As you walk through this exhibit of great textiles, carpets, ceramics andmetalwork, paintings, books andjewelry, one can only think about the changes that have taken place in several of these countries, where freedom has been restricted either recently or for long periods of time.
Beauty rolls in waves and seethes in eddies throughout the installations of dazzling ceramics, noble architectural fragments and statuary, fabulous carpets, enchanting miniatures from manuscripts and albums, and the extraordinarily varied and elegant calligraphy of handmade Korans, along with choice fabrics, metalwork, jewelry, and weapons.