Saturday, October 4
4:00 p.m. VIP Access
5:00 p.m. Concert Celebration
San Diego Museum of Art, James S. Copley Auditorium
Join us for a stimulating evening celebrating the Iranian fall festival of Mehregan. Celebration attendees are invited to the Museum’s James S. Copley Auditorium for the annual Mehregan concert at 5:00 p.m.
Mehregan sponsors are invited to a special pre-concert tour of the Arts of Iran gallery beginning at 4:00 p.m. Sponsorship packages start at $200. For more information about sponsorship, email Hayley Bratt at hbratt@sdmart.org or call 619.696.1938.
Concertgoers will enjoy welcome remarks from Roxana Velásquez, Maruja Baldwin Executive Director and CEO of The San Diego Museum of Art, prior to being seated in the Museum’s James S. Copley Auditorium for the annual Mehregan concert at 5:00 p.m.
This year’s performance features Sara Naeini & Reza Rohani. Concert tickets start at $60.
The Mehregan Fall Fete is a collaboration between The San Diego Museum of Art and the Persian Cultural Center. This annual partnership supports the Arts of Iran gallery and raises funds for acquisitions of art from Iran and the Persianate world or created by contemporary Iranian artists.
To purchase tickets, visit pccsd.eventbrite.com.
Arts of Iran
Featuring highlights from the Museum’s permanent collection of works from Iran and the Persianate world dating after the advent of Islam in the 7th century, as well as loans of contemporary works by Iranian and Iranian-American artists, this gallery celebrates Iranian civilization, heritage, and visual culture within a global context.
HISTORY OF PERSIAN ART COLLECTION AND ITS GALLERY
The San Diego Museum of Art’s collection of the Arts of Iran comprises nearly 200 works produced from the 9th century to the present day. Built from around the 1950s to 1960s through gifts as well as Museum purchases with funding from individuals and The Asiatic Arts Committees of the Fine Arts Society—today’s Asian and South Asian Arts Councils—the collection has seen an increase in growth and support in recent years, with an acquisition strategy now expanding to include modern and contemporary art from Iran and the Iranian diaspora. Selections from the Arts of Iran collection are regularly on view in the Museum’s Arts of Iran gallery and often also feature in special displays in other parts of the Museum.
This event is sponsored by the Persian Cultural Center.
