TEHRAN - On the occasion of Cultural Heritage Week, an exhibition of artistic works about Ashura (the day Imam Hussein [AS] was martyred) is being held in Vakil Mosque in Shiraz. The minister of culture and Islamic guidance and a group of Fars Province officials attended the opening ceremony on Friday.

The exhibition includes Teahouse Paintings about Ashura created by veterans of Teahouse Painting such as Qollar Aqasi Morshed and the paintings of contemporary artists.

Manuscripts created by Alaeddin Tabrizi in Karbala are some of the most valuable works on display at the exhibition.

The works presented in this exhibition have been collected from the Reza Abbasi, Tehran Contemporary Arts, Mir-Emad, and Golestan Anthropology museums.

Vakil Mosque was built in 1187 A.H. and covers an area of 8,660 square meters.