News, Exhibits, Presentations on Mongolia and Xinjiang

Beginning in April, 2003, the Legacy of Genghis Khan, Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, explores the remarkable artistic developments that occurred in the Iranian world as a result of the Mongol conquest of both Western and Eastern Asia. Focusing on the period of Ilkhanid rule (1253-1353) - an era that witnessed extraordinary achievementswithin the sphere of Persian art and culture,- the exhibition is complimented and amplified by a lively and informative video presentation produced by Lesley Webb Duffy for the Museum.

Curated by:
Linda Komaroff
Ph.D Curator of Islamic Art; Department Head;Ancient and Islamic Art. L.A. County Museum of Art.
E-mail:lindak@lacma.org
Tel: 323-857-6294