Mohammadreza Kargar - Tehran Times

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.

Iron-Age figurine from Marlik civilization being kept at the National Museum of Iran

2018-09-13 10:41

Iran’s heritage museums home to 3m historical relic

TEHRAN – Some Three million historical objects are currently being kept in museums which are affiliated with the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

“Mithra killing the Bull”, one of the loaned objects at Tehran’s Louvre show, which ended on March 5 at the National Museum of Iran.

2018-07-31 10:54

Louvre show wraps up months of boom in Tehran museum visits

TEHRAN - A momentous Louvre show came to an end at the National Museum of Iran on Monday.

A combination photo which went viral on social media depicts Reza Shah Pahlavi and a mummy which is said to be found during construction work at a shrine near Tehran on April 23, 2018.

2018-04-26 13:14

The mummified shah: From rumors to facts

TEHRAN – A mummified body recently discovered near Shah Abdol Azim Shrine, southern Tehran, could possibly belong to Reza Shah Pahlavi, father of the last shah of Iran.

Foreign travelers look at historical relics on show at the National Museum of Iran, downtown Tehran.

2018-04-22 10:02

Tehran’s main museums to collect entire revenues

TEHRAN – Four major museums in Tehran, which were obliged to deposit a percentage of their revenues to government funds, now collect all their earnings.

People visit the Louvre exhibit at the National Museum of Iran

2018-04-16 21:32

Louvre show to run in Mashhad

TEHRAN – The city of Mashhad will be the subsequent destination of a landmark Louvre show, which is currently underway at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran.

A file photo depicts a massive Persepolis bas-relief carving on show at the Room 5 of the British Museum, London.

2018-04-12 12:06

England, the Netherlands to host loan exhibits from Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is set to hold loan exhibits of historical Iranian relics in England and the Netherlands.

A woman visits the Louvre show at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.

2018-04-07 19:58

Some 8 million visited Iran’s heritage museums during Noruz

TEHRAN – Some eight million people paid visit to heritage museums and historical sites across Iran during the two-week New Year (Noruz) holidays, which ended on April 2.

2018-01-04 07:34

Iran’s heritage museums host 1 million more visitors

TEHRAN - Heritage museums across Iran attracted one million more visitors over the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21, 2017) in comparison to the same period last year.

2017-05-30 09:23

Museums close earlier than usual during Ramadan

TEHRAN – Museums affiliated with the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization close an hour earlier than usual to mark the holy month of Ramadan, ISNA reported on Saturday.

People visit a majestic capital of a column from Persepolis, the ceremonial capital city of the Persian Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BC), at the National Museum of Iran.

2017-05-16 09:07

Iranian museums to offer free admission on May 18

TEHRAN – Entry will be free to countrywide museums on May 18, which marks the International Museum Day.

َA poster for “Iran, Ancient Culture between Water and Desert” exhibit in Bonn, Germany

2017-04-13 02:52

Prehistoric Iran, Persian Garden under spotlight at German museum

TEHRAN – Separate exhibitions on Iran’s prehistoric cultural heritage and Persian Garden open to the public today at the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany -- Kunst und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland – in Bonn.

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