List of museums in Iran

Last updated January 16, 2024

This is a list of museums in Iran .

Name	Persian native name	City	Year established	Type
Abbasi House	خانهٔ عباسی‌ها - Khāneh-ye 'Abbāsihā	Kashan	late 18th century	Historical House
Afif-Abad Garden	باغ عفیف آباد - Bāq e Afif-Ābād	Shiraz	1863	Garden
Ālī Qāpū	عالی‌ قاپو - Āli Qāpu	Isfahan	1597	Palace
Ameri House	خانهٔ عامری‌ها - Khāneh-ye 'Āmerihā	Kashan	19th century	Historical House
Amir Nezam House	خانه امیرنظام - Khaneh-e Amir Nezām	Tabriz	Building dates to late 18th to early 19th century, museum established in 2008	Historical House
Ardabil Anthropology Museum	موزه مردم‌شناسی اردبیل	Ardabil	Building dates to 15th century, museum established in 1999	Anthropology Museum
Archbishop Ardak Manoukian Museum	موزه اسقف اعظم آرداک مانوکیان	Tehran	Building dates to 1945	Anthropology Museum, Church
Arg of Karim Khan	ارگ کریم خان - Arg-e Karim Khan	Shiraz	1767	Palace
Azerbaijan Museum	موزهٔ آذربایجان	Tabriz	1958	Museum
Baqcheh Jooq Palace	کاخ و موزه باغچه‌جوق	Maku/Bazargan	late 19th century	Palace
Ferdows Garden and Cinema Museum of Tehran	باغ فردوس - Bāq e Ferdows	Tehran	Building dates to mid-19th century, museum established in 2009	Garden, Museum
Behnam House		Tabriz		Historical House
Borujerdis House	خانهٔ بروجردی‌ها - Khāneh-ye Borujerdihā	Kashan	1857	Historical House
Carpet Museum of Iran	موزه فرش ایران	Tehran	1976	Museum
Chehel Sotoun	چهل ستون	Isfahan	1614 or 1647	Palace
Constitution House of Isfahan	(خانه مشروطه (اصفهان	Isfahan		Historical House
Constitution House of Tabriz	(خانه مشروطه (تبریز	Tabriz	Building dates to 1868	Historical House
Contemporary Arts Museum Isfahan	گنجینه هنرهای تزئینی و هنرهای معاصر اصفهان	Isfahan	Building dates to Safavid Era (16th to 18th centuries)	Museum
Dr.Hesabi Museum		Tehran		Museum
Eram Garden	باغ ارم - Bāq e Eram	Shiraz	11th - 14th century AD^[1]	Garden
Eyn-ol-Doleh	عین الدوله - Eynol-doleh	Tehran	Building dates to 19th century	Museum, Palace
Fin Garden	باغ فین - Bagh-e Fin	Kashan	1590	Garden
Ganjali Bathhouse Museum of Anthropology		Kerman	Building dates to 1631, museum established in 1971	Anthropology Museum
Ganjali Mint		Kerman	Building dates to 1625, museum established in 1970
Glass & Ceramics Museum of Tehran	موزهٔ آبگینه و سفالینه ایران - Muze ye Abgineh va Sofalineh ye Irān	Tehran	1937	Museum, Historical House
Golestan Palace	کاخ گلستان – Kāx e Golestān	Tehran	1865	Museum, Palace
Haidarzadeh House	خانه حیدرزاده	Tabriz	1870	Museum, Historical House
Hariree House	خانه دكتر حريري	Tabriz	Building dates to the Qajar period	Museum, Historical House
Hamedan Museum of Natural History	موزه تاریخ طبیعی همدان	Hamedan		Natural History Museum
Hassan Modarres Museum	موزه حسن مدرس	Kashmar
Hasht Behesht	هشت‌بهشت	Isfahan	1669	Palace
Hazrat Ma'soomeh Holy Shrine Museum		Qom	1926	Museum, Mosque
Islamic Revolution & Holy Defense Museum	موزه انقلاب اسلامی ودفاع مقدس ^{[ fa ]}	Tehran	2014	Museum, Mosque, Garden, tools, Digital, Technology
House of Seghat ol Islam	خانه ثقةالاسلام	Tabriz		Historical House
House of Sheykh ol Islam	خانه شیخ الاسلام و شرکاء	Isfahan	Building dates to the Qajar period	Historical House
Iranian Electrical Industry Museum				Museum
Iron Age Museum	موزه عصر آهن	Tabriz		Museum
Isfahan Music Museum		Isfahan		Museum
Khorasan Great Museum		Razavi Khorasan province		Museum
