This is a list of museums in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Some of museums located in Tehran, have national and international importance. There are a number of large museums in Tehran that deal with a wide range of subjects. For example, the National Museum of Iran is distinguished in Iranian archeology, the Carpet Museum of Iran exhibits the art of Iranian carpet weaving, and the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art preserves the works of international artists.[1][2]
During the Pahlavi regime, it was the Temporary Police Prison, the Women's Prison, and later the Anti-sabotage Joint Committee Prison of SAVAK. Nowaday called Ebrat Museum (Museum of Edification).[12][13]
Shahvand Palace, now called the Green Museum Palace, is one of the most beautiful palaces in Iran. This palace has been the residence of Reza Shah since 1929.[14]
Founded by the order of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.[15] This palace has a cinematic reputation and several TV series and movies have been filmed here.[16]
It has gone through four historical periods of Qajar, first Pahlavi and second Pahlavi and the Iranian revolution. After the Revolution of 1979, the complex became a museum, but the current presidential palace is located next to it.
Malek National Library and Museum Institute is the first endowed-private museum in Iran and one of the six largest libraries in the country with the subject of manuscripts in Tehran.[19]
موزه آثار طبیعی و حیات وحش ایران, موزه حیات وحش دارآباد
Its location was one of the palaces of Fatemeh Pahlavi, which was built for guests but was never used, and after the revolution, with changes for public use, it became a museum focused on the nature of Iran. This museum was inaugurated in 1993 by the Municipality of Tehran in order to acquaint citizens with cultural and natural heritage and to recognize the importance of protecting the environment and wildlife.[23]
It has been set up to display the works of Ali Akbar San'ati, Iranian painter and sculptor. It was the house of Reza Shah, who later became the first center of the Red Lion and Sun Society by his daughter, Shams Pahlavi. Before Iranian revolution, the building was registered as the San'ati Museum by the Red Lion and Sun Society, and people could visit it, and the Master San'ati himself worked upstairs and was responsible for maintaining the museum. After the revolution, on the recommendation of Master San'ati, the building was renamed to the 13th Aban Museum for a while.[27] Also known as Hilal Ahmar Museum.[28]
موزه اسقف اعظم آرداک مانوکیان, موزه مردم شناسی ارامنه
The museum was named after the late Archbishop Ardak Manookian in 2008 and is also known as the Armenian Anthropological Museum. The museum displays equipment for religious ceremonies, pictures and information on Armenian churches and monasteries, traditional clothing of Armenian women in different historical periods, statues donated by Lilit Teryan, a prominent sculptor, and other works by Armenian artists.[29]
Or Imam Ali Museum of Religious Arts has religious theme; Most of the museum's works is in the field of visual arts include fantasy paintings, contemporary painting, volumetric works, illustration, photography and calligraphy, and a few works include lacquer covers, calligraphy scrapbooks, penners, carpets and lithographs.[30][31]
It was built in 1976 on the grounds of the Niavaran Complex to host gifts donated to Farah Pahlavi or works of art that he purchased from various countries.[33][34]
With more than four million insect specimens, it is the only official reference for the identification and classification of insects and the richest zoological museum in Iran.
After the death of Dr. Mahmoud Hesabi, a famous Iranian physicist, the museum was created in his house in 1992. In it, personal belongings, scientific and educational qualifications, badges and letters of appreciation and old photographs of Mahmoud Hessabi are displayed.[35][36]
Exhibition of carpets and modern designs of Seyyed Abolfath Rasam Arabzadeh, a prominent Iranian carpet designer. The museum has carpet weaving workshops.[39][40]
The museum's name been chosen in memory of the famous painter of the Safavid period, Reza Abbasi. Includes works of art from the prehistoric period up to the thirteenth century AH, which are displayed in three halls: Pre-Islamic Hall, Islamic Arts Hall, Painting and Calligraphy Hall.[41]
In this museum, coins of different periods of Iranian history, from coins of Central Iran during the Achaemenid period to the present period, are displayed.[42][43]
Old cinema documents and equipment from cinematic personalities such as dubbers and filmmakers, as well as behind the scenes of major films, posters and other cinema-related items are displayed here.[44]
Museum of Martyrs; In this museum, personal belongings and relics left by the victims of the Iran-Iraq War, the events of the 1979 revolution and other Iranian victims who are called martyrs according to the conditions in the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran, are exhibited.[45]
One of the museums of the International Network of Peace Museums; Promoting a culture of peace by showing the unfortunate consequences of war and violence and its harmful effects on human beings and the environment.[46][47]
Photography Museum; The first specialized museum of the history of photography in the Middle East. With a specialized subject in the history of Iranian photography, it is a treasure trove of photographs and other photographic visual heritage (postcards, glass negatives, etc.), cameras, and other photographic tools and implements.[48][49]
موزه علوم و فناوری ایران, موزه ملی علوم و فناوری ایران
Introducing the scientific achievements of Iran in the pre-Islamic and post-Islamic eras, as well as showing the principles and theories of modern science and technology.[50][51]
Architect: Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian In this museum, very exquisite carpets from all over Iran, which are the work of famous artists, are exhibited.[52]
More than 80 valuable and unique works of the world's first typewriters such as elementary typewriters, check perforators, calculators, pencil sharpeners, polycopy machines and telegraph machines are kept here.[55]
The first medical museum established in Iran. Exhibition about medical instruments and documents of prehistoric and historical periods until the contemporary period.
