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2009 events

This page shows details of all the events we know that are taking place in 2009 to celebrate the anniversaries of Edward FitzGerald and his Rubaiyat.

You can get more details of most events by clicking on the relevant title, or contact sandrabill@omarkhayyamrubaiyat.com .

If you know of other things that are happening in 2009 The Year of the Rubaiyat, or are planning something yourself, please let us know.

Where	Event	Timing
*In Cambridge*
University Library	Exhibition to commemorate Edward FitzGerald and his Rubaiyat	February 18th to April 18th 2009
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies	Conference on Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald & the Rubaiyat	July 8-10th 2009

*In Machynlleth*
Museum of Modern Art in Wales	Art competition & exhibition based on FitzGerald's Rubaiyat	July 2009 (final awards)
*In Oxford*
Bodleian Library	Small exhibition (details to be advised)	to be advised
*In Woodbridge*
Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge School	'George and Edward' dramatic readings from George Evans & Edward FitzGerald	March 16th 2009
Woodbridge Museum	Lecture on FitzGerald & Rubaiyat	to be advised
*In the Netherlands*
Museum Meermano, The Hague	Omar Khayyam, a book in the desert: 150 years in English translation	January 31st - April 5th 2009
University of Leiden	Conference on Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald & the Rubaiyat	July 6-8th 2009
Jos Coumans and Rozenberg Publishers	New Bibliography of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	to be advised
*In the United States*
West Virginia University Press	Victorian Poetry: An Anniversary Issue on Edward FitzGerald and the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Volume 46: number 1 Spring 2008
Phoenix Art Museum	Exhibition of Elihu Vedder's illustrations of the Rubaiyat	November 15th 2008 - February 8th 2009
The Grolier Club of New York	Exhibition on Edward FitzGerald and the Rubaiyat, from the collection of Nicholas B Scheetz	January 22nd - March 13th 2009
Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas in Austin	Exhibition to commemorate Edward FitzGerald and his Rubaiyat	February 3rd - August 2nd 2009
Cleveland Public Library, Special Collections	Exhibition to commemorate Edward FitzGerald and his Rubaiyat	February 15th - May 15th 2009

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