Malik National Museum of Iran	کتابخانه و موزه ملی ملک	Tehran	1996	Museum
Marble Palace	کاخ مرمر - Kākh-e Marmar	Tehran	1937	Palace
Masoudieh Palace		Tehran	1879	Historical House
Measure Museum	موزه سنجش	Tabriz		Museum, Historical House
Moghadam Museum		Tehran		Museum, Historical House
Muharram Museum		Tabriz
Museum of Ostad Bohtouni	موزه استاد بهتونی	Tabriz
Museum of Contemporary Art Ahwaz		Ahvaz	2005	Museum
Music Museum of Tehran		Tehran		Museum
Museum of Decorative Arts	گنجینه هنرهای تزئینی و هنرهای معاصر اصفهان	Isfahan	Building dates to 16th century, museum established in 1995	Museum
Museum of Natural History and Technology		Shiraz		Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum		Zanjan		Natural History Museum
Azerbaijan Nomads Museum		East Azerbaijan		Museum
Natural History Museum		Mashhad		Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum		Sabzevar		Natural History Museum
Negarestan Garden and Kamal-ol-Molk Museum of Tehran		Tehran		Garden, Art Gallery
National Car Museum of Iran	موزه ملی خودرو ایران	Karaj	2001	Museum
National Jewelry Museum		Tehran		Museum
National Museum of Iran and Islamic Period Museum	موزهٔ ملی ایران - Mūze-ye Melli-ye Irān	Tehran	1937	Museum
Natural History Museum of Isfahan	(موزه تاریخ طبیعی (اصفهان	Isfahan	Building dates to 15th century	Natural History Museum
Niavaran Palace Complex	مجموعه کاخ نیاوران – Majmue ye Niāvarān	Tehran	Buildings date to Qajar and Pahlavi period	Museum, Palace
Pars Museum of Shiraz	موزه پارس	Shiraz	Building dates to Zand period, museum established in 1936	Museum
Pearl Palace	کاخ مروارید	Karaj	1972	Palace
Pottery Museum of Tabriz	موزه سفال	Tabriz	Building dates to Qajar period	Museum
Qasr Prison	موزه‌ زندان قصر - Muze-ye Zendān-e Qasr)	Tehran	1790	Prison
Qazvinis' House	خانه قزوینی‌ها	Isfahan	Late 19th century	Historical House
Ramsar Palace	کاخ مرمر رامسر	Ramsar	1937	Palace
Reza Abbasi Museum	موزه رضا عباسی	Tehran	1977	Museum
Saat Tower	کاخ شهرداری تبریز	Tabriz	1934	Museum, Palace
Sa'dabad Palace	مجموعه سعدآباد – Majmue ye Sa’dābād	Tehran	19th century	Museum, Palace
Safir Office Machines Museum	موزه ماشین‌های اداری سفیر	Tehran	2008	Museum
Science and Nature Museum of Ahvaz		Ahvaz	2008	Museum
Silk Road Gallery		Tehran	2001
Tabātabāei House	خانهٔ طباطبایی‌ها - Khāneh-ye Tabātabāeihā	Kashan	1880	Historical House
Tabriz Museum of Natural History	موزه تاریخ طبیعی تبریز	Tabriz	1993	Natural History Museum
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art	موزه هنرهای معاصر تهران	Tehran	1977	Museum
Tehran Peace Museum	موزه صلح تهران	Tehran	2011	Museum
The Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History	موزه ملی تاریخ علوم پزشکی ایران	Tehran	2002	Museum
The Post & Communication Museum of Tehran		Tehran		Museum
Time Museum of Tehran		Tehran		Museum
Towhid Prison	زندان کمیته مشترک ضدخرابکاری	Tehran		Prison
Water Museum		Yazd		Museum
Zagros Paleolithic Museum	موزه پارینه‌سنگی زاگرس	Kermanshah	2008	Museum
Narenjestan Traditional House		Yazd		Historical House
Narenjestan Museum		Shiraz		Museum, Historical House
Iranian House of Cartoon	خانه کاریکاتور ایران	Tehran	1996	Museum
Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum	موزه حشره‌شناسی هایک میرزایانس	Tehran	1945	Museum
Sazmanab	سازماناب	Tehran	2008	Museum

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