auctions in london and from the showcases of louvre abu dhabi, doh museum of islamic art, louvre paris and metropolitan museum of new york. he took off his head. a special work that is one of the oldest efforts of iranian writers of the holy quran. iranian scribes, unlike many of the first scribes of the qur'an in mesopotamia, i.e. shamat, iraq, egypt and hijaz. in this version of the quran, they tried not to break any word at the end of the line and not to carry a piece of that word to the next line. this was one of the important features of this form of kufic writing in the qur'an of pars national museum, which we find in a few copies in the 2nd and 3rd centuries of hijri. the issue of returning the koran to pars museum is discussed in the highest official circles inside and outside the country, and according to officials, experts are at the stage proof of ownership of identified sheets. this is an exquisite manuscript. but in this long process, this national and religious heritage goes hand in hand and huge financial profits flow into the pockets of auction owners and cultural heritage profiteers. elham goran of seda

auctions in london, and have appeared in the showcases of abu dhabi's louvre museum, the louvre museum of islamic art in paris, and the new york metropolitan museum of art . a special work that is one of the oldest efforts of iranian writers of the holy quran. iranian scribes, unlike many in this version of the qur'an , did not break any words at the end of the line and a piece do not move from that word to the next line. this was one of the important features of this form of kufi writing in the qur'an of the national museum of pars, which we find in a few copies in the 2nd and 3rd centuries of hijri. the issue of returning the quran to the pars museum is discussed in the highest official circles inside and outside the country. and according to the authorities, the experts in the stage of proving the ownership of the identified pages of this exquisite manuscript are manuscripts, but in this long process, this national and religious heritage goes hand in hand and huge financial profits flow into the pockets of auction owners and cultural heritage profiteers. goran of sed and sima news agency, thank you with your company, may god protect the

of new york city. he could get dirty with the laborers, as many of his peers couldn't. at the opening of the new york metropolitan museum of art, he chose to sit with the common citizens rather than the dignitaries. to tale of a garden and the three sams. after tilden lost the election. in 1877, he attempted to enjoy life. he bought huge yachts and turned his prize for st bernard's and dog shows and won. in 1879, he bought gray's an estate in yonkers on the hudson river. its chords as you see the palisade cliffs just beautiful property which he would expand to 200 acres. the mansion 99 rooms and it's here. he had a stroke and died. many later in, 1899. samuel onto meyer bought the vast estate on the hudson. his vision was to turn it into phoenician gardens, the grandest in the world. temples pillars, fountains, some prices were built rivaling all others. over time, much of the was sold off. never less. one can envision the beauty visiting unfamiliar gardens. i visited it a few years ago and these photos i took. it's only a three hour day trope from worcester. it's really worth going there to see these gardens. they're c

scholar, his 23 years as senior vice president for public affairs at the metropolitan museum of art, or his previous with new york politics and politicians. but if you want to know more about harold at this point, i will say google him or talk to his wonderful edith, who was harold's high school sweetheart. it is truly been my privilege to get to know both harold and during my time on the lincoln forum board. and finally, let me introduce your moderator. certainly not last, but certainly not least. i'm delighted to introduce as your moderator for this panel discussion my friend aaron carlson, mass. i first got to know aaron during tenure as the executive director of president lincoln's cottage in washington, d.c., where she spearheaded an innovative approach to the site as both a center of lincoln history and a venue which to examine issues relevant to both lincoln's time and our own. under aaron's leadership, the cottage became less of a museum of objects and more of a museum of ideas rooted in the place in which they took shape. president lincoln's cottage received awards for excellence during aaron's tenure, i

of oakland's own will be leading it. we're talking about the met gala in new york city. all those outrageous and beautiful gowns and dresses. the annual fund-raiser of the metropolitan museum hosted by anna wintour. each year she selects a handful of celebrities as her co-chairs. this year, zendaya, who grew up in oakland. she's also no stranger to the gala herself. she's been there five times before, including in 2019, when she wore that cinderella dress you saw there. zendaya will be co-chair alongside bad bunny, j.lo, and chris hemsworth. quite the night. >>> let's take you outside. a live look now in san jose. it's beautiful, but here comes a >> i'm here at a new exhibit called fashioning san francisco, a century of style. here to tell us all about it is laura. nice to see you, laura. >> nice to see you too. >> can you tell us about this exhibit? >> this exhibition is a celebration of the museum's permanent collection of high fashion, and we're so excited to share it with our audiences. >> so what kind of designers can people expect to see here? >> there are over 50 designers' works on view, ranging from christian dior to locals. and how many sections are there to expl

black history month, nbc's al roker and metropolitan museum of art curator taking us on a tour, a historic visit and a rich cultural history that produced it. >> new yorkion that flourished between the 1920s and 1940s. >> it was written out of history. i think our goal is to write it back into history. >> denise muriel is the curator of the metropolitan museum of art's newest exhibition, the harlem renaissance and transatlantic modernism, portraying scenes of activism and everyday life. wow. all that history in one -- >> astounding. and really moving. >> reporter: an exploration of how the great migration and exodus of african americans from the segregated south to cities in the north like new york and chicago led to an explosion of creativity in art, literature, and music. >> you had a fully developed black community involved in all aspects of social life in a way that just would not have been possible in a situation where due to legal segregation there couldn't even be public gatherings beyond a certain point. >> her multiyear treasure hunt often outside traditional art museums brought some of the 160 artworks here. many culled from the collections o

new york doing the big antique shows. i did sotheby's. i did the cooper hewitt museum, the metropolitan museum parties. so it was a lot of stuff. some of the parties were huge undertakings. by then, i was working at the new yorker. and one day, i wondered if the new yorker wouldn't like a "talk of the town" piece on her getting ready for the big antiques fair on one of the piers in new york. so i called her on the phone and i said, what are you doing? are you on your way? she said, not yet. we're just packing the car. i said, ok, tell me what's in the car and what you packed, and she did. it wasn't very long before she said, hey, i want to talk to you about something. i'm thinking about writing a book. and i wondered if he would help me write it. andy stewart is, in the late '70s, ceo of abrams press. and abrams house surprised blockbuster in the form of an illustrated book about gnomes. gnomes. like the european creatures. this is hugely popular. it was a bit of a shock to everybody. and there's a big party that martha caters. and she baked hundreds of gnome cookies. we had to dress like fairies or magical creatures. at the pa