Speaking at a press conference, he elaborated on the plans ahead of the restoration project.

“The museum will be closed for six months until the renovations are accomplished,” he said.

“Over the past decade, two parts of the museum ceiling were hastily renovated, but we need to follow up on the process more rigorously,” he added

The museum is scheduled to give occasional progress reports of the restoration process to the media.

Plans are for the exhibition space of the museum to be expanded, TMCA director Ali-Mohammad Zare’ said.

Established in 1977, the TMCA is notable in the world for its historical narration of art with the largest collection of Western art that exists in the East.

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The ceremony was attended by the Turner Prize-winner Cragg and a number of cultural officials and Iranian artists.

The museum showcased a large collection of Cragg’s huge sculptures and drawings in an exhibition titled “Roots and Stones” from October 24, 2017 to January 12, 2018.

Visual Arts Office director Majid Mollanoruzi praised Cragg’s decision to donate the artwork to the museum and said, “Organizing such an exhibit and the donation of such an artwork have resulted from cultural diplomacy.”

“Interaction between Iranian and foreign artists could give a positive image of the country in the international arena,” he added.

Veteran painter Ali Faramarzi said that the dialogue between nations can easily pave the ground for further collaboration better than other types of diplomacy.

Cragg also on his part called the sculpture a memorial of his visit to Iran that he hoped could promote friendship and understanding.

He said that he enjoyed holding the exhibition at the museum and added that he was most impressed by the excited youth who came to visit his works.

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The screening, which will begin at 4 p.m., has been arranged as part of “A Review of the New Wave of Romanian Cinema”, a program that will screen films from several other filmmakers from the country.

The film is about a young woman’s attempts to procure an abortion under the regime of Nicolae Ceausescu, the last Communist leader of Romania who served as president of the country from 1974 until his overthrow in the Romanian Revolution in 1989.

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