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2021-02-22 19:05
Gigantic kilim carpet unveiled in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A gigantic handwoven kilim carpet was unveiled on Sunday during an official ceremony held in the town of Ghirokarzin, southern Iran.
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2021-02-17 21:15
Coronavirus: Carpet Museum of Iran reopens to visitors
TEHRAN - After months of closure due to coronavirus, the Carpet Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran once again opened its doors to visitors on Wednesday.
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2021-01-18 20:30
Centuries-old Persian carpets, paintings added to national heritage list
TEHRAN – A total of 25 handmade rugs and carpets along with three oil paintings have been added to Iran’s cultural heritage list.
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2021-01-10 21:07
Exhibit of handwoven Persian carpets opens in China
TEHRAN - Iran on Saturday inaugurated an exhibition of hand-woven carpets in Shanghai to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with China.
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2020-09-11 18:46
‘World’s biggest’ pictorial carpet pops up in Tehran
TEHRAN – A massive handwoven carpet, which according to a senior Iranian expert is ‘the biggest and oldest pictorial carpet in the world’ has recently been unveiled in the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
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2020-07-04 23:04
Tehran to host major carpet exhibit in Sept. despite coronavirus concerns
TEHRAN – Tehran will host an international carpet exhibition in September as the event had been postponed for some three months over coronavirus concerns.
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2020-04-11 01:04
Tehran exports $73m of handicrafts in year
TEHRAN – Handicrafts exports from Tehran province reached some $73 million during the previous Iranian calendar year 1398 (ended March 19), ILNA reported.
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2020-03-17 19:43
Tehran province exports over $73m of handicrafts in year
TEHRAN - Handicrafts exports from Tehran province reached $73 million during the current Iranian calendar year 1398 (started March 21, 2019).
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2020-01-17 18:34
Gonbad Kavus museum features rare Turkmen rugs, carpets
TEHRAN – If you are a fan of hand-knitted rugs and carpets or pictorial rugs and planning to visit northern Iran, you may put Gonbad Kavus carpet museum into the itinerary of your journey to make it richer and more colorful.
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2020-01-04 18:53
3,000-year-old silk spinning still practiced in Iran
TEHRAN – There are silk makers in different parts of Iran, mainly in northern Gilan and northeastern Khorasan Razavi provinces, that still practice the trade their ancestors did some 3,000 years ago.
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2020-01-01 19:01
Iran exports $146m of handicrafts since March
TEHRAN – Handicraft exports from Iran reached $146 million since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019), deputy tourism minister said on Tuesday.
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2019-12-23 19:38
Kashan exports over $400m of machine-knotted carpets as of March
TEHRAN – Exports of machine-knotted carpets from Kashan, which is known as Iran’s hub of such products, exceeded $400 million since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21).
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2019-11-26 15:37
Handmade carpets, tableau rugs to go on show in Tehran
TEHRAN – Domestic producers and exhibitors of handwoven Persian carpets, rugs and tableau rugs will showcase their works at an exhibit, which opens tomorrow at the Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex in northern Tehran.
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2019-11-20 19:36
Fars province exports over $3.2m of handicrafts in H1
TEHRAN - Handicrafts exports from Fars province reached $3.264 million during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), an eight percent growth year on year, a provincial tourism chief said on Tuesday.
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2019-10-05 21:29
Exhibit, meeting to put spotlight on Tehran exquisite carpets
TEHRAN – The Carpet Museum of Iran is scheduled to host an exhibit and a special meeting on exquisite rugs and carpets that have been handwoven in Tehran.
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2019-10-01 18:26
Deputy minister cuts ribbon on handicrafts exhibit in Shahr-e Kord
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister Pouya Mahmoudian on Monday opened a national handicrafts exhibit in Shahr-e Kord, the capital city of western Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province.
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2019-08-30 18:52
A peek into 28th Iran Handmade Carpet Exhibition
TEHRAN – Photos show visitors and exhibitors bargaining over handwoven goods at the 28th Iran Handmade Carpet Exhibition.
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2019-08-30 18:35
By Afshin Majlesi
Meet the man whose brain makes him experiencing new forms of arts
TEHRAN – Shahram Amiri is a versatile Iranian craftsman who has always wished to experience new forms of arts from his childhood to the moment in his early sixties.
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2019-08-09 18:13
Traditional dyeing workshops still popular in Iran
Two Iranian men are preparing a traditional dye bath to color piles of wool yarns in a decades-old workshop in Tabriz, northwestern Iran, August 7, 2019.
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2019-08-04 19:32
Iran introduces gigantic handwoven carpet
TEHRAN –President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday unveiled a gigantic handwoven carpet during the opening ceremony of an international carpet fair, running in Tabriz from August 1 to 4.
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2019-07-30 19:02
Baloch rugs to go on show in Tehran
TEHRAN – A collection of Baloch rugs and carpets will be put on show in a loan exhibit, which will be running from August 6 to 19 at the Iranian Academy of Arts in downtown Tehran.
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2019-07-22 17:41
Exquisite Qashqai rugs to be unveiled at Tehran museum
TEHRAN – Four exquisite Qashqai rugs, handwoven by Iranian tribespeople, will be unveiled today at the Carpet Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.
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2019-05-31 12:33
Iranian company exports antibacterial carpets to 25 countries
TEHRAN -- An Iranian carpet manufacturing company has exported 1.5 million euros of antibacterial carpets containing silver nanoparticles to 25 countries during the past Iranian calendar year 1397, which ended on March 20, 2019, ISNA reported on Wednesday.
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2019-05-12 19:58
Mihrab rugs on show in Tehran
TEHRAN – The Carpet Museum of Iran is hosting an exhibition of handwoven rugs, which have been specifically woven for covering Mihrabs.
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2019-02-24 09:25
Iran sees growth in carpets export to Iraq
TEHRAN – Iran’s Commercial Attaché in Iraq, Naser Behzad, has said that the demand of the Iraqi market for Persian carpets will considerably rise by 2020.
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2018-12-30 20:43
Iran devises barter system to secure carpet exports
TEHRAN - Iran has devised a barter system with the goal of securing its carpet exports, the head of Iran National Carpet Center said on Sunday.
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2018-07-28 21:26
Iran to sue U.S. for blocking hand-woven carpet imports
The head of Iran National Carpet Center (INCC) says it will file a lawsuit with international tribunals against fresh sanctions imposed by the U.S. on the imports of hand-woven Iranian rugs into the country.
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2018-07-25 18:27
Mashhad carpet bazaar to regain former glory
TEHRAN – The historical carpet bazaar of Mashhad will be restored to its former glory.
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2018-07-24 09:30
Handmade kilims on display at Carpet Museum of Iran
TEHRAN – On Sunday, an exhibition of hand-woven kilims and traditional textiles opened its doors to the public at the Carpet Museum of Iran.
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2018-05-23 21:02
Qajar-era envelopes, lithography and carpets on show at Golestan Palace
TEHRAN – Three exhibitions of Qajar-era (1789–1925) objects opened doors to the public on Wednesday at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in central Tehran.