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The Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin: An Online Exhibition of an Iranian Shrine
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The Emamzadeh Yahya shrine complex is simultaneously the sacred tomb of Emamzadeh Yahya (d. 869–70), a destination for ziyarat (pious visitation), an architectural monument of the Ilkhanid period (1256–1353), the main community center and cemetery of the Kohneh Gel neighborhood, a cultural heritage site, and the source of luster tiles displayed in around fifty museums worldwide. In this exhibition, we trace the complex’s many looks, functions, users, and stories over seven hundred years. Through our detailed study of one site, we also offer a general exploration of Persian art and Iranian culture from the medieval period to the present.
Project director and curator Keelan Overton invites SAH members to visit the exhibition's six thematic galleries. Start with an introduction to the site.
The open-access website is an online exhibition, exhibition catalog, and academic edited volume all in one. The website is mirrored in English and Persian, meaning it is navigable in both languages. The website includes:
- Over 70 scholarly contributions by over 40 contributors worldwide
- Content in three languages (English, Persian, and French)
- 15 contributions in translation
- 6 galleries
- 15 essays
- 6 films*
- 10 digital interactives
- A checklist of 50 physical things and ephemeral experiences
*The project’s films are also presented on our YouTube channel, in high resolution and with subtitles.
For further information on our mission, teams, and contributors, please visit the About page.
The website is an independent production of 33 Arches and is hosted by Khameen: Islamic Art History Online.
Contact:
Director of the Emamzadeh Yahya Project (2021–25): Keelan Overton, 33arches.overton@gmail.com
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Photo: Entrance of the Emamzadeh Yahya complex at Varamin. For the sabzeh (sprouted greens) in the wheelbarrow, see the Checklist, no. 43. Photograph by Maryam Rafeienezhad, March 2024. Image taken from Exhibition website.