New York - September 23, 2008
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At the invitation of David McFadden, Chief Curator of the Museum of Arts and Design, Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi attended the grand opening of the new home of the museum at Columbus Circle in New York City on September 23, 2008 as a guest of honor. Barbara Tober, Chairman of the museum, David McFadden, and? Holly Hotchner, Director of the museum, welcomed the Shahbanou in the museum lobby. After viewing the exhibition accompanied by Mr. McFadden and Ms. Tober, Shahbanou proceeded to the Gala Dinner. At the dinner, Ms. Tober spoke about the Shahbanou, and how much she had done to encourage the village women of Iran, who had no idea that their craft and design skills were highly valuable and important cultural and economic tools. Ms. Tober also mentioned that the Shahbanou supported young Iranian artists through her personal endeavors, and was a driving force behind a number of specialized art museums and other projects to preserve and publicize ancient and traditional art and architecture in Iran.
Photo by KA Museum of Arts and Design, New York September 2008
September 23, 2008 Museum of Arts And Modern Design
Photo by the kind permission of Catarina Lundgren Astrom
Left to Right: Her Majesty Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi. Mr. David
McFadden, in front of one of the exhibit.