Cultural Exhibition on Empowering MS Patients

Saba Art and Cultural Institute in Tehran opened a visual art exhibition on Saturday, alongside other cultural activities, to help raise public awareness about multiple sclerosis (MS). 
Titled “Storks Symphony,” the exhibit features 500 artworks including painting, photography, illustration, poster, caricature and sculptor that will run until July 16, Mehr News Agency reported on its Persian website. 
The event is the third annual cultural event of its kind about the illness that aims to inform the public and promote the confidence and artistic skills in MS patients. It will also hold creative writing, script writing, poetry and handicraft workshops.
On the sidelines of the program Mehrdad Shahlae, an Everest climber who suffers from the illness for over 25 years, will hold a photo exhibition and workshop on his Mount Everest expedition.