Picnics and Pastimes at ROM

Name: Picnics and Pastimes at ROM
Start: 2025-1-1T22:00-5:00
End: 2025-5-19T17:30-5:00

wed01jan10:00 pmmon19may(may 19)5:30 pmPicnics and Pastimes at ROMWhat makes for a delightful picnic? Event Organized ByRoyal Ontario Museum10:00 pm - (May 19) 5:30 pm(GMT+00:00) RegionGreater Toronto & HamiltonCityToronto

Event Details

Food and drink? Poetry? Music? A new installation offers a window into the pleasures, pastimes, and artistic heritage of Iran during the Safavid dynasty (1501-1736). A royal picnic, depicted on a large, treasured tile arch from the collections, is complemented by exceptional objects from the period.

Gracing the Osler Gate on Level 1, a colourful tiled archway made over 350 years ago in Isfahan, Iran takes centre stage, showing picnic-goers out for an afternoon of leisure and luxury. Individual tiles reveal immaculately dressed figures relaxing, enjoying delicious food and drink, and being entertained with music, poetry, and feats of archery. Lively and cheerful, the scenes on the arch offer a wonderful glimpse into the cultural vibrancy of Iran when it was ruled by the Safavids, a Shi’a Muslim dynasty, who were great patrons of the arts and architecture, and who fostered international trade and diplomacy from Isfahan, their newly built capital city.

Time

January 1, 2025 10:00 pm - May 19, 2025 5:30 pm(GMT+00:00)

Organizer

Royal Ontario Museum

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