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Iran's clerical rulers may rail against Western culture, but visitors marvel at Andy Warhol's iconic paintings at this Tehran museum.
Eighteen Warhol pieces are on display, acquired in the 1970s, before the Islamic revolution swept Iran's pro-Western regime from power.
His works are among a permanent art collection worth billions of dollars kept in the Tehran museum vault.
The exhibit, simply named A Review of Andy Warhol's Works, first opened in June and closes on Sunday.
Iran's theocracy first banned modern art, but in recent decades cultural restrictions have eased, making Western works available again.
Although hostilities between Iran and America have simmered since 1979, Western culture remains popular in the country, particularly among young urbanites.
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