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2022-02-06 21:47
Morteza Adibzadeh appointed director of museums, historical properties
TEHRAN – On Sunday, Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ali Darabi appointed Morteza Adibzadeh as the director of museums and historical properties.
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2021-10-08 17:56
Iranian museums welcome cooperation with other SCO members
TEHRAN – Iran encourages cooperation between museums of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Mohammadreza Kargar, the director of museums and historical properties at Iran’s tourism ministry has announced.
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2021-05-26 17:53
Museum of Turkmen arts inaugurated
TEHRAN – A cultural heritage museum dedicated to traditional arts of Turkmen tribes has been inaugurated in Gonbad-e Kavus in the northern Golestan province.
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2021-04-11 20:02
Tehran palace complexes named most-visited during new year holiday
TEHRAN – The three historical palace complexes of Sa’dabad, Golestan, and Niavaran were named the most-visited “cultural heritage museums and sites” in Iran during the two-week New Year (Noruz) holidays, which ended on April 2, the museum director has said.
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2021-04-03 21:09
Noruz visits to Iranian museums falls by one-fifth due to virus
TEHRAN – Visits to Iranian museums fell by one-fifth during the recent Iranian New Year (Noruz) holidays (March 19-April 2) in comparison to the same period two years ago, when the new coronavirus was not yet an issue.
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2021-03-03 20:30
Iran’s 1000th museum to open to public within year
TEHRAN - Iran’s 1000th cultural heritage museum will be inaugurated in the next Iranian calendar year, which begins on March 21, the director of museums and historical properties at the tourism ministry announced on Wednesday.
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2020-10-19 16:36
Tehran museums extend closures for third consecutive week over COVID-19
TEHRAN – Museums and historical sites in Tehran province will remain closed for the third consecutive week as the province is in the high-risk “red” zone due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-09-23 20:26
Iranian museums to offer free admission on World Tourism Day
TEHRAN – The entry to all museums and historical sites affiliated with the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ministry will be free on Sunday on the occasion of the World Tourism Day, Mohammadreza Kargar, the tourism ministry’s director of museums and historical properties said on Wednesday.
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2020-08-03 21:00
Museums lose 90% of revenues in wake of coronavirus outbreak
TEHRAN- Iranian museums have lost 90 percent of their revenues due to the consecutive closures caused by the global coronavirus pandemic, Mohammadreza Kargar, the tourism ministry’s director of museums and historical properties, has said.
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2020-02-23 20:57
Iran museums, historical sites shut down amid fears of virus outbreak
TEHRAN – Iran has temporarily closed cultural heritage museums and historical sites in 15 provinces in a preventive measure amid fears of coronavirus outbreak.
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2019-10-05 18:55
We revealed how Achaemenids ruled Persia: Oriental Institute expert
TEHRAN – Years of deciphering and studying Achaemenid cuneiform clay tablets, which have been on loan from Iran to the Oriental Institute, has yielded valuable information about the Persian Empire, how it organized and how it ruled, a professor emeritus at the Institute has said.
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2019-06-30 23:16
208 museums set up since August 2013 in Iran
TEHRAN – A total of 208 museums have been established in Iran since President Hassan Rouhani assumed office on August 3, 2013, CHTN reported.
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2019-05-21 21:41
25 million visited Iran’s heritage museums in calendar year
TEHRAN – Some 25 million people paid visits to heritage museums and historical sites across Iran during the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20).
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2019-05-15 20:50
Iranian museums to offer free admission on May 18
TEHRAN – On May 18, which marks the International Museum Day, entry will be free to museums and historical sites affiliated with the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.
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2019-04-09 09:21
Over 8.5 million visited Iran’s heritage museums during Noruz
TEHRAN – More than 8.5 million people paid visit to heritage museums and historical sites across Iran during the New Year (Noruz) holidays, which ended on April 2.
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2019-03-13 21:43
Heritage museums, historical sites host 21m visitors
TEHRAN – Iran’s heritage museums and historical sites have so far attracted some 21 million visitors during the current Iranian calendar year, which ends on March 20, IRNA reported.
