LONDON (Reuters) – From ancient sculptures to contemporary photographs, objects spanning 5,000 years of Iranian art, culture and design go on display at London's Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum this week in the first such major exhibition in Britain in 90 years.'Epic Iran', which opens to the public on Saturday, features more than 300 items from ancient, Islamic and contemporary Iran, including manuscripts, ceramics, carpets, textiles as well as photos, the museum said.The exhibition is made up of 10 sections, including 'The Persian Empire', spanning the Achaemenid period, 'Change of Faith', which focuses on the role of Islam in Iranian culture and 'Literary Excellence' looking at Persian poetry.

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