Specialized museums in the field of introducing manuscripts and works of Quranic art. It shows the gradual evolution of Quranic arts in the period from about the fourth century SH to the end of the Qajar period and responds to the questioning needs of different classes of people and artists.[57][58]
It displays the history of the Iranian press and publications, has important historical documents that have a history of 170 to 180 years. Old printing industry machines, manuscripts of the first journalists, old editions of press and publications, cameras and photographic and printing equipment, old photographs about journalism as well as logos, a list of pioneers in the field of journalism and related tools and equipment exhibited here.[59][60]
This museum with an area of approximately 3650 meters and more than 1400 meters of infrastructure on three floors with the aim of preserving the national music heritage, introducing the works and productions of the past and honoring professors and veterans in the field of music, was inaugurated on November 13, 2009.[61][62]
Also known as Shahram Palace, located in Sa'dabad Complex, evolution of military equipment and military characteristics of different historical periods in Iran such as soldiers figures of the Achaemenid, Sassanid, Safavid, Qajar, Kazakhs eras and figures of Iranian military commanders of Iran-Iraq War exhibited here.[63][64][65]
Located in Sa'dabad Complex, exhibits precious and exquisite paintings such as 8 exquisite works by the famous painter Mohammad Ghaffari nicknamed Kamal-ol-Molk.[66][67]
Architect: Kamran Diba It is one of the most famous museums in Iran and contains the most comprehensive and important treasures of modern art outside of Europe and North America[68] and 5 to 10 most important collections of modern art in the world.[69][70]
It includes works related to the people of different cities of Iran in the Qajar and contemporary periods. It has calligraphy, photography, sculpture, carpentry workshops, as well as a library, reading room, lecture hall and forty-seven booths related to works collected from all over Iran.[71]
In this museum, the works of Mohammad-Ali Rajai (the second President of Iran), including desks and work rooms, personal belongings, places for receiving foreign guests and his place of residence, are exhibited.[72]
خانه و موزه مقدم, خانه مقدم, خانه موزهٔ مقدم دانشگاه تهران
It is a historical mansion from the late Qajar period in Tehran, which was the residence of the Ehtesab-ol-Molk and Moghaddam families, and is now a museum of historical objects.[73]
The second Stained glass museum in the world and the only independent museum dedicated to one of the branches of Stained glass painting. It contains a huge collection of Stained glass paintings from the Safavid period to the present day.[75]
Includes Wood carving, Marquetry, Khatam, traditional Iranian weavings and stitches and needlework, Metal and glass objects and all kinds of paintings and miniatures.[76][77]
As the first specialized museum in Iran, currently houses 271 valuable works of art from the 12th century SH until now in the fields of painting, miniature, fine weaving, Gabbeh and carpet, Wood carving, Marquetry, Khatam and tiling.[78]
Includes old Iranian coins from the Achaemenid period to the contemporary era, old machines used in the bank, old cash registers, Qajar period paintings and also face paintings of the former CEO of Bank Melli Iran.[79]
All animals found in the nature of Iran are displayed in taxidermy shape and rare species of wildlife and extinct generations of native and non-native animals of Iran.[80]
Includes taxidermy specimens of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, and specimens of insects, minerals and fossils, and herbariums of dried plants and plant seeds.[81]
Including old objects and documents related to the electricity industry from about 120 years ago to date with the evolution history of this industry in Iran.[82]
Includes works by the best Palestinians painters expelled from their homeland and living in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. And for holding exhibitions about the Islamic world.[84]
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