Iranian museum flaunts exquisite carpets
The Carpet Museum of Iran, with its dazzling beauty, is one of the tourist spots located in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Tehran museum apologizes for insect problem at minimalism, conceptual art exhibit
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art has apologized to the public for the insects that were found on a photo by Bernd and Hilla Becher on view at the museum.
Persian Gulf Regional Museum to Be Open in September
The Persian Gulf Regional Museum in Iran’s southwestern province of Bushehr is to be inaugurated in late September coincided with the World Tourism Day.
Iran, Russia Discuss Expanding Museums Cooperation
Iran and Russia discussed the expansion of museum cooperation in a joint online webinar titled Iran-Russia Joint Cooperation of Museums.
Singapore calls for increased museum coop. with Iran
In a Wednesday meeting with Iranian officials in Tehran, Singapore’s ambassador to Iran called for increasing bilateral cooperation in the domain of museums. A meeting was held in Tehran-based National Museum of Iran with non-resident Singapore’s ambassador Ong Keng Yong, deputy head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) Mohammad Hassan Talebian, Iranian […]
Louvre show wraps up months of boom in Tehran museum visits
A momentous Louvre show came to an end at the National Museum of Iran on Monday. The exhibit pulled in over 250,000 nationwide visitors since the opening date on March 5. “The Louvre show has been visited by over 250,000 people including administration and international officials and diplomats, artists and other personalities,” Mehr quoted Mohammadreza […]
Artists cite concern on environmental issues at “Habitat”
TEHRAN – A group of Iranian artists share environmental concerns in “Habitat”, an exhibition underway at Tehran’s Vista Gallery. Curator Setareh Hosseini chose Parisa Aslankhani, Mahnaz Pasikhani, Ebrahim Hassanzadeh Dizaji, Atefeh Khas, Maryam Zargar, Leila Refahi, Reyhaneh Savari, Maryam Toluei, Saba Arabshahi, Mohammad-Ali Adili, Mina Abdus, Esmat Alirezai, Parvaneh Qesmati Motlaq, Leila Gudarzi and Ali […]
Foreign museums pay $100k-200k for displaying Iranian antiques
Iranian director for museum affairs says countries pay Iran 100,000-200,000 dollars for displaying Iranian historical items and antiques at their museums. Mohammadreza Kargar, director for museum affairs at the Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Organization, told Mehr News correspondent on Wednesday that the payment is partly from the revenues obtained from selling tickets. He added that […]
Japan museums to exhibit Iranian illustrations
Five art museums in Japan will exhibit illustrations of Iranian artists. According to the website of Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, some Iranian illustrations which had been accepted in Biennial of Illustration Bratislava 2017, will be exhibited in Japan’s art museums. ‘I was a deer’ illustrated by Narges Mohamadi which […]
National Museum of Iran: A Prestigious Museum
National Museum of Iran, located in Tehran, aging more than 70 years, and containing 300,000 museum objects in an area more than 20,000 square meters. Is not only the largest museum of History and Archaeology of the country, but ranks as one of the few most prestigious museums of the world in regard to grand […]