholders over the last seven hundred years and introduces an interdisciplinary project in progress devoted to the site.
The lecture will last approximately one hour and will be followed by a drinks reception.
