Tehran exhibit hosts retrospective of veteran locksmith

TEHRAN – Tens of traditional-looking locks by Hossein Shams were exhibited at the headquarters of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in Tehran as a retrospective of the 71-year-old Iranian locksmith.

Tehran exhibit features embossing collection

TEHRAN – A man tours embossing works in a special exhibition, which opened to the public at Tehran’s Negarestan Garden on May 20, 2019.

Ebrahiminejad Gallery observes International Museum Day

TEHRAN – Veteran painter Ali-Akbar Ebrahiminejad showcased a large collection of his works in an exhibition at Ebrahiminejad Gallery on Saturday to celebrate International Museum Day.

Landmark exhibit celebrates Asia’s cultural richness

TEHRAN – On Monday, at Beijing’s National Museum of China, doors opened on a major exhibition titled “The Splendor of Asia: An exhibit of Asian Civilizations,” that is aimed to present a wealth and diversity of cultural heritage across the Asian continent.

Beijing to host loan exhibit from National Museum of Iran

TEHRAN – The National Museum of China, which flanks the eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, is to showcase a loan collection of relics from the National Museum of Iran.

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.

Thousands-year-old vase to be unveiled in Ardebil

TEHRAN – On May 18, concurrent with the International Museum Day, a three-thousand-year-old silver vase, which was recently found in Iran’s Ardebil province, will be unveiled in museum exhibition, provincial tourism chief has said.

World countries to attend Iran’s largest health exhibition

TEHRAN- Iran Health 2019 Exhibition will be running from June 9 to 12 in Tehran. 

Recovered Achaemenid guard on tour to southern Iran

TEHRAN - A previously recovered limestone relief, depicting an Achaemenid Persian guard, is to be delivered to the Persian Gulf Anthropological Museum for a loan exhibit in Bandar Abbas, southern Hormozgan province.

Persian Gulf historical maps, documents go on show in Tehran

TEHRAN – Over 50 rarely-seen historical maps and documents, regarding the Persian Gulf, are on display at the Tehran Map Museum.

Royal food supplier car goes on show in Tehran

TEHRAN – An electric vehicle, which was once supplying food to royal family of the last Shah of Iran, has been put on show at the Sa’dabad Cultural-Historical Complex in northern Tehran.

Largest ever meteorite exhibit opens in Tehran

Iran’s largest ever exhibition of meteorites opened its doors to the public at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran, April 28, 2019.

Chinese ‘dragons’ invited to Tehran

TEHRAN – Tehran’s Golestan Palace plans to host an exhibition of works in connection with historical Chinese dragons, which are commonly known as legendary creatures in the nation’s mythology and folklore and in the East Asian culture at large.

Xiamen fair explores attractions, history and traditions of Iran’s Yazd

TEHRAN - Tens of tourist attractions, rich history and traditions of Iran’s Yazd province were spotlighted during the 15th Strait Travel Fair, which was held in Xiamen, China’s Fujian province, IRIB reported on Friday.

Iran to host its largest ever meteorite exhibit

TEHRAN – The largest ever exhibition of meteorites in Iran will open on Sunday at the Museum of Anthropology of the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in Tehran.

Iran shortlists travel fairs to partake  

TEHRAN – Iran tourism body has selected twenty international travel fairs for participation during the current Iranian calendar year 1398 (ending on March 19, 2020), Mehr reported.  

“Iran, Cradle of Civilizations” attracts thousands of Spaniards

TEHRAN – Over 20,000 people have so far visited “Iran, Cradle of Civilizations”, an enormous loan exhibit from the National Museum of Iran, which officially inaugurated on March 14 at the Archeological Museum of Alicante (MARQ) in southeastern Spain.

Iran highlighting tourist attractions in Beijing 

TEHRAN – Iran has joined the 25th China tourism exhibition, which opened to the public on Tuesday, with an eye on attracting more Chinese travelers to the Islamic Republic.

Half a million visits to Sa’dabad museums registered in Noruz

TEHRAN – Iran tourism body has registered over half a million visits to museums at Tehran’s Sa’dabad Cultural-Historical Complex during the New Year (Noruz) holidays (March 21-April 5).

Iran health exhibition to host 21 countries 

TEHRAN- Iran Health International Exhibition 2019 will be held from June 9 to 12 in Tehran, hosting representatives from 21 countries, IRIB reported. 

Drents Museum extends Tehran show due to popular demand

TEHRAN – A landmark Dutch show in Tehran, loaned by the Drents Museum, has been extended for several months as it has been well received by cultural aficionados and museumgoers, Mehr reported.

“Iran, Cradle of Civilizations” on show in Spain

TEHRAN - “Iran, the Cradle of Civilizations”, an exhibition of nearly two hundred magnificent pieces of ancient relics, has opened its doors to the public at the Archeological Museum of Alicante (MARQ) in south eastern Spain.

Enameled works on show in Tehran

TEHRAN - An exhibit, featuring collections of enameled works by 15 Iranian crafters, has opened doors to the public in Tehran’s Sa’dabad Cultural-Historical Complex, IRNA reported.

Tehran museum features decades of archaeological discoveries

Photo depicts centuries-old metal figurines in an exhibition at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran, March 11, 2019.

Museum displaying decades of archaeological discoveries in Iran

TEHRAN – Selects of objects unearthed in Iran over the four past decades have been put on show at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.

Holding joint exhibits can help nations promote peace: Iran tourism chief

TEHRAN – People of the world can realize that Iranians are kind, peaceful and [deeply] rooted in history by the means of joint exhibitions which makes nations more acquainted with each other, brings them closer and [consequently] advocates global peace, Iran tourism chief Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Tuesday.

Iran holds specialized electricity exhibition in Baghdad

TEHRAN – The first specialized exhibition of Iranian electricity and related industries kicked off at Baghdad International Exhibition Center on Tuesday.

Tehran to host handicrafts exhibit days before Noruz

TEHRAN - Hundreds of artisans from across Iran will show their works at a major sales exhibition, which will be held days before Noruz, the new Iranian year, at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds.

Tehran museum to showcase ancient objects from Hormozgan

TEHRAN – A collection of ancient objects, unearthed in Hormozgan province, will be put on show at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.

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German artist couple astonish visitors with perforated layers of glass 

TEHRAN – Perforated layers of glass all set one after the other in window sets seem quite fascinating for the visitors, adding more to their fantasy is when one finds out the objects are made by handmade computers and machines.