TEHRAN – A collection of works by German illustrators is currently on display in an exhibition at Tehran’s Laleh Gallery.
Entitled “Erdbeerland” (Strawberryland), the exhibit is a follow-up to an exhibition some Iranian illustrators held under the name “Anarestan” (Pomegranateland) at the International Youth Library of Munich in September 2013, the director of the gallery, Mohammad-Hossein Sa’labifard told the Persian service of MNA on Sunday.
Over 80 works by 16 German illustrators selected by Tom Eigenhufe are being shown in the exhibit, which opened on Friday, he said, adding that the exhibit has been warmly received by Iranian and foreign visitors.
The exhibition will also be held in Isfahan, Mashhad, Gorgan and several other Iranian cities.
Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany, the cultural department of the Embassy of Iran in Germany, and the Children’s Book Council of Iran, the exhibit will next open in the Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art.
Johanna Benz, Klaus Ensikat, Katrin Stangl, Jonas Laustroer, Wolf Erlbruch, Eva Muggenthaler and Tom Eigenhufe are some of the illustrators whose works are on show at the exhibit.
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