[Discussion] Exhibition in The London Royal Academy of Arts

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Exhibition in The London Royal Academy of Arts

>From 22 January 2005, the Royal Academy of Arts will present a spectacular =
exhibition exploring the artistic achievements of the Turks over a thousa=
nd historic years. The exhibition will present an extraordinary array of =
textiles, carpets, manuscripts, calligraphy, woodwork, metalwork and cera=
mics showing the staggering artistic diversity during this period. One of=
 the most ambitious exhibitions to be presented at the RA, it will bring =
together a large number of works never previously shown outside Turkey.=
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Turks: A Journey of a Thousand Years, 600?1600 will be the first exhibition=
 ever to explore the development of the Turks, and will comprise a wealth=
 of materials, stretching from the eastern borders of modern China to the=
 Balkans in the west.

Bringing together over 350 outstanding works, the exhibition is drawn princ=
ipally from the celebrated collections of two Turkish museums: The Topkap=
=FD Saray Museum and the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art of Istanbul.

Prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan says: 
?Turks: A Journey of a Thousand Years, 600?1600 promises to be a landmark e=
xhibition, giving a unique insight into the extraordinary artistic legacy=
 of the Turks. The Turkish government is delighted to be collaborating wi=
th the Royal Academy of Arts, London on this important exhibition?.

President of the Royal Academy, Professor Phillip King says: 
?This will be the first such major exhibition at the RA since the highly po=
pular and critically acclaimed International Exhibition of Persian Art in=
 1931, and continues the RA?s commitment to exploring art from world cult=
ures. The RA is delighted to be working with these two outstanding Turkis=
h museums in order to introduce a new audience to the artistic achievemen=
ts of the Turks.?


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