MOSCOW (Dispatches) -- An exhibition showcasing a collection of Iranian artworks, including historical miniatures, opened here Sunday at the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow and will run for two and a half months.
Iran’s cultural attaché Masoud Ahmadvand attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition of historical Iranian miniature based on the works of the Oriental collection of Peter Shchukin, the researcher and creator of the Shchukin Art Museum. 
At the beginning of the ceremony, Ahmadvand said that the exhibition shows how art and culture can bring people of different nationalities and countries together, transcending borders and history.
The exhibition features over 200 works from the collections of two museums, including manuscripts, Persian miniatures, oriental furniture, porcelain, fabrics, carpets, jewelry, and metal and stone data-x-items from Iran, Turkey, India, China, and Japan.
In 1905, Russian researcher Peter Shchukin donated his extensive collection of over 300,000 data-x-items to the State Historical Museum in Moscow.
The Shchukin Collection, renowned beyond the borders of the Russian Empire, will be on display at the exhibition for two and a half months.