Tatar shamail: the Word and the Image. The Art of Calligraphy.
The State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow, April 24, 2009 – June 21, 2009
The exhibition celebrated Tatar shamails, a kind of traditional religious calligraphy, which is considered as one of the most unique traditions of the Volga-Ural region, featuring some 70 objects drawn largely from the collections of the Mardjani Foundation, The State Museum of Fine Art of the Republic of Tatarstan and private ownership.