Imam Ali (AS) Museum to Open in Tehran

August 23, 2000 - 0:0
TEHRAN Head of the Headquarters for Commemoration of the Year of Imam Ali (AS), affiliated to the Art-Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality announced that the permanent Museum of Imam Ali (AS) will start work in Tehran in the near future. He stressed that the museum aims to keep the best artistic and cultural works about the first Imam of the infallible household of Holy Prophet (S). Seyed Hassan Shahmoradi said that the headquarters plans to carry out 700 artistic and literary activities during the Year of Imam Ali (AS) in different cultural centers which are under supervision of the Art-Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality. He added that "The Great Ceremony of Imam Ali" will be held from September 22 to the end of 10-Day Dawn this year in Amir Kabir, Bahman, Eshraq, Ma'refat and Andisheh cultural centers.
Shahmoradi underlined that several concerts including traditional and pop concerts as well as concerts for children and young adults will be held on the occasion of the Year of Imam Ali (AS). He noted that the headquarters' programs will be concluded with publishing a book comprising the best artistic and literary works presented to the headquarters in the Year of Imam Ali (AS).